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MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
APRIL 4, 1956
Present:
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Mr. L. M. McGoodwin, Chairman
Mr. Clarence Young
Mr, J. R. Crocker, Sr.
Mr. Heydon Lewis
Mr. W. E. Gibson, Applicant for variance
Mr. Davis P. Richardson, Applicant for variance
Mrs. W. A. Cain, Applicant for variance
Mr. Harold E. Lieberenz, City Building Inspector
Mr, Jamie L. Jones, Applicant for variance
Mrs. Shirley Santifer, Secretary
2:30 P. M.
Absent:
Mr. Witt Carter
The Chairman, Mr. L. M. McGoodwin called the meeting to order and asked the
Secretary to read the minutes of the previous meeting held March 2, 1956, which
were read and approved.
Mr. Harold
Lieberenz was
asked
to present the
applications for variance and
explain what
each wished to
do.
21 feet from
Mapel Street
The first application was that of the Baptist Student Center at 944 W. Maple
represented by Mr. Jamie L. Jones, Student Center Director.
The variation requested by Mr. Jones to the zoning ordinance was for the use of
the property located on the corner of West Maple and Lindell Avenue known as
lots 10 and 11 of Block 3 of Oakland place Addition to the City of Fayetteville,
Arkansas,
The Applicant wishes to tear down the existing building ( existing frame building
12, 5 feet from Lindell Avenue property line and 27. 5 feet from Maple Street
property line) and build!. a modern masonry building.
The
new
building had
been planned
to set back 26
feet from Lindell Avenue property
line
and
21 feet from
Mapel Street
property line.
They were denied a building permit because the zoning ordinance requires that
they set back 35 feet and 4 inches from Lindell Avenue property line in line with
the house to the North and back 31 feet and 5 inches from Maple Street property
line in line with the house to the East before the Building Inspector could issue a
Building Permit.
Mr. McGoodwin asked Mr. Jones what his reasons were for asking for this
variance.
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• Mr. Jones stated that the main reason was that in the relatively short time from
1951 up until now the enrollment of the Baptist Student Center had doubled, and
that they were hoping that within the next five years the enrollment would continue
to increase and therefore they would need a larger building.
Mr. Lewis asked if the set back on Lindell Avenue would meet the requirements
of the average set back.
Mr. Lieberenz stated that the Zoning Ordinance has a minimum 20 foot front yard
set back in this area, or back in line with the next adjoining property. The next
adjoining property sets back 35 feet and 4 inch from the street property line and
the average set back for the residences north of this location not including the
residences located on the extreme rear of the lots is 26. 75 feet.
The following discussion brought out that the Board felt that the 26 feet as set out
in the application was sufficient as it was so near the average set back withint the
block.
Mr. Crocker asked what the required set back would have to be from Maple Street.
At this
time
Mr. Lieberenz asked
Mr. Jones to show the Board the architectural
sketch
of the
front of the proposed
building.
• Mr. Lieberenz pointed out to the Board that there was a 4 foot projection on the
front of the proposed building which would be only 21 feet from the street property
line.
Mr. Young asked how this compared with the set back of the building to the East.
Mr. Lieberenz stated that if the proposed building could be moved back an
additional 6 feet the main portion of the building would be in line with the next
adjoining property to the East.
The Board asked Mr. Jones if the Student Center would amend their application to
ask for a variance of 27 feet from Maple Street instead of the 21 feet previously
asked for.
Mr. Jones stated that the Student Center would amend their application to do this.
There being no further discussion a vote was indicated and roll was called:
Mr. McGoodwin Aye
Mr. Young Aye
Mr. Crocker Aye
Mr. Lewis Aye
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The next application was that of the Presbyterian Student Center represented by the
• Rev. W. E. Gibson. This application was previously discussed at the meeting held
on March 2, 1956. At that time it was decided to hold up action pending the in-
quirement of the Student Center to purchase property to the West of them.
Rev. Gibson reported that they had been unable to purchase additional property
to the West of the Student Center.
Mr. McGoodwin summerized the problems of this application by stating that the
Board felt that the set back on the front and rear of the lot didn't seem to be of
as great importance as the set back on Storer Street. It appeared to be just too
narrow a lot for the size building that they wanted to build.
Mr. Richardson stated that they had considered the question of purchasing other
property, but after looking around had decided that they had the best location for
their purpose.
After a brief discussion the Presbyterian Student Center decided to amend their
application to ask for a 35 foot building rather than a 40 foot building, and that
they would have to restudy their floor plan to see if it would be possible to arrange
a building of that size to fit their needs.
There being no further discussion a vote was indicated and roll was called:
• Mr. McGoodwin Aye
Mr. Lewis Aye
Mr. Young Aye
Mr. Crocker Aye
The next application was that of Mrs. W. A. Cain of 89 South Duncan. The
variation requested by Mrs. Cain to the Zoning Ordinance was for the use of the
property located on the southwest intersection of Duncan Avenue and Treadwell
Street and known as lot 1, Block 6 of I. W. Duncan's Addition to the City of
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Mrs. Cain requested permission to enclose part of an existing open porch (approx-
imately 10 X 10 feet square) to enlarge the kitchen area of her home. The new
construction would not project closer to Treadwell Street property line than the
present building line and porch line.
The building
permit was denied because the building would be
closer to the street
property line
than the
20 foot set back required by the Zoning
Ordinance.
The following discussion brought out that she did not intend to alter the present
line of her house --therefore she would not be any closer to the street than she is
. at the present time.
There being no further discussion a vote was indicated and roll was called:
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• Mr. McGoodwin Aye
Mr. Lewis Aye
Mr. Crocker Aye
Mr. Young Aye
The next application was that of Mr, Harry Smith of East Meadow Street. This
application was held over from the previous meeting held on March 2, 1956, due
to the fact that it was believed that Mr. Smith might be able to obtain additional
footage from the property on the west side of the lot,
It was reported that Mr. Smith had obtained the additional property which would
give him the required 5foot set back for side yards on each side of the proposed
house.
There being no further discussion a vote was indicated and roll was called:
Mr.
McGoodwin
Aye
Mr.
Lewis
Aye
Mr.
Young
Aye
Mr.
Crocker
Aye
• The next application was that of Mr. Claude Lackey at 217 South Willow.
The variation requested by Mr. Lackey to the Zoning Ordinance was for the use
of the property located at 217-a South Willow Avenue which is located on a lot
known as rot 4 of Henry's Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
It was understood that Mr. Lackey owned
all
of lot
4 and if
that were
the case there
were four residential building located on
this
184. 1
foot by
75 foot lot
(13, 8075 sq. ft
A few months ago one of these buildings was damaged quite a bit by fire. The
Applicant wished to restore this dwelling to its original state so that it could be
rented,
The
building permit
was refused by the
Building Inspector's Office on the grounds
that
the building was
non -conforming to
our Zoning Ordinance because there were
too
many buildings on
this lot.
dwellings located on it besides the dwelling in
The
following
discussion brought
out that Mr. Lackey's lot consists of only the west
one-half
(37.5
feet) of lot 4 and it
has 6, 903.75 square feet.
This part of the lot
has
two other
dwellings located on it besides the dwelling in
question.
Mr. Lieberenz stated that he had requested a letter from Mr. Lackey giving the
• total replacement cost of the building as estimated by the General Adjustment
Bureau Adjuster and the estimated cost to repair the building.
Mr. Lieberenz stated that up to the present date he had not received this information.
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• Due to this the Board decided to hold up action on this application awaiting the
letter from Mr. Lackey.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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