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Castle Hills Board denies variance request for 117 North Manton
Summary
The Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a variance request for 117 North Manton after the applicant did not provide a hydrology study requested at a prior meeting; the applicant warned proposed drainage changes could send water into his home.
The Castle Hills Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to deny a variance request for a property at 117 North Manton after the applicant did not present a hydrology study the board had requested at a prior meeting. The item sought relief from the city's 33% impervious-cover limit.
Emilio Camacho, the applicant, told the board he had not completed drainage work and said altering the drain as previously discussed would redirect water into his home. "I I haven't done nothing on the drain because if I cover the way you told me the other day, all the water is going to be is going to go into my kitchen," Camacho said. Board members said the hydrology study was necessary to evaluate runoff and potential impacts before approving any increase in impervious surface.
Board members asked whether the requested study had been submitted; the applicant did not provide the analysis the board had directed at the prior hearing. Board members indicated they could not responsibly approve a variance without technical documentation of drainage impacts and moved the item to a vote. The board recorded a unanimous opposition to the variance; the transcript does not list individual vote tallies. The board did not set conditions or a follow-up schedule for a future resubmittal.
