[I. OPENING ITEMS]
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          THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WOULD YOU. THERE'S AN INVOCATION. SURE. MR. CHAIR. I'LL DO IT. 
          OKAY. DEAR LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO GATHER, LORD. AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BLESS WHAT WE DO THIS MORNING. LORD IS IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. 
          AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. EVERYBODY STAND FOR THE FLAG. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. YEAH. A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE 
          [II. CONSENT ITEMS]
GOING TO GO WITH THE CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APRIL 1ST MEETINGS MEETING? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE APRIL 1ST. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. SECOND, THERE'S A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OBJECTION? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. 
          [III. PUBLIC HEARING]
WE'RE GONNA GO WITH OUR FIRST CASE FILE NUMBER 2026-07-V. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY RICHARD L MORTON, OWNER OF FROM A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 14-21-4K OF THE CITY OF ODESSA. ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW ONE MORE. ONE MORE CARPORT TO BE BUILT INSTEAD OF THE. INSTEAD OF THE MAXIMUM ONE CARPORT ALLOWANCE IN THE CARPORT OVERLAY ZONE 2616 CONOVER AVENUE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO 27 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT. ONE WAS RECEIVED. WE RECEIVED ZERO PROTEST AND ZERO APPROVALS. THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IN THIS QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 2616 CONOVER AVENUE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY THREE AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CARPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT. THE SITE IS DEVELOPED WITH AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON ALL SIDES. THE REQUEST IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CARPORT ON THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER, RICHARD L MORTON, IS SEEKING APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 180FT■!S ADDITIONAL CARPORT IN BACKYARD TERRACE. ADDITION. FIRST FILING. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY INCLUDES AN EXISTING 456FT■!S CARPORT WITH A FRONT YARD SETBACK OF 11FT AND A SIDE YARD, AND A SIDE YARD SETBACK OF SEVEN FEET, WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE CARPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS A DISABLED VETERAN WHO REQUIRES SUPPORT. HIS DAUGHTER HAS RECENTLY MOVED INTO THE HOUSEHOLD TO ASSIST WITH DAILY CARE FOR BOTH HIM AND HIS WIFE. 
          AN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE IS NOW KEPT IN A VARIANCE IS BEING REQUESTED TO ALLOW FOR AN ADDITIONAL CARPORT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 1421 4K OF THE CITY OF ODESSA ZONING ORDINANCE. STAFF FINDS THERE ARE NO SPECIAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPERTY THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR OTHERS IN THE AREA, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WILL NOT CREATE ANY HARDSHIP FOR THE APPLICANT. THE REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITIONAL CARPORT WILL ALSO CREATE A PRECEDENT FOR THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO FOLLOW. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THIS REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMEND DENIAL. HOWEVER, SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST, THE PLANNING STAFF WILL RECOMMEND ADOPTION WITH THE FULL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY OF THE LETTERS THAT WE SENT OUT? DO ANY HAVE COME BACK? JUST THAT ONE. JUST THAT ONE. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO APPROVALS OR DENIALS. THERE WAS NO APPROVAL DENIALS? YES, BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST RETURNED, RIGHT? YES. NOTHING IN IT. SO I SEE 
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THAT THERE'S A GARAGE ALREADY. THERE IS. IS IT. THERE IS AN EXISTING CARPORT WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN THE CARPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT. AND THE APPLICANT WANTS AN ADDITIONAL CARPORT ADDED TO THE ALREADY EXISTING ONE. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A GARAGE. YES. OKAY. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SO SO THIS THIS PICTURE THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE, THAT'S THE CARPORT THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AND THE GARAGE IS PART OF THE SAME, SAME PROPERTY, SAME HOUSE THAT I'M SEEING HERE. YES, YES. OKAY. SO IT'S LIKE A DOUBLE CAR GARAGE TO THE LEFT. 
          AND THEN THERE'S A DOUBLE CAR. CAR PART TO THE RIGHT. YES. AND THEY'RE WANTING TO ADD ANOTHER CARPORT IN HERE. YES, PLEASE. SO IT BASICALLY JUST A COVERING OVER THE DRIVEWAY TO THE GARAGE. 
