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Home My WebLink AboutZBOA Minutes 1972-01-20 Regular MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT January 20, 1972 The Friendswood Zoning Board of Adjustment held a public hearing at the City Hall in Friendswood on Thursday, January 20, 1972. The following Board members were present: Mrs. Ivy Fossler, Chairman Mr. William E. Dykes Mr. George Rummel , Secretary Mr. Helmut Erwing, Attorney substituting for Ody Jerden Board Members Absent: Mr. Truman Taylor Mr. Ody K. Jerden, City Attorney Also present to represent the defendents: Mrs . Greg Hughes Mr. Robert A. Harkowitz, Attorney Mr. and Mrs . James Lowdermilk Mrs. Fossler opened the meeting at 8:20 p.m. by asking Board Secretary to read the minutes of the last meeting. Several corrections were made and noted on file copy of minutes. Mr. Harkowitz requested that the words "mobile home" be struck out of the minutes of January 6 wherever any of his statements using this appeared, and the word "building" be substituted. Mr. Dykes suggested adjournment because we only had three (3) Board members present and the Ordinance requires that four (4) members concur on any decision that reverses a determination of the Administrative Official . How- ever, the meeting continued despite the fact that no decision could be made by the Board. Mr. Erwing asked several questions about matters he said were not clear to Mr. Jerden and was given copies of letters from the files to take to Mr. Jerden. Mr. Harkowitz gave the opinion that the building in question should not be called a "mobile home" in this case as it was being used as a place of business. This was challenged by Mr. Rummel , who felt that no matter what the end use of the building, it was still a mobile home as described in the Ordinance. The meeting was finally adjourned with no definite date set for the next meeting because the Board must have additional members appointed by the City Council to insure sufficient people at a meeting to make decisions . spe /tfully, George W. Rummel , Secretary Board of Adjustment