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BOARD CF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES
• The Fayetteville Board of Adjustment met at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 27,
1966, in the Directors Room in the City Administration Building.
Present: J. F. Palmer, J. A. Pennington and George Bowen.
Absent: Wade Fincher and J. F. Robinson.
Others present: J. F. Starr; Bass Trumbo, attorney for Skull Creek Develop-
ment, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. C. Co Cowden;and Mr. R. Reagan.
On motion by George Bowen, seconded by J. A. Pennington, J. F. Palmer was un-
animously elected Chairman pro tem in the absence of Chairman J. F. Robinson.
The meeting was called to order by J. F. Palmer.
The minutes of June 15, 1966, and June 29, 1966, were approved as written and
mailed to the members.
The first application heard was that of Skull Creek Development, Inc.. Mr. Bass
Trumbo, attorney for applicant, was present to discuss'the request with the
Board.
Mr. Trumbo said a variance was requested by Skull Creek Development, Inc., for
the use of property located south of West North Street, east of North Leverett
Avenue, and north of Cleveland Street. The applicant proposed to erect 5
• apartment buildings upon this property. The buildings will front on private
drives instead of dedicated and open, existing all-weather useable streets. The
drives will be 24 feet wide and will be laid out with curb, gutter and blacktop
surface. Mr. Trumbo told the Board that there was no need for public streets
as the tenants of the apartments would be the only ones using the drives. Also,
the developers would have some control as to who uses these drives as long as
the drives are private..
There were no questions. The attorney for Skull Creek Devdopment, Inc., and
J. F. Starr were dismissed.
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The next application heard was that of Dr. Joe B. Hall for the use of the
property at 675 Lollar Lane,
Mr. R. Reagan -appeared before the Board to represent Doctor Hall. Mr. Reagan
explained that after the detailed plans were drawn for remodeling Doctor Hall's
office building, it was learned 4 more feet in width and 10 more feet in length
was needed. An appeal to the Board was again necessary because the proposed
extension would create floor area in excess of the minimum requirement. Mr. Reagan
did point out to the Board that Doctor Hall plans to cover the ditch along the south
end of the property in order to provide more off-street parking. There will still
be parking on the private drive, but parking in the street would be eliminated.
0 The Board members were familiar with the r equest and had no questions.
Mr. Reagan was dismissed.
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The last applicant before the Board was Mr. C. C. Cowden who appeared
to request a variance on property north of Hazel Street between Storer •
Avenue and Leverett Avenue. Mr. Cowden told the Board that he planned
a 34 -unit apartment building with garden -type apartments. The front yard
would be used for off-street parking. Patio, swimming pool and recreation
area would be in the center of the apartments; therefore the area considered
as a front yard by the zoning ordinance would not be needed other than for
parking.
There was no discussion, so the applicant was dismissed.
After discussion, George Bowen moved that the Board of Adjustment waive the
street frontage requirement of the zoning ordinance and authorize the
issuance of building permits to Skull Creek Development, Inc., for the
construction of apartment buildings as shown on the plot plan submitted
to the Board of Adjustment. The motion was seconded by James Pennington
and passed unanimously. The Board felt that the plan submitted showed good
land use and planning and that the private drives within the complex would
create less traffic hazard and congestion.
On motion by J. A. Pennington, seconded by George Bowen, the Board of
Adjustment unanimously voted to approve the application of Dr. Joe B. Hall
and voted to authorize the building inspector to issue a building permit to
Dr. Joe B. Hall for the construction of an additional 4 feet on the west
side and 10 feet on the south side of an extension of the existing office
building. The Board was of the opinion that the granting of the variance
and the issuance of the building permit would not be detrimental to the best •
interest of the general public; there is more than a sufficient amount of
lot area available (a separate building could be erected upon the property
and there would still be 4,000 square feet plus of lot area left) and from
an aesthetic point of view, the building will be more pleasing.
There was discussion on the application of Mr. C. C. Cowden. George Bowen
moved that the Board of Adjustment authorize the building inspector to
issue a building permit to Mr. C. C. Cowden for the construction of a 34 -
unit apartment building with off-street parking provided in the front yard.
The motion was seconded by J. A. Pennington and passed unanimously.. It was
the opinion of the Board that the applicant had provided sufficient off-
street parking and had made good use of the area. The off-street parking
will not create a hazard for traffic.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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