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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MINUTES OF A
REGULAR MEETING HELD
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 AT 7:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
PUBLIC HEARING
1.Call to order
2.
The public hearing was called to order at 7:00 pm with the following present:
Chair Ron Dyer
Vice Chair Greg Hughes
Regular Member Delvin Kendrick
Regular Member Steve Knis
Alternate Member Mike Czarowitz
Dep. Dir. of Community Dev. Frank Manigold
Board Secretary Mona Miller
P & Z Liaison Mark Tibbitts
City Attorney Steve Weathered
Alternate Members Linda Thornton and Carol Thelen were in the audience. Regular Member
David O'Brien, III and Alternate Member Glen Grayban were absent.
Receive comments from the public, both oral and written, regarding:
A.A request for an appeal, a variance, or a permanent special exception for prope1ty located at
605 N. Clear Creek Drive.
Applicant Allen Small stated that he has lived in this home for over thi1ty years. He explained that
when Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, he had fifty trees down and his little enclosure for garbage cans
was destroyed. Mr. Small said he fought with his insurance company and finally sought legal
assistance, who told him not to do any repairs. He explained that this went on for almost three
years, but he has finally settled with the insurance and the repairs are now about seventy five
percent complete. Mr. Small mentioned that he contacted residents within two hundred feet of his
property and turned in a petition stating no objection from those neighbors.
No one spoke in opposition to the request.
3.Consideration and possible action regarding a request for an appeal, a variance, or a permanent
special exception for property located at 605 N. Clear Creek Drive
A lengthy discussion ensued regarding Mr. Small's request and which option he thought would be
appropriate and why. Also discussed was why he didn't just build it in compliance with the
current ordinance. Mr. Small stated that his previous building was similar in size to this building
at 10' x 12'. He said that he used the building for storing his trash cans in and keeping animals
out.
Mr. Manigold explained the photos he had given to the Board members marking the property line
and where the building sat in relation to it.
Mr. Weathered asked the applicant a series of questions about when the previous building was
built and whether he had acquired a permit for it. Mr. Small stated that he didn't remember
whether a permit was pulled for the building or not.
Motion to approve appeal: Hughes
Second: Kenrick
Vote: 0 to 5 Motion failed
Motion to approve varia11ce: Knis
Second: Kendrick
Vote: 0 to 5 Motion failed
Motion to approve per111a11e11t special exceptio11: Hughes
Second: Czarowitz
Vote: 0 to 5 Motion failed
Chairman Dyer reminded the applicant that he can file an appeal to the Galveston County Court
within ten days of his denial from the ZBOA. Mr. Manigold added that Mr. Small will receive a
written notice in the mail for thirty days to remedy the non-compliant structure.
4.Consideration and possible action regarding approval of minutes for the:
A.May 24, 2011 regular meeting
Motion to approve: Kendrick
Second: Knis
Vote: 5 to O (unanimous)
B.June 7, 2011 special meeting
Motion Carried
Motion to approve with corrections of who was in attendance: Czarowitz
Second: Knis
Vote: 5 to O (unanimous)
5.Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.
These minutes respectfully submitted by:
��0](2R__ Mona Ann Miller, Planner/ZBOA Secretary
Motion Ca1Tied
Approved by: 2