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Home My WebLink AboutIR 103 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-103 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 21, 2022 Page 1 of 1 Y *a SUBJECT: PROPOSAL TO COMBINE THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL rr' ZONING BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENT Staff proposes a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to re-combine the Board of Adjustment- Commercial and the Board of Adjustment-Residential into one board. The Boards of Adjustment are an 18-member citizen board divided into two panels appointed by the City Council to hear and take appropriate action on requests for special exceptions or variances from the Zoning Ordinance. In 2006, the City Council split the single Board of Adjustment into the commercial and residential panels due to the high case load (474 cases in 2005). The total number of cases for the two boards has trended downward with a dramatic decrease in the past few years. As a result of the decrease, one board can handle the annual case load. Staff attributes the decrease in cases to applicant education and an increase in denials made by the Boards of Adjustment. Year Residential Cases Commercial Cases Total Cases FY 2014 268 155 423 FY 2015 227 151 378 FY 2016 236 176 412 FY2017 226 160 386 FY 2018 202 138 340 FY 2019 198 109 307 FY 2020 174 30 204 FY 2021 107 31 138 Projected FY2022 123 28 151 Staff is proposing that the two Boards of Adjustment with nine members each be reduced to one board with nine regular members and four of alternates. The proposed schedule for the change is as follows: July 12, 2022 Briefing to Zoning Commission July 20, 2022 Briefing to Board Adjustments — Commercial and Residential August 10, 2022 Zoning Commission Recommendation September 13, 2022 Mayor and Council Action October 1 , 2022 Appointment of Board Members October 19, 2022 First Combined Board of Adjustment Meeting For any questions, please contact Daniel Leal, Assistant Director for Zoning and Design Review, at 817-392-6214 or Sevanne Steiner, Planning Manager, at 817-392-8012. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS