The Fort Worth Board of Adjustment convened on June 17, 2026, at 3:15 PM with all 11 members present. The board heard 20 cases involving variances and special exceptions related to residential and commercial properties. After presentations, public testimony, and deliberation, the board rendered decisions as outlined below.
The meeting adjourned after all cases were heard.
Good morning. Notice of this meeting has been posted online for at least 72 hours. Staff present today are Stacy Jones, Emily Reyes, Denisha London, Trey Calls. Chair, will you please call this meeting to order? This is James Hook. This is the meeting of the Board of Adjustment will now come to order. It is the uh seventeenth day of June 2026, and I welcome everyone to the Board of Adjustment. This board is a citizen board appointed by the city council. By state law, a minimum of nine members or alternate alternate members must be present to provide a quorum in order to conduct business. Today we have a quorum with all doing two. Eleven. Of all 11 members here today. Today's meeting agenda can be found online at Fort Worth Texas.gov. Speaker registration forms for cases on today's agenda should have been turned in prior to the start of the session. Today's public hearing is being documented by cable television and video conference recording, which will be available on the city's website. To facilitate an orderly meeting, I'm asking everyone in the council to turn off their audible alarms on your electronic devices at this time so we will not be distracted during this meeting. Each case will be called in sequence listed on the agenda unless otherwise directed by me, the chair. The board of adjustment requests that the following rules of procedures be respected. Each case will be introduced by the City of Fort Worth Development Services Department. After presenting the facts of the case, the Board of Adjustment board members will have the opportunity to question city staff about the case and any applicable laws or regulations that may apply. This portion of the discussion is exclusively between city staff and the board members. You will have seven minutes to present the facts of your case and why you believe your application meets the criteria for approval. If more than one person is presenting the case, it is necessary to divide the total seven minutes among all parties so you do not exceed the allotted time. After the applicant has presented their case, I will call for any opposition to come forward. This is their opportunity to express why they believe the variant the variants or special exception should not be approved. The opposition is also allotted a total of seven minutes of time to be shared among all speakers. If opposition is presented to the variants or special exception, the applicant will have an additional three minutes of rebuttal time. The chair may allow a few more seconds in each presentation to ensure a speaker's final point can be made. Are there any translation cases? Okay. In 2013, there was a rule change regarding translation cases. When speakers require the service of a translator, all speaker times during those cases will be doubled. After the parties have presented their positions, the board members will have the opportunity to ask questions of the applicant in any opposition. During this time, all speakers must remember that all dialogue be directed to the board of adjustment only. There is no time limit during this period. After the board members have received answers to their questions, I will close the public portion of the hearing. Board members can discuss the case among themselves and city staff to determine whether or not an application meets or does not meet the criteria for approval. After this discussion, I will ask for a motion to approve, deny, or continue the case. City staff will call for a voice vote from each member. If an application is denied, an applicant will have 10 days in which to appeal to the court of appropriate jurisdiction. For more information on this and additional information on any case on today's agenda, you may contact the board of adjustment at 817-392-8026 after this meeting. If necessary, a closed executive session may be held with respect to the posted agenda times to enable the board of adjustment to receive advice from legal staff. The first order of business is to approve the minutes from our last last month's meeting. Are there any objections to the meeting to the minutes? Okay, then I hereby approve those minutes. Okay, we're gonna go ahead and call the first case. It's a translation case. Uh BAR 26040 and staff will present that. Good morning, Chair and Board members. The first item on the agenda is case number BAR-26-040 for the property located at 7325 Mohawk Avenue.