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09.11.2025 ZBA Agenda Packet TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING AGENDA MEETING 1 Trophy Wood Drive Trophy Club, Texas 76262 September 11, 2025 6:00 PM Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PUBLIC COMMENT(S) This is an opportunity for citizens to address the Board/Commission on any matter pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.007. The Board/Commission is not permitted to discuss or take action on any presentations made concerning matters that are not listed on the agenda. Presentations are limited to matters over which the Board/Commission has authority. Speakers have up to three (3) minutes or the time limit determined by the Presiding Officer. Each speaker must have submitted their request to speak by completing the Speaker’s Form or may email jross@trophyclub.org. REGULAR ITEMS 1. Case ZBA-25-004 213 Inverness Drive Conduct a public hearing and consider a request made by Mike and Tonya Gough for a variance to Zoning Regulations to allow for an attached street-facing garage at 213 Inverness Dr, Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas. (Matt Cox, Director of Community Development) i. Conduct Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval 2. Consider approval of the May 8, 2025, Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting minutes. (Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant) 3. Consider approval of the July 24, 2025, Planning & Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment Joint Work Session minutes. (Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant) ADJOURN The Board/Commission may convene into executive session to discuss posted items as allowed by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 through 551.076 and Section 551.087. Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the Town of Trophy Club Town Council may be in attendance at this meeting. The Town Council will not deliberate or take any action. I do hereby certify that the notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the Town Hall for the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, in a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times on the following date and time: September 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., and said Notice of Meeting was also posted concurrently on the Town’s website in accordance with Texas Government Code Ch. 551. __________________________________ Jackie Ross Sr. Administrative Assistant If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please contact the Town Secretary’s Office at 6822372900, 48 hours in advance, and reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. Page 1 of 22 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT COMMUNICATION MEETING DATE: September 11, 2025 FROM: Matt Cox, Director of Community Development AGENDA ITEM: Case ZBA-25-004 213 Inverness Drive Conduct a public hearing and consider a request made by Mike and Tonya Gough for a variance to Zoning Regulations to allow for an attached street- facing garage at 213 Inverness Dr, Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas. (Matt Cox, Director of Community Development) i. Conduct Public Hearing ii. Consider Approval BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: The owners, Mike & Tonya Gough, are requesting a variance appeal to allow an attached street-facing garage, located at 213 Inverness Drive, Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas. The original variance request was denied by the Zoning Board of Adjustment during a public hearing held on December 5, 2024. However, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2025-25, approved by the Town Council on August 25, 2025, which amended Chapter 14, Section 14.02.405(j) of the Code of Ordinances to reduce the mandatory waiting period for reapplication from one year to 90 days, the applicant is now eligible to reappear before the ZBA to appeal the decision. Sec. 14.02.153, R-11 Single-Family District regulations of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance states: (i) Garages. Attached garages shall not face any public dedicated right-of-way or golf course. Detached garages shall comply with section 14.02.253, Accessory Structures and Uses. The owners are requesting to construct an attached garage facing the public right of way to allow the necessary ADA-like accessibility in connection with their ongoing remodel for additional living space. The hardship stated is a zoning requirement for home and driveway access in the R-11 District. Page 2 of 22 Notice of the public hearing was published in the Commercial Recorder newspaper and notices were mailed to property owners within 200 feet of the request. Section 14.02.405, Zoning Board of Adjustment (f) meetings states that all matters before the board of adjustment on matters of appeal, variance, special exception, or other matter as specified by ordinance, shall be held as a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 14.02.406, Public Hearings. Contradicting requirements for a public hearing will be processed with the most restrictive regulations. BOARD REVIEW/CITIZEN FEEDBACK: At the time of staff report and agenda packet preparation, no responses in favor or in opposition have been received. FISCAL IMPACT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: N/A