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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBOA Minutes 1989-08-22 Regularr 1 L\ REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AUGUST 22, 1989 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD WHICH WAS HELD AT CITY HALL ON AUGUST 22, 1989 WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS CONSTITUTING A QUORUM: CHAIRMAN REGULAR MEMBER REGULAR MEMBER REGULAR MEMBER ALTERNATE MEMBER ALTERNATE MEMBER ALTERNATE MEMBER CITY ATTORNEY BUIDING INSPECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRETARY WILLIAM TAYLOR MARY ELLEN BELLARD DAVID O'BRIEN,III ANN TALBOT DAVID LONG EVELYN BRENNEN DAVID HERBEK TODD STEWART NICK CAPUANO DUANE HENGST JANE TOLLETT CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND APPOINTED ALTERNATE MEMBER DAVID LONG AS REGULAR MEMBER FOR THIS MEETING. AT THIS TIME, CHAIRMAN TAYLOR ADMINISTERED AN OATH OF THOSE WHO WOULD BE TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THIS MEETING ONLY AND HE EXPLAINED THE REASONING OF THE APPLICATION TO ALL IN ATTENDANCE. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING REQUEST FROM RALPH CAPONE, SEEKING VARIANCE AT LOCATION OF 4211 FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD, METROPOLITAN MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY, TO APPEAL DECISION OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING ORDINANCE 84-15, SECTION 10, PARAGRAPH B: TOM HANNZ, ATTORNEY FOR MR. CAPONE, STATED HIS CLIENT FELT IT WAS THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR HIS BUSINESS AT THE TIME HE MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE THE STORAGE COMPANY TO FRIENDSWOOD. HE FEELS THE ZONING GUIDELINES ARE VAGUE AND A VARIANCE AND ANYTHING NECESSARY IS NEEDED TO CONTINUE THE BUSINESS. RESIDENTS FROM THE AREA OF METROPOLITAN MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY SPOKE TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE EYESORE OF THE AREA, TRASH ON THE PROPERTY, TRUCKS ARE OVER LIMIT, NOISE FROM TRUCKS GOING IN AND OUT OF ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT, BAD CHOICE OF LOCATION OF STORAGE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE USE OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS FROM THE FREEWAY, STORAGE PROPERTY VALUE DECLINING BECAUSE NO ONE WILL WANT TO BUY IF THIS IS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS WILL NOT HELP THE TAX·BASE IN THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD HEARING NO FURTHER INPUT THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR CALLED FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING REQUEST FROM RALPH CAPONE , SEEKING VARIANCE AT LOCATION OF 4211 FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD , METROPOLITAN MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY TO APPEAL DECISION OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING ORDINANCE 84- 15 , SECTION 10 , PARAGRAPH B . **DAVID LONG MADE THE MOTION TO DENY THE VARIANCE REQUEST OF RALPH CAPONE , AT THE LOCATION OF 4211 FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD , METROPOLITAN MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY , TO APPEAL DECISION OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING ORDINANCE 84-15 , SECTION 10 , PARAGRAPH B. DAVID O ' BRIEN , III SECONDED THE MOTION . THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS . THE MINUTES OF JULY 25 , 1989 AND JULY 31 , 1989 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED . MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 8 : 30 PM. CHAIRMAN WILLIAM rAYLOR JA TOLLETT ASSISTANT TO CITY SECRET RY DATE : - - 2