OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 3:50. [CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM] [00:00:07] AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE NOVEMBER 17TH MINUTES. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, COULD I JUST MAKE A QUICK MOMENT OF RECOGNITION FOR SALMAN MOHAMMED? HE'S HERE IN THE ROOM TODAY, BUT HE'S BEEN APPOINTED TO P&Z COMMISSIONER, AND HE HAS SERVED THIS BODY SO WELL THAT I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE AND CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS APPOINTMENT. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, SAMRA. THANK YOU. AND I HEAR THE PAY IS GREAT ON THE P&Z, SO. IT'S A GREAT MOVE FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW ITEM 1, CAN WE MOVE ON? [ITEM 1: Discuss and take appropriate action regarding November 17, 2025, BOA Minutes. ] OKAY, GREAT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND FROM MASON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. ITEM 2. AND WE'LL HAND THIS OFF TO LISA FOR THE STAFF REPORT. [ITEM 2: BOA-25-0010 - A request by Sandra Barrera, on behalf of Jorge Alberto Garcia Ramirez, property owner, pursuant to the City of Decatur Code of Ordinances, Appendix B, "Zoning," Section 4.3.7, "Special Exceptions," regarding existing front yard setbacks for the property located at 801 S Trenchard Street, City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas. The request is for a Special Exception to the City of Decatur Code of Ordinances, Appendix B, "Zoning," Article 5, "Zoning Districts," Section 5.1, "Zoning Districts Established," Subsection 5.1.3, "SF-2, Single-Family District," D, "Area Regulations," (1 ), "Size of Yards," (a), "Minimum Front Yard," to allow the existing single-family structure to encroach 7.9 feet into front setback along S Trenchard Street and to Article 7 "Development Standards," Subsection 7.6.5 "Carports" A, "Residential Uses," (1 ), "Front Yard," to allow an existing carport to encroach 0.8 feet into the front setback along S Trenchard Street. (801 S Trenchard Street) ] OKAY, SO THIS IS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS 25-0010. 801 SOUTH TRENCHARD STREET. WE'LL ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT INTO THE RECORD BY REFERENCE IN ITS ENTIRETY. SO, THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION CAME ABOUT REGARDING A REPLAT OF THE PROPERTY. IT'S AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. A 25-FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK IS REQUIRED. THE REQUESTED ENCROACHMENT IS FOR THAT FRONT PORCH ON THAT STRUCTURE AT 7.9FT, AND THEN A 25-FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK IS REQUIRED FOR THE CARPORT, AND THAT REQUESTED ENCROACHMENT IS 0.8FT. AND YOU'LL SEE FROM THIS AERIAL IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A STRUCTURE ON THE WEST COLLIN STREET SIDE, HOWEVER, PER THE PLAT, THAT STRUCTURE IS NO LONGER THERE, SO THAT'S NOT A NON-ISSUE THERE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. SO, LEGALITY WE CAN OR WE CAN ASK FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THE BOARD CAN APPROVE AND NO HARDSHIP FINDING IS REQUIRED FOR THESE EXISTING NON-CONFORMING SETBACKS. THE REPLAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING CONTINGENT UPON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS APPROVING THESE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY AND THE REPLAT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT MONDAY, THE DECEMBER 22ND MEETING. WE DO HAVE SOME CONDITIONS. THIS CARPORT WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT, SO TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE CARPORT, WE WILL REQUIRE, THE CONDITIONS WOULD BE THAT THE PERMITS BE OBTAINED, INSPECTIONS APPROVED BEFORE WE RECORD THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WE NOTIFIED 18 PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES BACK. AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 25-0010 WITH THE CONDITION THAT PERMITS ARE OBTAINED FOR THE CARPORT. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. LET ME ASK YOU, IS THIS A SITUATION WHERE IT'S A CORNER LOT. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT BOTH OF THOSE FRONTAGES ARE FRONT YARD SETBACKS, BUT IT WASN'T BUILT THAT WAY. SO IT'S NEVER BEEN PLATTED. