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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZBOA Minutes 1986-09-23 Regular( I ( I LI ( BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 23, 1986 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR M.EETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ON THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD THAT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1986 AT CITY HALL AT 7:00 P.M. WITH THE F9LLOWING PRESENT: CHAIRMAN REGULAR MEMBER REGULAR MEMBER ALTERNATE MEMBER BUILDING INSPECTOR SIGN CODE COORDINATOR SECRETARY ED DYKES HAL TAYLOR DR. TOM SULLIVAN HOWARD YEAGER NICK CAPUANO CAROLYN MAUTNER JANE TOLLETT CHAIRMAN DYKES CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND HOWARD YEAGER WAS APPOINTED REGULAR MEMBER FOR THIS MEETING. CHAIRMAN DYKES EXPLAINED TO THE TWO APPLICANTS, RUTH GARRIETTE AND H.B.ATCHLEY, THAT BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MUST HAVE FOUR MEMBERS TO MAKE A QUOROM AND A DECISION, BUT FIVE MEMBERS ARE USUALLY NEEDED IN CASE ONE MEMBER VOTES AGAINST THE APPLICANT. AT THIS TIME, RUTH GARRIETTE, OF ALL GLOBAL TRAVEL, ASKED THAT HER REQUEST BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE OCTOBER MEETING TO HAVE THAT EXTRA MEMBER IN ATTENDANCE. THE BOARD AGREED. CHAIRMAN DYKES CALLED TO ORDER A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM INTERESTED PERSONS REGARDING THE REQUEST FROM H.B. ATCHLEY OF 5343 APPLEBLOSSOM LANE, WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, TO REQUEST A VARIANCE OF A SIDE SETBACK OF FIVE FEET AND A FRONT SETBACK OF FIVE FEET TO BUILD A HOME. MR. ATCHLEY RELATED THAT BECAUSE OF EASEMENTS HE HAS HAD TO REPOSITION THE HOME AND THE GARAGE. THE REQUEST WAS DISCUSSED AT GREAT LENGTH BY ALL CONCERNED. HOWARD YEAGER SAID THAT HE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE SIDE SETBACKS BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE DISTANCE FROM THE FRONT OF THE STREET IN REGARDS TO THE NEIGHBORS HOMES AND MR. ATCHLEY'S. MR. RON, A NEIGHBOR, STATED THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SETBACKS OF THE HOME. IT WILL BE A LOVELY HOME AND WILL CERTAINLY ADD TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AT LENGTH. CHAIRMAN DYKES CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER TO ASKED FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE REQUEST FROM H.B. ATCHLEY OF 5343 APPLEBLOSSOM, WEDGEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, TO REQUEST A VARIANCE OF A SIDE SETBACK OF FIVE FEET AND A FRONT SETBACK OF FIVE FEET TO BUILD A HOME. HOWARD YEAGER MADE THE MOTION TO GRANT THE VARIANCE TO MR. H.B.ATCHLEY OF A FIVE FOOT SIDE SETBACK AND A FRONT SETBACK OF 1 FIVE FEET. CHAIRMAN DYKES INFORMED THE BOARD, THAT IF MR. ATCHLEY MOVES THE HOME BACK 25 FEET FROM THE FRONT THAT A VARIANCE IS NOT NEEDED AND HE WOULD BE FOLLOWING THE BUILDING CODE, BUT HE STILL NEEDS THE FIVE FOOT SIDE SETBACK VARIANCE. DISCUSS ION FOLLOWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. HAL TAYLOR SECONDED HOWARD YEAGER'S MOTION. CHAIRMAN DYKES MADE THE MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION TO 20 FEET IN FR6NT OF THE HOUSE FROM THE FURTHEST POINT AND TO KEEP .IN LINE WITH OTHER HOMES ON THE STREET AND BLOCK THAT HE IS IN. DR. TOM SULLIVAN SECONDED THE AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION. THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS UNANIMOUS. CHAIRMAN DYKES INTRODUCED KENNETH KONCABA TO THE BOARD AS A POSSIBLE NEW ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. MR. DYKES TOLD HIM ABOUT THE RESPONSIBI LITIES OF BEING A MEMBER TO THE BOARD AND MR. KONCABA INFORMED THEM THAT HE WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. CHAIRMAN DYKES ASKED THE SECRETARY TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECOMMENDING HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD AND HE WOULD COME BY THE OFFICE TO SIGN IT. THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 22, 1986 WERE APPRO VED AS PRESENTED. THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 26, 1986 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN AT 8:00 P.M. W.�. � \� /6-2.g-F!r- ED DYKES, CHAIRM).N ��JNET0LLETT SECRETARY 2 I I