Board of Adjustment

Public Hearings

• 5 pm
• 4th Tuesday of every month
• University Park City Hall
  3800 University Boulevard
  Council Chambers
  University Park, TX 75205

Occasionally, depending on workload, the Board of Adjustment will meet more than or less than once a month. The Board holds public hearings to consider requests for variances to the University Park Zoning Ordinance and appeals to decisions made by the Community Development Department.

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

For copies of agendas or minutes not available here, contact the City Secretary at 214-987-5302.

Members

• Darrell Lane, Chair
• Eurico Francisco, Member
• Ann Shaw, Member
• Clay Snelling, Member
• Bobby Womble, Member
• Bruce Collins,  Alternate
• Steve Hanna, Alternate
• John Michael Jackson, Alternate
• Brian Smoot, Alternate

Objective

The Board of Adjustment is a statutory body comprised of five regular members and three alternate members. It is a quasi-judicial body with jurisdiction to hear and decide appeals of determinations made by the Building Official, special exceptions to the terms of the Zoning Ordinance and special exceptions to the terms of the Sign Ordinance. All meetings are open public hearings.

Make a Request

The Board holds public hearings to consider requests for variances to the University Park Zoning Ordinance and appeals to decisions made by the Community Development Department.

All requests must be accompanied by the following:

• A completed Board of Adjustment Application (PDF)
• Two complete sets of plans (24 by 36 inches) and one complete set of plans (11 by 17 inches)
• Electronic version of complete set of plans; flash drive is acceptable; content and type of plans will be determined by staff after preliminary project review
• $500 filing fee

Once the application and submittal have been determined to be in accordance with City requirements, the request will be placed on the next available Board of Adjustment Agenda and an advertisement of public hearing will be made. Applications must be received at least 30 days prior to the meeting date. Filing deadlines can be found on the meeting schedule.