ATTACHMENTS: 1. Application 2. Notice Letter Page 3 of 22 3. Notice Area Map ACTIONS/OPTIONS: Staff recommends that the ZBA Board conduct the public hearing and move to approve the request made by Mike and Tonya Gough for a variance to Zoning Regulations to allow for an attached street-facing garage at 213 Inverness Dr, Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas. A concurring vote of four (4) members of the Board of Adjustment is necessary for approval of the variance request. Page 4 of 22 Page 5 of 22 Page 6 of 22 Page 7 of 22 Page 8 of 22 Page 9 of 22 Page 10 of 22 Page 11 of 22 Page 12 of 22 Page 13 of 22 Notification Area 213 Inverness Drive Case #ZBA-25-004 Zoning Board of Adjustment Public Hearing Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 6:00 pm Town of Trophy Club - 1 Trophy Wood Drive Page 14 of 22 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT COMMUNICATION MEETING DATE: September 11, 2025 FROM: Jackie Ross AGENDA ITEM: Consider approval of the May 8, 2025, Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting minutes. (Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant) BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: The Zoning Board of Adjustment held a regular meeting on May 8, 2025. BOARD REVIEW/CITIZEN FEEDBACK: N/A FISCAL IMPACT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: N/A ATTACHMENTS: 1. ZBA Meeting Minutes 05.08.2025 ACTIONS/OPTIONS: Move to approve the May 8, 2025, Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting minutes. Page 15 of 22 Town of Trophy Club Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes May 8, 2025, 6:00 p.m. 1 Trophy Wood Drive, Trophy Club, Texas 76262 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bowman called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Stephen Bowman, Chair Doug Harper, Place 1 Steven Boedeker, Place 2 Reid Burley, Place 4 Aaron Ross, Place 5 Robert Stevens, Alternate 3 (Present but did not participate) Danile Parham, Alternate 4 (Present but did not participate) STAFF PRESENT Matt Cox, Director of Community Development Maggie McCormic-Krukowski, Records Analyst PUBLIC COMMENTS There were none. REGULAR ITEMS 1. Case ZBA-25-003 – Triple Crown Estates, Lot 6, Block A Conduct a public hearing and consider action regarding a request made by Charles Jeppesen, on behalf of the property owner Moda Homes, LLC, for a variance to Section 14.02.151(f)(6), rear yard setback requirements, to reduce the rear yard setback from 25 feet to 15 feet. Chairman Bowman opened the public hearing at 6:03 p.m. Matt Cox, Director of Community Development, provided an overview of the request. He explained the lot is part of a proposed six-lot subdivision, Triple Crown Estates, which is not yet platted. The subject property, Lot 6, has a unique pie shape due to its location on a cul-de-sac, creating challenges with building placement and setback compliance. The applicant requested a 10-foot reduction in the rear setback, reducing it from 25 feet to 15 feet. Mr. Cox noted that all public hearing notice requirements were met, including mailing to properties within 200 feet. Two emails were received: one from within and one from outside the 200-foot notification radius. Page 16 of 22 ZBA Meeting Minutes – May 8, 2025 Page 2 Applicant Presentation: Nate Jeppesen, 2032 Churchill Downs, addressed the Board. He stated the request was specific to his personal residence and explained that the lot’s shape made it difficult to design a functional home within the standard setback requirements. The reduced setback would affect only the rear of the lot, which backs up to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property. Public Comment: Carolyn Rosson, 2928 Nottingham Court, spoke. Initially opposed, she withdrew her objection after clarification that the setback did not impact her property or neighboring residents’ lots. Chairman Bowman closed the public hearing at 6:09 p.m. The Board members discussed the unique characteristics of the lot and its minimal impact on neighboring properties. Comments included support for the proposal due to the property’s adjacency to undevelopable Corps land and its overall size. Board Member Burley moved to approve a request made by Charles Jeppesen, on behalf of the property owner Moda Homes, LLC, for a variance to Section 14.02.151(f)(6), rear yard setback requirements, to reduce the rear yard setback from 25 feet to 15 feet. Board Member Harper seconded the motion. VOTE ON THE MOTION AYES: Harper, Boedeker, Bowman, Burley, Ross NAYES: None ABSENT: 0 VOTE: 5-0 2. Consider approval of the February 20, 2025, Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting minutes. Board Member Harper moved to approve the minutes from February 20, 2025. Board member Burley seconded the motion. VOTE ON THE MOTION AYES: Harper, Boedeker, Bowman, Burley, Ross NAYES: None ABSENT: 0 VOTE: 5-0 Page 17 of 22 ZBA Meeting Minutes – May 8, 2025 Page 3 ADOURN Chairman Bowman adjourned the meeting at 6:13 p.m. _____________________________ Stephen Bowman, Chair Attest: __________________________________ Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant Page 18 of 22 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT COMMUNICATION MEETING DATE: September 11, 2025 FROM: Jackie Ross AGENDA ITEM: Consider approval of the July 24, 2025, Planning & Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment Joint Work Session minutes. (Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant) BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: The Planning & Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment held a Joint Work Session on July 24, 2025. BOARD REVIEW/CITIZEN FEEDBACK: N/A FISCAL IMPACT: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: N/A ATTACHMENTS: 1. PZ and ZBA Joint Work Session 07.24.2025 ACTIONS/OPTIONS: Move to approve the July 24, 2025, Planning & Zoning Board of Adjustment Joint Work Session minutes. Page 19 of 22 Town of Trophy Club Planning & Zoning Commission / Zoning Board of Adjustment Joint Work Session - Meeting Minutes July 24, 2025, 6:00 p.m. 1 Trophy Wood Drive, Trophy Club, Texas 76262 EOC Room Page | 1 CALL TO ORDER Planning & Zoning Commission Chairperson Biggs called the July 24, 2025, joint work session to order at 6:02 p.m. Zoning Board of Adjustment Chairperson Bowman called the July 24, 2025, joint work session to order at 6:02 p.m. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Michael Biggs, Chair Mike Branum, Vice Chair Paul Jablonski, Place 2 Reginald Barbarin, Place 4 Terry Kesterson, Place 5 Sean Holmes, Place 6 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSONERS ABSENT Srinath Sadam, Place 1 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS PRESENT Stephen Bowman, Chair Doug Harper, Place 1 Steven Boedeker, Place 2 Reid Burley, Place 4 Jonathan Poole, Alternate 2 Daniel Parham, Alternate 4 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Brandon Wright, Town Manager Tamara Smith, Assistant to Town Manager Tammy Dixon, Town Secretary Rachel Raggio, Town Attorney’s Office Matt Cox, Director of Community Development Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant Page 20 of 22 P&Z/ZBA Joint Work Session Minutes July 24, 2025 Page | 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS Sara Miniatas, 248 Oak Hill Dr, expressed concerns about potential impacts from incoming senior group and boarding homes. Vickie Noblett, 240 Oak Hill Dr, and Collen Boyd, 253 Oak Hill Dr, echoed Ms. Miniatas' comments. Written comment was submitted by Pat Keefer, Fresh Meadow Dr, via email. WORK SESSION ITEM 1. Presentation and discussion on potential ordinance improvements for regulating and permitting senior group homes and boarding homes. (Tamara Smith, Assistant to the Town Manager) Assistant to the Town Manager Tamara Smith gave a presentation on senior and boarding homes, focusing on what state law allows and how the Town can regulate such facilities if they apply to operate in Trophy Club. Her presentation, tied to Council’s 2025 Business Goal #5, emphasized the need for proactive regulation aligned with the Town’s strategic plan. Key points included: Definitions and Legal Framework: Clarified types of facilities (e.g., assisted living, group homes) and state requirements for reasonable accommodations in residential areas, especially for persons with disabilities. Current Zoning Limitations: These facilities are currently only permitted in the Neighborhood Services District, not residential zones. Proposed Regulations: Suggested ordinance updates include allowing certain facilities in residential areas with safeguards, requiring registration, annual inspections, occupancy limits, and updates to the Certificate of Occupancy process. Enforcement and Compliance: While the Town cannot shut down non-compliant homes outright, it can impose local regulations, conduct inspections, and report issues to the state. Appeals and Oversight: Reasonable accommodation appeals would likely be handled by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment raised various questions during the presentation. Their concerns on potential incoming group homes included public health and safety hazards, parking, trash collection, permitting, Page 21 of 22 P&Z/ZBA Joint Work Session Minutes July 24, 2025 Page | 3 inspections, applicable codes, and compliance with federal, state, and local laws. Town Attorney representative Rachel Raggio and Town staff addressed these inquiries based on current legal guidelines. A resident input session is scheduled for August 4 to collect feedback on developing an ordinance regulating incoming senior and group homes. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chairpersons Biggs and Bowman adjourned the work session at 7:39 p.m. ____________________________ __________________________ Chairperson Michael Biggs Chairperson Stephen Bowman Planning & Zoning Commission Zoning Board of Adjustment _____________________________ Jackie Ross, Sr. Administrative Assistant Town of Trophy Club, TX Page 22 of 22 HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED AT MEETING Please consider this my PubLic Comment on Case ZBA-25-004 213 Inverness Drive. I am not able to be at the 9/11/2025 meeting because of a previous commitment. My name is Nick Sanders and we've lived in Trophy Club for over 25 years and served on Zoning Board of Adjustments along with serving as •. • 1 • It is requested that you uphold the existing garage zoning and not allow the three precedent -setting changes sought for the 213 Inverness property. We do not want to see this type of an addition in our neighborhoods and if you approve the 213 Inverness application, you will set an unwelcome precedent. Thank you for your service to the community. Please consider this my Public Comment on Case ZBA-25-004 213 Inverness Drive. Our names are Scott & Tonia Beard and we've lived on Fresh Meadow Drive for 26 years and we cannot be at the 9/11 /2025 meeting. It is our request that you uphold the existing garage zoning and not allow the three precedent -setting changes sought for the 213 Inverness property. We want to see current zoning regulations upheld and avoid setting an unwelcome precedent for our neighborhood. We do hope 213 can find a solution that works for them that is within the current zoning regulations. Thank you for your service to the community. It is important that the residents can trust in you to uphold zoning regulations set in place to protect our town and home values. I have read and agree with the attached opinion written by Pat Keefer. Thank you, TONIA BEARD R;'t is d L l' Public Comment on Case ZBA-25-004 213 Inverness Drive First, thank you for your service to the community. Second, would everyone please stand and salute our flag in honor of those first responders and their families who rushed to help others in the attacks upon America 24 years ago today, 9/11 /2001. Thank you. For the record my name is Pat Keefer. We've lived on Fresh Meadow since 1984. We voted, along with over 80% of the voters, to incorporate our Town of Trophy Club in order to control our zoning. We are asking that ZBA uphold the zoning and deny the three zoning -change requests as the Board did last December. Below are 10 reasons to support your decision to uphold our existing zoning. A. In 2019 Town Staff recommended amending zoning to include forward facing garages. Both the Planning & Zoning Commission neighbors and Town Council neighbors considered allowing the Town Staff recommendation for forward facing garages in the R-zoned areas shown in black on this diagram and in both bodies the forward -facing garage recommendation did not pass. HANDOUT. We ask that you honor those decisions. B. In 2024 this body voted to uphold the zoning with no forward facing garage. We ask that you do so again. C. For the third time Town Staff is recommending approval for a forward facing. garage. We ask that you uphold the zoning and avoid making three precedent -setting decisions that can impact over 1,700 homes in 18 R-zoned districts. The homes were generally built before 1985. The three zoning variance requests are: 1. Adding a forward facing garage in an R-zoned district. Not permitted in R-11 zoning 2. Adding an accessory structure in a side yard. Not permitted in 14.02.253 (4) zoning. The first sentence states, "There shall be no accessory structures located in any front yard or side yards". The request before the Board shows the garage in the side yard. In the 194- home district, there are no added garages in side yards, and we ask you to uphold the zoning and avoid setting a precedent now that can impact all the custom -homes across all the R-zoned districts shown in black on the diagram. 3. The last sentence in the same part states, "accessory structures are only allowed if they comply with the zoning regulations in the district in which they are located". The requested forward facing garage does not comply with the zoning regulations in the subject district. D. To reinforce the lack of precedent for this request. There are 194 homes in this district. None have added an attached forward facing garage. We ask you to continue to honor the zoning. E. In the current application Question 3 asks "Describe how the unique conditions or circumstance do not result from your actions." The applicant did not answer this question, they just stated what they wanted. The correct answer is - This situation is 100% as a result of owner actions. The owners were denied permission to have a forward facing garage by ZBA. They demolished the attached garage. And now they are looking for ZBA to help them solve the problem that they alone created. There are other options. With the pool gone and driveway demolished, an attached garage can be constructed on the east side of the former garage and the new driveway can exit the property on the east side of the house where there is 58' to the lot line at the rear and 35' at the side for the garage and driveway respectively. A second option would be to restore the removed garage and construct the first floor suite to the east of the garage. A third option is to restore the garage, install an elevator and have two bed and bath suites upstairs. Before continuing with 5 more reasons, let me add. Alot has happened in the 9.2 months since the ZBA voted to uphold the zoning. Right after the meeting I felt sorry for the applicant. She was so angry she was screaming. You may have heard her in the vestibule. Later that same month I took the time to write her an empathetic letter with the 9 ways others have helped people who are aging. We have over a decade of personal experience in caring for two of our parents. I also doubled my normal donation to senior services Metroport Meals on Wheels and sent half of it on behalf of the applicant. In the 2024 request the applicant cited the difficulty in entering and leaving the garage for her aging parents. For four decades I've watched owners enter and leave that garage because my office faces the driveway. The applicant remarked that today's cars don't fit well in a 1979 garage. In response to the Google query for the "average length of cars in 1979", Google Al says "American