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE REPLAT. SO THE COLLINS STREET'S GOING TO BE THE SIDE YARD AND THE TRENCH WILL BE THE FRONT YARD. SO THAT'S HOW IT WILL BE PLATTED. SO THE FRONT YARD HAS THE THE SETBACK ISSUES. AND CHAIRMAN DUNCAN, IF YOU WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN YOU'RE READY. YES, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:55. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM? OKAY. DANNY, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? ARE YOU FIXING TO SAY SOMETHING? WE DEFINITELY. DO WHAT NOW? GIVE ME DOUBLE THE PRICE OF THE PREMISES YOU GOT THE FIRST TIME. THAT'S UP TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. NO, YOU DON'T. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS ISSUING. NO, THE PERMIT WON'T BE ISSUED. THEY HAVEN'T APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT YET. ONCE THEY GET THE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, PART OF THAT CONDITION IS FOR THEM TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT FOR THAT CARPORT. THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER STRUCTURE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A PERMIT, BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. [00:05:06] ANY SPECIAL EXCEPTION WHERE IT IS LOCATED WON'T REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. IT JUST DOES REQUIRE, THERE'S A CODE CASE ON THAT ONE. SO BUT SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CLEARING UP THE TITLE TO ALLOW THE EXISTING STRUCTURES TO REMAIN ENCROACHING INTO THAT 25-FOOT SETBACK. AND THE SPECIFIC CONDITION IS TIED TO THE CARPORT BEING INSPECTED. BEING A PERMIT, BEING ISSUED. AND INSPECTED. INSPECTED. CORRECTLY, YES. THANK YOU. SO OUR MOTION BE CONTINGENT. SO WHAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND IS A MOTION THAT YOU EITHER APPROVE OR DENY. BUT IF YOU APPROVE, YOU APPROVE IT WITH STAFF'S CONDITIONS. THE CONDITION THAT THE PERMITS BE OBTAINED FOR THE CARPORT AND INSPECTIONS APPROVED BEFORE RECORDING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE YOU TAKE A MOTION, IF YOU'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:57, AND THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DANNY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND FROM BUSTER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ITEM 2 IS APPROVED. ITEM 3, BOA25-0011. YES, SIR. SO, BOA25-0011 WILL [ITEM 3: BOA-25-0011 - A request by Rogelio Delgado, property owner, pursuant to the City of Decatur Code of Ordinances, Appendix B, "Zoning," Section 4.3.7, "Special Exceptions," regarding an existing front yard setback for the property located at 603 N Lane Street, City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas. The request is for a Special Exception to the City of Decatur Code of Ordinances, Appendix B, "Zoning," Article 5, "Zoning Districts," Section 5.1, "Zoning Districts Established," Subsection 5.1.3, "SF2, Single-Family District," D, "Area Regulations," (1 ), "Size of Yards," (a), "Minimum Front Yard," to allow the existing single-family structure to encroach 9.8 feet into front setback along N Lane Street. (603 N Lane Street)] ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT INTO THE RECORD IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE. SO THIS IS 603 NORTH LANE STREET. THIS ALSO CAME ABOUT WITH A REPLAT. SO IT'S AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE. IT'S A DUPLEX STRUCTURE THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE AT LEAST 1995. THAT'S AS FAR BACK AS WE CAN SEE CLEARLY ON THE AERIALS. SO THERE IS A 25-FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIRED. THE REQUESTED ENCROACHMENT IS 9.8FT. SO THE REPLAT WAS APPROVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING CONTINGENT UPON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS APPROVING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THE TWO NON-CONFORMING SHEDS IN THE BACK, WHICH STILL SHOW ON THE PLAT. IT'S KIND OF WHERE MY LITTLE RED CIRCLE THROUGH IS. THERE, THEY ARE TO BE REMOVED. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THOSE TWO NON-CONFORMING SHEDS ARE REMOVED BEFORE THE PLAT IS RECORDED. SO LEGALLY, YOU CAN APPROVE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. AND NO HARDSHIP FINDINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES. THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE CONDITIONS BASED ON SOME AERIALS AND GOOGLE MAPS. WE NOTIFIED 15 PROPERTY OWNERS. NO RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED AS OF DECEMBER 10TH, SO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS 25-0011, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE TWO NONCONFORMING SHEDS ON THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ARE REMOVED BEFORE THE PLAT IS FILED OR RECORDED. WE CAN MAKE IT ALSO A CONDITION BEFORE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS RECORDED THAT THOSE HAVE TO BE REMOVED. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 4:00. ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I GUESS WHAT MAKES THEM NONCONFORMING? WHAT MAKES IT NONCONFORMING, FOR THE FOR THE MAIN BUILDING OR THE SHEDS. THEY'RE TOO CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE AND ONE IS ACTUALLY OVER THE PROPERTY LINE IN THE BACK. SO BUT. THEY'RE GOING TO REMOVE THEM. THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL REMOVE THEM. WHAT IS THE LINE IF GIVEN A CERTAIN AREA WHERE THEY DO RELOCATE THEM? IT'S JUST OFF IN THEIR OWN PROPERTY LINES. HOW FAR, 25-FOOT SETBACK MINIMUM. IT WOULD BE A THREE-FOOT ON THE SIDE AND TEN-FOOT IN THE REAR. OKAY. I TALKED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON FRIDAY. THEY SAY THEY DO. WE HAVEN'T CONFIRMED IT. OKAY. SO CHERYL SAID THAT THEY HAVE SAID THEY'VE REMOVED THEM, BUT WE HAVEN'T CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE REMOVED THEM. SO AT THIS POINT, IT STILL WILL BE A CONDITION. I WOULD MAKE IT A CONDITION, YES, SIR. I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU MADE A CONDITION ON THAT. INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. [00:10:04] THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION WOULD BE FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. YES, SIR. IT NOT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES IN THE FUTURE THAT MIGHT. CORRECT, ANY ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES IN THE FUTURE. WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE CODE THAT'S IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS JUST, AGAIN, LIKE CLEARING THE TITLE FOR THE EXISTING DUPLEX THAT'S THERE, THAT'S ENCROACHING INTO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. ALL RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 4:02 P.M. AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE, WE APPROVE WITH STAFFS CONDITIONS. I WILL MAKE A SECOND ON THE CONDITION THAT THE TWO NONCONFORMING SHEDS BE REMOVED BEFORE THE PLAT IS FILED AND RECORDED. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM BUSTER, A SECOND FROM MASON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ITEM 3 IS APPROVED. ITEM 4. OKAY, SO THE [ITEM 4: Discuss and approve 2026 Meeting Schedule ] MEETING DATES FOR THE 2026 SCHEDULE ARE UP. PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS THE BUILDING STANDARDS. WE DO HAVE TWO WEDNESDAY MEETINGS DUE TO HOLIDAYS, AND THAT WILL BE THE NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST OF JANUARY. SO THIS IS FOR REVIEW YOUR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. OKAY. AND I THINK I HEARD EARLIER THAT THESE MEETINGS ALWAYS COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER. SO FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE ON BOTH BOARDS, ONE STOP SHOPPING. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DO NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THIS ANY. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SCHEDULE. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION FROM MASON. SECOND. SECOND FROM DANNY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM FOUR IS APPROVED, AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, [ITEM 5: New and/or future business items. a. As of the agenda posting, the meeting on WEDNESDAY, January 21, 2026, currently has one (1) BOA application. The application deadline is Monday, December 15, 2025, by 5 p.m. (The meeting will be an in-person meeting with potential virtual attendance of staff and members of the public unless otherwise determined.) ] JANUARY 21ST. AND WE ALREADY HAVE ONE APPLICATION, SO WE WILL. ONE PENDING APPLICATION IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED. WE HAVE ONE PENDING APPLICATION. BUT AGAIN THAT COULD CHANGE BASED ON OUR SUBMITTAL DEADLINES, ADVERTISING DEADLINES, NOTIFICATION AND THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE APPLICATION. OKAY. JUST IN CASE, ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE DANNY? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LISA. YES, SIR. WE STAND ADJOURNED AT 4:05 P.M. THANK YOU ALL. NO. THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. IT WENT PRETTY WELL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.