HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-08-30 MinutesMINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
August 30, 1956
• COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRESENT:
Mr. L. M. McGoodwin, Chairman
Mr. Clarence Young
Mr, Witt Carter
Mr. Heydon Lewis
Mr. Harold E. Lieberenz, City Building Inspector
Mrs. Shirley Santifer, Secretary
Mr. Woody Davis, Applicant for Variance
Mr. Walter Miller, Applicant for Variance
Mr. Ward W. Ramey, Applicant for Variance
3:30 P. M.
ABSENT:
Mr. J. R. Crocker, Sr.
The Chairman, Mr. L. M. McGoodwin, called the meeting to order, and asked the
Secretary to read the minutes of the previous meeting held July 11, 1956, which
were read and approved.
Mr. Harold Lieberenz, City Building Inspector, was asked to present the different
applications for variance and explain each.
•The first application was that of Mr. Woody Davis of 226 South Block Street. This
application had been held over from the previous meeting held July 11, 1956, at
which time it had been decided by the Board that they should go down to Mr. Davis'
property and investigate the application.
Since the previous meeting Mr. Davis had removed the roof from the rock wall, and
now has it resting on
Harold stated that there was about a foot difference between the roof level and the
top of the wall.
Mr.
Young
asked
Mr.
Davis what his reason was for
wanting to enclose the carport.
Mr.
Davis
stated
that
he needed the additional room
in his home.
Mr. McGoodwin stated that the reason for the ordinance was to prevent crowded
areas in the City and the only way - they could possibly grant the application was
to establish the fact that a refusal would constitute a confiscation for the use of
Mr. Davis' property.
Mr. Young stated that this once again seemed to be a problem of too much house on
too little land.
. Mr. McGoodwin asked Mr. Lieberenz to state what he had found out from Mrs. Budd.
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•Mr. Lieberenz stated that after the previous meeting he had telephoned Mrs. Budd,
about Mr. Davis' application. Mrs. Budd had told Mr. Lieberenz that she did not
have any objections to Mr. Davis building up to the wall, but she would rather the
roof did not rest on her wall.
Mr. Young asked Mr. Davis if there was any specific reason why he felt the appli-
cation should be granted.
Mr. Davis stated that he could not think of any definite reasons at the present other
than he felt he needed the additional room.
Mr. McGoodwin stated that the way the ordinance was set up they were required to
keep 5 ft. away from the property line.
Mr. McGoodwin asked if there were any further questions or any further discussion.
There being none , a vote was indicated and roll was called:
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Mr. McGoodwin No
Mr. Young No
Mr. Carter No
Mr. Lewis No
The application was denied.
The next application
was
that of Mr.
Walter Miller of 849
South School
Avenue. This
application had been
held
over from
the previous meeting
held July 11,
1956.
Mr. Miller had an existing frame garage building which is 2 ft. over on street property.
He wanted to tear down this building and build a new garage which would be about six
(6) inches from 10th street property line and about eight and one-half feet (8 1/2) from
the existing residential building.
The zoning ordinance states that the garage should be set back 20 feet from the street
property line and 10 feet from the residential building.
Mr. Carter stated that he had requested the Board at the previous meeting to hold
over Mr. Miller's application in order that he could have an opportunity to look over
his property and talk with Mr. Miller. He said that he had done this.
Mr. McGoodwin asked Mr. Miller if the Board's refusal to grant his application would
constitute a confiscation of his property.
Mr. Miller stated that he supposed he could build somewhere else but that he would
prefer not to because if he built there he could save a lot of his young orchard and
• shade trees, whereas he would have to cut some of them down if he built somewhere
else. Also he :said he felt the garage would be more convenient there, since his resi-
dence is located on 10th street, which is very difficult to get in and out of.
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Mr. Young stated that the purpose of the applications coming before the Board was
• to prevent crowded conditions in the City and to help the property owners. He stated
that he did not feel the Board would be helping Mr. Miller if they permitted him to
build on the property line, because it would tend to decrease the value of his property
in the long run.
Mr. Carter stated that the shade trees were small and he felt it would be a good 20
years before they would be large enough to do a lot of good.
Mr. Young asked Mr. Miller if he could give any other reasons why he felt the Board
should grant this variation, and he stated that he could not.
It was decided by the Board that Mr. Lieberenz should go down to Mr. Miller's and
see if they couldn't work out some other place for Mr. Miller to build his garage.
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There being no further discussion a vote was indicated and roll was called.
Mr.
McGoodwin
No.
Mr.
Lewis
No
Mr.
Carter
No
Mr.
Young
No
The application was denied.
The next application was that of Mr. Ward L. Ramey of 618 North Willow Avenue.
The variation requested by Mr. Ramey to the zoning ordinance was for the use of the
property located on the east side of North Willow Avenue just north of 618 North
Willow.
Mr. Ramey wanted to erect
a two -car carport on the front
of the garage apartment
just north of his residence.
The carport would be
only 2. 5
to 3 feet from his North
property line where the zoning ordinance requires
5 feet.
she had no objection.
Mr.
Ramey
presented a
signed statement
from his next door neighbor to the north,
Mrs.
Mary.S.
Brewer,
to the effect that
she had no objection.
Mr. Lewis asked Mr. Ramey what he reasons were for feeling that the Board should
grant his variation.
Mr.
Ramey stated that he felt
this was
the best place for
it. He stated that he could
not
put it behind the apartment
because
there was a creek
there.
Mr. Young asked Mr. Ramey if his proposed garage couldn't be moved over 2 or 3
• feet to the south thereby leaving 5 feet on the north side.
Mr. Ramey stated that he felt that his would block the view of the tenants in the
apartment and would also block the driveway.
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• Mr. McGoodwin asked Mr. Ramey if he had any intention of closing the carport in
later on.
Mr. Ramey stated that he
did not,
but that he
was going
to close the north side in and
install windows if he was
allowed
to build for
protection
from the weather.
The Board suggested that they hold this application over so that the Building Inspector
and Mr. Ramey could go over the location and see if there was any other suitable
place to put the proposed carport.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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