cars in 1979 were still substantially longer than modern cars but were shorter than they had been just a few years earlier." So average modern cars should fit the same or better than average 1979 cars in the 1979 attached 2-car garage at this site. Compared to other homes, 213 Inverness has a 15-49% greater garage exit area. The distance between the subject house and the retaining wall is 35'. Eight other houses that have similar barriers are shown below with 18-29' exit areas. Distances were measured on Google maps. Address Distance to barrier Type of barrier 213 Inverness 35' masonry 106 Inverness 29' fence 108 Inverness 24' masonry 120 Inverness 28' masonry 206 Inverness 22' masonry 214 Inverness 25' masonry 216 Inverness 21' trees 209Inverness 27' drop-off 221 Inverness 18' shrubs It is respectfully suggested that with today's vehicles commonly having obstacle alerts and back-up cameras that if folks are unable to back out of the formerly attached garage, they should perhaps take a page from Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. As he aged, the government never stopped him from flying. He made the decision because he knew he was no longer a safe enough pilot. Today, getting out of the attached 2-car garage at 213 Inverness is a moot point because the garage has been removed. Note that the current request would have drivers backing down a 100' driveway into the street or backing up from the street into a garage 100' away because there is no provision to turn around on property. Other changes have been that the driveway, patio, pool surround, and pool have been removed. Before visual with these amenities from overhead is below. Source is google map. Below is a current visual of the rear east backyard with removed pool, surround and patio Also from this month, a visual from the street view with former garage now walled in and dirt driveway In the current application it was stated an attached garage would `Increase long-term value of home'. If increasing long-term value of the home is a goal, then why was the attached 2-car garage removed and why was a high dollar value amenity like a pool also removed? Now continuing reasons that support upholding the zoning as is F. The request will impound and divert water from a 35' wide path to a 57% smaller path of 15'. This is illegal according to the State of Texas . : £ as µ„ µ s£ . µs:� �� ,Ci, cs t � = x 't • .� "Water Rights Sec. 11.086. OVERFLOW CAUSED BY DIVERSION OF WATER. (a) No person may divert or impound the natural flow of surface waters in this state, or permit a diversion or impounding by him to continue, in a manner that damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or impounded. (b) A person whose property is injured by an overflow of water caused by an unlawful diversion or impounding has remedies at law and in equity and may recover damages occasioned by the overflow." G. In my 2024 public comment it was stated that original areas like this R-11 district used distance between homes for drainage. As a result of the reason E above, some drainage study should be done. In Texas, a license is required for anyone who offers or performs the public practice of geoscience, which includes hydrology. I'm not a licensed hydrologist but one of my degrees is a Bachelors in Physics where I learned a lot about forces. The water flowing off of 213 Inverness is pointed directly at our home and will come with more than twice the previous force if a garage impounds and diverts its path. Much like this hose nozzle propels water faster and further. The 213 water will pick up silt and deposit it in the Town's $800,000 storm water remediation 2012 project swale. It is unknown if the impact is enough to flood our home. To the best of my knowledge no licensed hydrologist was engaged to assess the impact of impounding and diverting storm water with this requested garage location. H. If this is approved, the green space amenity that it an integral part of the neighborhood aesthetic will be blocked for all neighbors who walk and drive the street with a garage which may have its door open and will display whatever is in the garage. There is a reason golf course lot zoning throughout Trophy Club requires decorative metal fences and not solid wood fences. It is so that the amenity of the green golf course space is visible to all those in the neighborhood. This is a golf course community. I. We've lived directly across the golf course from 213 Inverness for 41 years. We are just outside the notification area but are directly and negatively impacted by this request with a proposed change in view. As I typed this public comment, I stared directly at the rear of the 213 Inverness home. In December the applicant stated there will be minimal visual impact because there is a buffer of trees on the golf course. Clearly, they have not been in my office where I often saw a person at 213 Inverness sitting near the pool throwing a ball to the east for a dog and watched as the dog fetched the ball back to the person and jumped up next to them to deliver the ball so it could be thrown again. At night their Edison strings of lights make everything highly visible. It has to be asked, if they really believed the view of their house is shielded by the trees then why did they add a stockade fence adjacent to their decorative metal fence, which violates two zoning stipulations, when they started