HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-05-08 MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
L. M. McGoodwin, Chairman Mr. Witt Carter
Clarence Young
J. R. Crocker, Sr.
Heydon Lewis
H. S. Miller Applicants for Variance for Calvery Baptist Church
Paul Bond
Harold E. Lieberenz, City Building Inspector
Shirley Santifer, Secretary
The Chairman,
Mr. L. M. McGoodwin,
called the meeting
to order. It was
decided that the
minutes of the previous
meeting held April
4, 1956 would be
read at the next
meeting.
Mr. Harold
Lieberenz, City Building Inspector, was
asked
to present the
Application
of the Calvery Baptist Church and explain
what
they wished to do.
The variation requested by the Calvary Baptist Church to the Zoning Ordinance
is for the use of the property located on the southwest corner of the intersection
of north West Avenue and West Maple Street known as lots 5, 6 & 7, Block 5-B
of Frisco Addition to the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
At the present time the Church has a frame residential building located next
to their concrete block church building which they use for Sunday School Class
Rooms. They recently purchased lot 7 which is a 50 foot X 129. 75 foot lot
so that they could build a new 12 inch masonry`fbuilding to be used to house the
Sunday School Class rooms and when it is built they want to tear down this old
frame building.
The proposed building would not have the twenty-five foot rear yard as required
by the Zoning Ordinance.
Mr.
Young asked Mr.
Miller approximately when the original
building was built,
and
whether or not it
was built before the zoning ordinance was
passed.
Mr. Miller
replied that it
was
before the Zoning
Ordinance was passed because
it was built
approximately
5 or
6 years ago.
Mr. McGoodwin stated that the Church had the approval of all the property owners
at the time it was built.
May 8, 1956
• Mr. Lewis asked if there was a residential building located on lot 8 and Mr.
Lieberenz replied that there was.a residential located there.
Mr. Young asked what reasons they had for wanting the Board to grant the
variation.
Mr. Miller stated that one of the main reasons was that they would be able to
save all of their parking area ----and too, that the new building would be more
pleasing to the Community than the old one which was there at the present time.
Mr. Lewis asked if they had attempted to purchase any of Lot # 8,, and Mr.
Bond replied that they had not.
Mr. McGoodwin stated that the Board had to find out if there was any way under
the Ordinance that the Church could be granted the variation. He asked if the
Board's refusal to grant the variation would constitute a confiscation of their
property.
Mr. Crocker asked if it would be possible for them to rearrange their floor
plan and still have sufficient parking area.
Mr. Miller replied that they felt that this was the best design for their
particular needs.
• The Chairman, Mr. McGoodwin, asked if there were any adjoining property
owners present that had any objections to the variance being granted. There
were no adjuoining property owners present.
There being no further discussion a vote was indicated and roll was called.
Mr.
McGoodwin
Aye
Mr.
Crocker
Aye
Mr.
Lewis
Aye
Mr.
Young
Aye
The application was granted.
It was decided by the Board that there would definitely be only one meeting of
the Board a month, and that would be held on the last Thursday of each month,
the next meeting being on June 28, 1956.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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