HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-09-15 MinutesMINUTES OF A MEETING OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
3:30 P.M. ,` THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960 CITY COUNCIL ROOM
• Present: Mr. John'I. Smith, Chairman Absent: Mr. J. F. Robinson
Mr: George Bowen
Mr. Tom Schiewetz
Mr. James A. Pennington
Mr. Harold E. Lieberenz
Mr. D. L. Smart, applicant
Mr. T. I.` Abshier, applicant
Mr. Ben Jameson; appearing in behalf of Dr. R. E. Lingelbaugh, applicant
appearing in behalf of Marjorie O. Budd, applicant
Mr. John I. Smith, Chairman, called the meeting to order, and asked the secretary to
read the minutes. The minutes were read and approved. There was a discussion about
the length and detail of the minutes. It was decided that, since the meetings were very
long and the reading of'the minutes required a considerable amount of time, the secretary
would mimeograph and mail the Minutes to the members' of the Board prior to`the
meetings. They would then be approved and/or corrected at the meetings after the
Board had had an opportunity to read them.
The first application before the Board was that of Mrs. Marjorie O. Budd, who wished
to repair and remodela building at 600 South Government Avenue, in order that'a church
group could use it as a temporary meeting place. The property is located in an I -'1B
Industrial Zone of the City, and -church occupancy is noto allowed in that area. It was
established that the church group would meeting in the building only through the winter, or
until they could obtain another place to meet. ' There are about 25 people in the group.
The question is in the use, not in the repair of the building. Very little work is actually
to be done on the building, and it would have been done whether the church group had
wanted to meet there or not. The neighbors did not object to the church people's meeting
there temporarily. The water, lights; land gas are already'ixi the''buil'ding. There is room
for about fifty cars to park. The Board agreed that there were no further questions, and
the representatives were dismissed.
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The-next applicant was Mr. D. L.' Smart; owner of the`Dairy'Queen Drive -In at, 700 North
College Avenue. He wished to erecta 2' x 5'2" sign on existing steel sign posts. The,
bottom of the sign would be about eight feet from the ground. The west edge of the sign
would be only a few inches from the College Avenue pro�erty line, instead of the ten feet
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required by the City Zoning Ordinance. The property/located in a C-2 Thoroughfare
Commercial Zone of the City of Fayetteville. ,
The Board wondered how far the sign would be from the sidewalk. Mr. Lieberenz stated
that the sidewalk was the College Avenue property line, and the sign would be only a few
inches from it. It was also established that there was canopy covering the sidewalk in
front of the building, which would be closer to the street than the proposed sign. Mr.
Schiewetz asked the applicant if the sign would be difficult to move if College Avenue were
widened. The applicant stated that it would be fairly easy to move, and that he would have
to move his entire building if the highway were widened. There were no further questions,
and the applicant was dismissed.
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The next application was that of Dr. R. E. Lingelbaugh of 510 Fallin Avenue. Dr.
Lingelbaugh was represented by Ben Jameson. The applicant wished to `erect a 10' x 20' • +
metal carport on the South side of his house, which would be even with the front of his
house. It would be approximately three feet from the South property line at the Southeast
corner and five feet at the Southwest corner, instead of the eight (8) feet required by
the City Zoning Ordinance.
The Board established that there had been no objections from neighbors. They also
pointed out that the cement slab for the carport was already in place, since there were no
regulations on cement construction. Mr. Lieberenz stated that the carport would be
about 16. 5 feet from the property line on the South. There were no further questions,
and Mr. Jameson was dismissed.
The next applicant was Mr. T. `I. Abshier of 240 Oakwood Street, who wished to remodel
his home, which is located on the edge of a C-2 Thoroughfare Commercial Zone of the
City. The Boardcf Adjustment must approve any remodeling of a residence in a Commercial
Zone. Mr. Abshier wished to build an attached carport which would extend 22 feet to the
west of the house, and would leave about twenty feet to the side property line. He also
plans a small addition to the rear of the house, but there would be much more than forty
feet left after the proposed extension. Mr. Lieberenz pointed out that there would be plenty
of setback for both proposed extensions. The question was remodeling a residential
building in a Commercial Zone. Mr. Schiewetz stated that he believed only about 15 feet
of the lot was in the Commercial Zone. Mr. Lieberenz agreed that this was about right.
There were no further questions, and Mr. Abshier was dismissed.
The Board voted unanimously to deny the application of Mr. D. L. Smart.
The Board unanimously approved the application of Dr. R. E. Lingelbaugh.
A motion was made by Mr. Schiewetz and seconded by Mr. Bowen to approve the
application of Marjorie O. Budd, on the condition.that the church would be allowed to use
the building for only one year. The Boardivoted unanimously in favor of the application
with this condition.
The Board voted unanimously to approve the application of Mr. T. I. Abshier.
There was no further discussion, and the Board adjourned.
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