construction? When our house was open in the back for major renovations, the contractor protected the home with plastic sheeting so the explanation that the fence was for protection doesn't quite stand the test of standard practice. It is unfair to make us look at the back of their garage instead of the green space of the 214 and 212 Inverness front yards if this is approved. It is unfair to deprive us of this green space view. Further, when we walk Inverness Drive for exercise, as was done every day this week, we want to be able to look over and see the golf course green space and the back of our home instead of someone's closed or open garage door. In addition, thousands of golfers will be standing and waiting their turn at the Hogan 6 forward tee box. They will not see the nice green views of the front yards of 212 and 14 Inverness, they will see the backside of the 213 Inverness garage if this is approved. Not the impression that is desired for our golf course -based community. J. There is a risk of being impeded in maintaining the water line that runs on the west edge of the property if the proposed garage is in place. There are two water lines that run between inverness and 78-home Fresh Meadow/Seminole/Fairway Village/Village Way/Gentry Court neighborhood. One of them runs down the west side of this property, across the golf course and down the west side of our property. In the event that this water line needs maintenance or needs to be replaced, the difficulty of doing so will be magnified by having a structure exactly on the easement line — particularly if the easement line is not 100 % accurately placed over the water line. The second water line of the same age was the replaced in 2024 on Forest Hill Drive so in my opinion, the risk of needing maintenance in the future for the abutting water line on 213 inverness is higher than if the water line was also replaced at the same time. The applicant stated that the contractor knows where the water line is, however, unless they excavated to visually see the line, it is respectfully submitted that they would know about but not exactly where the water line is. As previously stated, as an example, plans showed a storm drain was located under the Fresh Meadow Drive pavement. Instead, it was actually located more than 10' inside our front yard which is past the Town's Right of Way. With those 10 reasons to keep the zoning as is for 213 Inverness - Let's spend a moment on the homes in this district that have retained their attached required 2-car garages and added another garage structure. 1. At 214 Inverness the added garage (for a total of 4 garage spaces, 2 attached and 2 detached) is in the backyard and largely hidden by the house and vegetation as shown on google maps below. This will not be the case for 213 Inverness. Photo source is google map 2. At 223 Inverness the approval was given for a storage building but in fact the owner is using it as a garage. The added building is in the backyard and for everyone who walks and drives by it obscures green space of the lovely golf course trees and pond on Hogan 5. The cluttered garage often is open and presents poor curb appeal. Notice the flood strip at the garage entry. It regularly floods. Remember thousands of visiting golfers judge our community. Lovely flowers in our medians and then this is the view of the backside of the 223 Inverness garage from Hogan 5 forward tee box where golfers wait their turn to tee off. This is a poor impression of our Town. For those on the Building Standards committee, you'll know that a window A/C unit is another violation. View of the green space before the garage was added is below.. View from street this month is below. Note that it is possible to comply with this district's R-11 zoning on a smaller quarter -acre lot (vs the 0.37 acre 213 lot) and build a 4-car garage in 2019/2020 as was done at 222 Phoenix Drive. As I drove this R-1 1 district, 222 Phoenix stood out with what appears to be two attached 2-car garages with none of them forward facing. httios-//w��w±.Lgo(,)21e,.Eoi2, 9166087'�5 c­L -'-_,, 933h901'C!ta`3!1 l 13m1 sLK8Uq-xrPJoxLkKVO'2eO6­) ;-j J17.9., ­ .2,a=m7e.5I UXLU C;th.TP 411 L %Z'Ystreetv'zw,rj'x,,n1s- 15 Q ��aoo e ac i s c o ai -f "Xo 2 F v �`/o 2 F t h, Lrri�o n a H "/o,) F c b cl',,'.znt%`Dmaos sv.tacti,,Igz%26w%3DQ00%'6h%"D6 0 joxCLkKVQ,"/c)2 11 -3 38, 4 1 8, i 2 oASAFQAw%3D%131D In closing it is requested that the zoning as is for 213 Inverness be upheld and the application for three precedent -setting zoning exceptions be denied for the 10 stated reasons. 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CITY OF ZDI-)U 1 HLAKE Ci fY OF S�OTH LAKE 4OF a page from Brigadier General chuck Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. As he aged, the government never nim T slopped ' . from flying. He made the decision because he knew he L .L I was no longer a safe enough pilot. Today, getting out of the attached 2-car garage at 213 Inverness is a moot point because the garage has been removed. Note that the current request would have drivers backing down a 100' driveway into the street or backing up from the street Into a garage 100" away because there is no provision to turn around on property. Other changes have been that the driveway, patio. , pool surround, and pool have been removed. Before visual with these amenities r frog overhead is below. Source is qooqle map.