          YES. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. STAFF, AT THIS MOMENT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE SECTION OF MEETING TO THE PUBLIC. ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE VARIANCE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. IF THERE'S NOBODY WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR. 
          I'VE NEVER I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE. SO IF YOU WANT TO STEP FORWARD HERE TO. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. RICHARD LEE MORTON AND I OWN THE PROPERTY. 
          THE REASON FOR THE CARPORT IS THAT WE'VE GOT THREE VEHICLES, ONE FOR EACH OF US, AND THERE'S TWO IN IN ONE CARPORT. MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER THAT I HAD NONE FOR MY TRUCK. AND THE REASON THAT WE DON'T USE THE THE GARAGE IS, IS I HAVE THREE FAMILIES BELONGINGS IN THE GARAGE. I HAVE MY DAUGHTERS WHO'S NOW OUR CARETAKER. HER STUFF IS IN THERE. THEN MY, MY MOM AND DAD'S STUFF IS IN THERE FROM WHEN THEY PASSED. AND THEN MY BROTHER IN LAW'S FAMILY STUFF IN THERE WHEN HIS FAMILY PASSED. SO I HAVE NO ROOM FOR A CAR. AND IT'S THE OLD STYLE CONSTRUCTION, SO THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HEIGHT AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT'S THE REASON WE PUT A CARPORT ON THE SIDE, AND WE'D APPRECIATE APPROVAL IF IF YOU WOULD. AND IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. NO, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SAYS HE IS. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK FOR, SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE VARIANCE? PLEASE STEP FORWARD. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING FROM THE PUBLIC COMMISSIONERS. THOUGHTS, IDEAS, DISCUSSION MOTIONS. WHERE IS WHERE IS THIS AT AS FAR AS. PERCENTAGE OF THE LOT? IS THERE AN EXISTING. I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S CRITERIA ON HOW MUCH OF THE LOT CAN BE TAKEN UP. CAN YOU GIVE US SOME SOME QUICK MATH FOR YOU. BUT BUT IT'S NOT. 
          I GUESS YOU WOULD HAVE TO. IT'S NOT A WAY I UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S ALREADY IT'S WITHIN THAT NUMBER BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY A CONCRETE PAD OR SOMETHING THERE. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT WOULDN'T THE CONCRETE PAD ITSELF WOULDN'T COUNT AGAINST THEIR LOT COVERAGE WHERE THE STRUCTURE WOULD LOT COVERAGE IN THIS AREA IS 70% MAXIMUM. OKAY. OH, SORRY. YES. I WAS TRYING TO DO THE MATH FOR YOU. SO THE LOT COVERAGE MAXIMUM IS 70% IN THE ZONING DISTRICT. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT IT WILL GET THAT CLOSE. WE CAN DO SOME QUICK MATH IF YOU'D LIKE US TO REAL FAST JUST TO VERIFY THAT, BECAUSE AS FAR AS WE SEE IT, IT'S IT LOOKS THERE'S A SHOP IN THE BACK, THERE'S ALREADY A DOUBLE CAR GARAGE IN THE FRONT, SATURATED CARPORT. I MEAN 
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CARPORT. YEAH. IT IS. I WILL SAY IT IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO GET TO THAT 70% IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT DUE TO SETBACKS, BUT THEN THEY WOULD BE BUILDING WITHIN THE SETBACKS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE FRONT OF THE YARD OR THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THAT REAL QUICK TO GIVE YOU A DEFINITIVE ANSWER UNDER THE CODE. YEAH. WOULD, WOULD, WOULD THE CITY HAVE ANY HISTORY AS FAR, AS FAR AS THAT? THE THE RECENT CARPORT THAT HAD BEEN ADDED TO IT, WE SHOULD HAVE A PERMIT IN THE SYSTEM FOR THAT. HAVE YOU DID YOU SEE ANY OF THAT? WE COULD PULL THAT UP ON THE SCREEN IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. SO CURRENTLY THE LOT COVERAGE IS 42%. YEAH. IS THAT WHAT THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. OKAY. SO CURRENTLY IT'S 58%, 52, 52, 42, 42. YEAH. WITHOUT IT LOOKS IT LOOKS PRETTY. IT LOOKS MORE. OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT LOOKS MORE. YEAH. IT DOES DOESN'T IT? SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. OKAY. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DECIDE TODAY IS THE HARDSHIP. WHAT IS THE HARDSHIP THAT IS BEING PRESENTED. AND WHAT IS ARE WE SETTING THE PRESIDENT'S. ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. SO THAT'S. 
