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FRIENDSWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REQUEST FOR HEARING
NA.M E American Craftsman Homes, Inc. PHONE 996-9554
ADDRESS 102 N. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas 77546
ADDRESS OF SUBJECT PROPERTY 2311 South Mission Circle
LEGAL DESCRIPTION ( if applicable )
Tract 47; Block 1; Section 1
Carmel Village
IS PROPERTY IN A RECORDED SUBDIVISION ? Yes
NATURE OF REQUEST
Grant a variance changing rear building line from 25 feet to 24 feet ¢ inches.
FROM WHOSE DECISION IS REQUEST BEING MADE?
Zoning Administrator
Other Name
UNDER WHAT ORDINANCE AND SECTION OF ORDINANCE IS APPEAL BEING
MADE?
American Craftsman Homes, Inc.
Printed Name of Owner
Elmo L. Robinson, Jr.
Name of Des ' ted Repress7.tive
igna"turd of Owner
Accepting .Application on behalf of City
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The undersigned does hereby certify that.this survey was this day made on the ground of the
property legally described hereon and Is correct,and that there are no discrepancies, NEAL D.WILLINGHAM 3
encroachments, overlapping of Improvements,easements or right of way, except as shown a.•p•, 4104
hereon,and that said property has access to and from a dedicated roadway. ���9��.CisTeat:°�-LO
Dated this the !6 day of el-- p , 19 87
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
OCTOBER 27 , 1987
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WHICH WAS HELD AT CITY HALL ON
OCTOBER 27 , 1987 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS CONSTITUTING A
QUORUM:
CHAIRMAN HAL TAYLOR
REGULAR MEMBER MAURICE ESTLINBAUM
REGULAR MEMBER DR . TOM SULLIVAN
REGULAR MEMBER ELVIA SALYER
REGULAR MEMBER STEVE JOHNSON
ALTERNATE MEMBER MARY ELLEN BELLARD
ALTERNATE MEMBER :HOWARD YEAGER (ARR . 8 : 10 )
BUILDING INSPECTOR NICK CAPUANO
SIGN CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CAROLYN MA-UTNER
ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY JANE TOLLETT
CHAIRMAN HAL TAYLOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER . MARY ELLEN
BELLARD WAS APPOINTED REGULAR MEMBER FOR THIS MEETING .
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM
ELMO ROBINSON , JR . OF AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN HOMES , INC . AT THE
LOCATION OF 2311 SOUTH MISSION CIRCLE , CARMEL VILLAGE SUBDIVISION
TO SEEK VARIANCE TO CHANGE REAR BUILDING LINE FROM 25 FEET TO 24
FEET 8 INCHES .
MR . ROBINSON STATED THAT THE HOME IS CONSTRUCTED AND TOTALLY
COMPLETED AND WHEN NICK CAPUANO , BUILDING INSPECTOR , MADE THE
FINAL INSPECTION, THE MEASUREMENT OF THE BUILDING LINES WERE
INACCURATE AND INSIDE THE 25 FOOT REAR BUILDING LINE . DISCUSSION
FOLLOWED BY ALL THE BOARD .
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM
BILL GRAY OF 1106 MYRTLEWOOD , LONGWOOD PARK SUBDIVISION , TO
REQUEST VARIANCE OF (A) HOME 25 FEET FROM REAR PROPERTY LINE OR
(B) HOME 25 FEET FROM REAR PROPERTY LINE AND 10 FEET FROM RIGHT
PROPERTY LINE .
MRS . BILL GRAY TOLD THE BOARD THAT HER AND HER HUSBAND WERE AWARE
WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE LOT , OF THE UNIQUE SHAPE AND THERE WAS A
25 FOOT PIPELINE EASEMENT IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SAVE AS MANY OF THE TREES AS THEY CAN SO THEY HAVE TO
SITUATE THE GARAGE IN THE REAR YARD . THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF
.DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS APPLICATION FROM THE BOARD AND NICK
CAPUANO . HE STATED SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COME TO HIM AND INQUIRED
REGARDING THE PLACING OF A HOME ON THIS LOT AND DECIDED AGAINST
PURCHASING IT BECAUSE OF THE PIPELINE EASEMENT IN THE REAR YARD .
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THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR , MR . KOGER , STATED HE FEELS THE LOTS IN
THE' SUBDIVISION WERE DESIGNED IN THE BEGINNING SO THE HOMES BUILT
WOULD BE AS FAR APART AS POSSIBLE . THE LOCATION OF THE HOME ON
THE MENTIONED LOT WOULD BE TOO CLOSE TO HIS HOME . THE BOARD
DISCUSSED THIS ITEM AT LENGTH. THEY GAVE MRS . : GRAY SEVERAL
SOLUTIONS TO HELP HER MAKE A DECISION REGARDING THE BUILDING
LINES AND SETBACKS AND SHE DECIDED SHE NEEDED TO TALK THIS OVER
WITH HER HUSBAND BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT RGARDING REQUEST FROM
EARL GARDNER OF GRACE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP LOCATED AT 209
FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE TO SEEK VARIANCE FROM SIGN ORDINANCE TO INSTALL
A 5 FOOT X 10 FOOT FREE STANDING SIGN.
EARL GARDNER AND DARYLL BOLDING TOLD THE BOARD THAT THEIR CHURCH
IS BEING SHARED IN THE SAME BUILDING AS AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND
THEY COULD SHARE THEIR SIGN , BUT THEY FEEL THEY NEED THEIR OWN
BECAUSE THE SIGN IS 70 FEET AT THE OTHER END OF THE BUILDING AND
THEY WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING BY THE CHURCH KNOW THEIR
MINISTRY IS THERE AND EASILY VISIBLE AT FIRST GLANCE . EARL
GARDNER , THE MINISTER , HAS MADE A DOWN PAYMENT ON THE SIGN WHICH
WILL BE LIGHTED AND IS ATTRACTIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR
CHURCH IS GROWING AND THEY FEEL THAT THEY WILL BE IN A NEW
BUILDING IN THE NEAR FUTURE . THE BOARD DISCUSSED WITH THEM OTHER
OPTIONS SUCH AS DIRECTIONAL SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY SUCH AS
OTHER CHURCHES HAVE .
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
REGARDING REQUEST FROM ELMO ROBINSON , JR . OF AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN
HOMES , INC . AT THE LOCATION OF 2311 SOUTH MISSION CIRCLE , CARMEL
VILLAGE SUBDIVISION TO SEEK VARIANCE TO CHANGE REAR BUILDING LINE
FROM 25 FEET TO 24 FEET 8 INCHES .
**DR . TOM SULLIVAN MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO
CHANGE REAR BULDING LINE TO 24 FEET 8 INCHES AT 2311 SOUTH
MISSION CIRCLE .
MAURICE ESTLINBAUM SECONDED THE MOTION . MOTION APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION AND
POSSIBLE ACTION FROM BILL GRAY OF 1106 MYRTLEWOOD , LONGWOOD PARK
SUBDIVISION , TO SEEK VARIANCE OF (A) HOME 25 FEET FROM REAR
PROPERTY LINE OR ( B ) HOME 25 FEET FROM REAR PROPERTY LINE AND 10
FEET FROM RIGHT PROPERTY LINE .
IT' WAS DECIDED TO TABLE THE REQUEST UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING .
ALTERNATE MEMBER HOWARD YEAGER ARRIVED AT THIS TIME .
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REQUEST FOR . CONSIDERATION AND
POSSIBLE ACTION FROM EARL GARDNER OF GRACE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP
LOCATED AT 209 FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE TO SEEK VARIANCE FROM SIGN
ORDINANCE TO INSTALL A 5 FOOT X 10 FOOT FREE STANDING SIGN .
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_ **STEVE JOHNSON MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO INSTALL
A 5 FOOT X 10 FOOT FREE STANDING SIGN.
THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND .
**DR . TOM SULLIVAN MADE THE MOTION TO DENY THE VARIANCE :
MAURICE ESTLINBAUM SECONDED THE MOTION . MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS .
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR DISCUSSED WITH EARL GARDNER AND DARYL BOLDING THE
CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE SIGN ORDINANCE IN -THE CITY. IT WAS
SUGGESTED THEY POSSIBLY COME BACK TO THE BOARD IN SIX MONTHS FOR
A TEMPORARY VARIANCE AND WHEN THEY MOVE TO A LARGER BUILDING
RETURN FOR A PERMANENT SIGN VARIANCE . IT WAS STATED AS A
RECOMMENDATION OF A WAY OF PUTTING UP A TEMPORARY SIGN FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME TO BE SPECIFIED AND TO BE CONSIDERED
AT A CONTINUATION OF THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD WHICH IS
NOVEMBER 17 , 1987 . THEY BOTH AGREED TO COME TO THE NEXT MEETING.
THE MINUTES FROM MEETING OF AUGUST 25 , 1987 WILL BE HELD FOR THE
NOVEMBER MEETING .
THE MINUTES FROM MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 1 , 1987 WERE APPROVED AS
PRESENTED .
` THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8 : 30 P .M.
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CHAIRMAN , HAL AYLOR
ANE TOLLETT
ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY
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` DATE..SCHEDULE FOR BOARD OF MIUMEM
NAME OF APPLICANT
LOCATION.OF PROPIIt7'Y a 3 (I
REASON FOP. VARIANCE
PUBLIC HEARING DATE
Application received in City Secretary's Office q A
Date set for Public!.Hearin 10 a7
B Board of Adjustment Chairman 1�/j 7
Request tax office to furnish naives of property
owners within 200 feet �Q-
Notice published in official newspaper
(15 days prior to hearing) 9
Letters mailed to property owners within 200 feet.
(10 days prior to hearing)
Public Hearing held `7
Decision made by the Board of Adjustments /D 7
Applicant notified.
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