HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBOA Minutes 1990-05-22 Regular REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MAY 22 , 1990
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WHICH WAS HELD AT CITY HALL ON MAY 22 ,
1990 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM TAYLOR
REGULAR MEMBER DR . TOM SULLIVAN
REGULAR MEMBER DAVID O ' BRIEN , III
REGULAR MEMBER ANN TALBOT
ALTERNATE MEMBER HOWARD YEAGER
ALTERNATE MEMBER DAVE HERBECK
ALTERNATE MEMBER EVELYN BRENNAN
BUILDING INSPECTOR NICK CAPUANO
SIDE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LINDA TAYLOR
ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY JANE TOLLETT
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND APPOINTED
ALTERNATE MEMBERS HOWARD YEAGER AND DAVID HERBECK AS REGULAR
MEMBERS.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM
GARY KRCH SEEKING VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT WROUGHT IRON FENCE ALONG
FRONT PROPERTY LINE AT LOCATION OF 1206 DEEPWOOD .
MR . KRCH PRESENTED PICTURES OF PROPERTY AND STATED HE PLANS TO
BUILD HOME AT LATER DATE BUT NEED THE FENCE NOW IN ORDER TO
CONTROL VANDALISM AND THE DUMPING OF VARIOUS THINGS ON THE
PROPERTY . HE STATED HE FELT IT IS UNFAIR TO DENY USE OF PROPERTY
WITH THE 25 FOOT FRONT SETBACK PROPERTY.
LINDA TAYLOR STATED MR . KRCH MAY FENCE THE PROPERTY BUT NOT THE
FRONT OF THE PROPERTY BY ORDER OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
REQUIREMENTS .
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH BETWEEN THE BOARD AND MR . KRCH .
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM
BARBARA C . ANDREWS REPRESENTING MICROCOMPUTER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
SEEKING VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT TWO WALL SIGNS WITH TOTAL SIGNAGE
OF 270 SQUARE FEET .
MS . ANDREWS STATED THE COMPANY IS IN NEED OF LARGER SIGNAGE TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RAPIDLY GROWING COMPANY. WHEN THE PRESENT
SIGN WAS APPROVED , THE COMPANY WAS ONLY ON ONE END OF THE
BUILDING AND NOW IT ENCOMPASSES MUCH MORE SPACE . TODAY , THE
PRESENT SIGN REPRESENTS ON 15% OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ALLOWED BY THE
SIGN ORDINANCE . DISCUSSION FOLLOWED BETWEEN MS . ANDREWS AND THE
BOARD AT LENGTH .
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AT THIS TIME , THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED .
**HOWARD YEAGER MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO
GARY KRCH REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF WROUGHT IRON FENCE ALONG
FRONT PROPERTY LINE AT LOCATION OF 1206 DEEPWOOD .
DR . TOM SULLIVAN SECONDED THE MOTION . WILLIAM TAYLOR , ANN
TALBOT , HOWARD YEAGER AND DR . TOM SULLIVAN APPROVED THE MOTION .
DAVID O 'BRIEN, III OPPOSED THE MOTION .
**DR . TOM SULLIVAN MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT A TEMPORARY SIGN
OF THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO AUGUST 14 , 1990 TO BARBARA C . ANDREWS
REPRESENTING MICROCOMPUTER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN LIEU OF OTHER
REQUEST OF VARIANCE OF TWO WALL SIGNS WITH TOTAL SIGNAGE OF 270
SQUARE FEET .
SECONDED BY DAVID O ' BRIEN , III . MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED .
MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 9 : 00 PM.
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