          FOR US TO DECIDE. I'M REALLY I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE THE HARDSHIP VALIDATES SETTING A PRECEDENT HERE. BECAUSE TO ME, I'M SEEING AN EXISTING CARPORT THERE. THERE'S A GARAGE. BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER CHOICE HE HAS, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT UTILIZING THE GARAGE. YEAH. YOU KNOW. ANYBODY ELSE. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. SO IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A ■MOTION THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THERE'S A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OBJECTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. GOOD NIGHT. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER, THERE'S NO OTHER CASES. I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN. IT DENIED. STAFF CAN CAN GO OVER WITH YOU. STAFF WOULD GO OVER YOU IF YOU'RE SAFE. STAY IN MY CASE. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE TO. I'M A RETIRED, NOT RETIRED, BUT I'M A VETERAN FROM THE VIETNAM WAR. AND I'M ALSO 70% DISABLED, WHICH NOW MORE DISABLED BECAUSE I HAVE THIS CANE, BECAUSE I'VE HAD A HEART ATTACK AND STROKE, AND I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER DISABILITIES THAT WE DON'T NEED TO GO INTO. BUT THIS WOULD JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR, FOR ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYTHING IS COVERED AND THAT WE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR US IF, IF WE CAN DO IT AND MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT AND IT WON'T, IT WON'T BE DISTRACTING. MY NEIGHBORS I TALKED TO SAID THAT IT THEY DIDN'T SEND THE CARS BACK AND YOU MIGHT GET THEM TOMORROW FOR THE NEXT DAY. BUT THEY JUST LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, IT'S OKAY FOR US. THEY ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT AND AS LONG AS THEY COULD SEE THROUGH, THERE'S NO HIDDEN PETITIONS THERE. WE LEAVE IT OPEN. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT AT ALL. AND SO THEREFORE, I JUST WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR APPROVAL RATHER THAN DENY. AND WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE MEDICAL SITUATIONS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT WE HAVE WE HAVE I'M JUST TRYING TO SWAY IT TO MY SIDE RATHER THAN YOUR SIDE. I MEAN, THERE'S, YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE, THE STAFF AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT COULD THAT AVAILABLE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS MOMENT WE CANNOT APPROVE THE VARIANCE. WE FEEL THAT THERE'S NOT THE HARDSHIP. AS YOU ALREADY HAVE A 
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CARPORT, YOU ALREADY HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE. AND PUTTING A SECOND CARPORT WOULD SET A PRECEDENCE THAT MEANING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE EVERYBODY ELSE THAT COMES IN THAT WANTS DOUBLE CAR GARAGE, CARPORT. THE THING ABOUT IT IS IF AND I KNOW Y'ALL ARE, Y'ALL ARE TOO BUSY TO, TO GO THROUGHOUT THE OLD CITY. AND WE WERE JUST RECENTLY APPROVED IN OUR SECTION OF THE TOWN FOR THIS VARIANCE FOR I MEAN, NOT VARIANCE, BUT APPROVED TO GET CARPORT PUT IN THE IN OUR HOMES BECAUSE OUR GARAGES WEREN'T BIG, BIG ENOUGH FOR THE NEWER VEHICLES. AND SO OUR VEHICLE, ONE VEHICLE WE HAVE WOULD FIT IN THE GARAGE IF WE HAD IT. AND WE HAVE THE, OUR PARENTS AND IN-LAWS SET UP THERE ALREADY ANYWAY. SO AND I DO UNDERSTAND, SIR, AGAIN, YOU COULD TALK TO THE, THE PLANNING STAFF AND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT THERE IS AVAILABLE. THE RULING HAS BEEN DONE. IT'S IT'S ALREADY. YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY DENIED. 
          THERE'S NOTHING. WE CANNOT TAKE IT BACK. YOU CAN'T DENY IT. WE CANNOT DENY IT UNLESS YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE THROUGH THE MOTIONS AGAIN. I JUST LOOK BACK. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO MR. MARTIN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVE THAT. WE ADJOURN THE MEETING. THERE'S A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, THERE'S A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.