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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-09-25 Minutes310-2 • BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT The Board of Adjustment met at 4:00 P. M., Wednesday, Septmeber 25, 1968, in the Directors' Room of the City Administration Building, City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Members Present: J. F. Robinson, Ed Clement, Wade Fincher, Carl Yates. Members Absent: J. F. Palmer. Others Present: Harold Lieberenz, Hosea Reed, Leroy Baker, Charles Arkinson, Edna Henbest, Ellis Poole, Madge Hudgens. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. F. Robinson. Leroy & Rhonda Baker The first application for a variance taken under consideration cf t e Board of Adjustment was from Leroy Baker and Rhoda B. Baker. The variance requested is for use of property on Farmers Road which is zoned A-1, Annexed Territory District. The applicants are requesting the Variance in order that they may build a single family dwelling on their property. The property has less than the two acres lot area and less than the 100 foot lot frontage required by the City Zoning Ordinance. The applicants wish to build a house which will be approximately ten (10) feet from each side property line instead of the twenty (20) feet required by the City Zoning Ordinance. • Mr. Baker was present to represent his application. Chairman Robinson ask Mr. Baker when he bought the property. Mr. Baker answered that he bought the property in January of 1967. The Building Inspector, Harold Lieberenz, stated that this was prior to the annexing of the area into the City which occured in August of 1967. Mr. Baker then said that there were homes along the same road on lots approximately the same size as his lot. Chairman Robinson thanked Mr. Baker and instructed him to call the Office of City Planning on September 26, 1968 for the decision of the Board. Mr. Baker left the room. Hosea�_L:,Reed The next item of business was a request for a variance from Hosea .'Re�— The applicant is requesting the variance in order to erect three (3) duplexes on his property located at 1528 North Garland Avenue. Mr. Reed is requesting the variance under Section VI, Article 3, Group Housing Projects, of Zoning Ordinance No. 1239. Representing the application were Mr. Reed and his Attorney, Charles • Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson introduced Mrs. Edna Henbest to the Board members. Mrs. Henbest owns the property adjoining Mr. Reed's property on the North. Mrs. Henbest told the Board that she was in favor of the var nc teidng granted, because the nature of the area is duplex living. She s a e 311-2 • that she has three duplexes on her property adjoining the Reeds' property and there are other duplexes in the area. Chairman Robinson then ask if there were any others present wishing to speak to the Board members. Ellis Poole Mr. Ellis Poole was heard from next. His property fronts on Oakland street and adjoins Mr. Reed's Property in the rear. He felt that the proposed duplexes would devaluehhis property and therefore was against the request being granted. Madge Hudgens Next to speak was Mrs. Madge Hudgens. She stated that her property adjoined Mr. Reed's property in the rear. She then stated that she was representing herself, Mr. and Mrs. Olen Ogden, and Mr. A. D. Addington, all property owners in the area. Mrs. Hudgens then read a letter from the Ogden's stating that they were not in favor of the request being granted. She further stated that Mr. Addington and herself shared the opinion of the Ogden's. Chairman RobiYnson thanked all present and instructed them to call the Office of City Planning on September 26, 1968 for the decision of the Board of Adjustment. All present concerned with the Reeds' request left the room. • Next Chairman Robinson reopened the discussion on the variance request of Leroy and Rhoda Baker. After a brief discussion a motion was made by Carl Yates and seconded by Wade Fincher to approve the variance request of the Bakers. The motion passed unanimously. Next the Chairman reopened the discussion on the variance request of Hosea L. Reed. Mr. Lieberenz rea& Article VI, Section 3, entitled "Group Housing Projects" to the Board members. Mr. Robinson ask the Building Inspector if there were any reasonSother than as stqkted in Zoning Ordinance No. 1239, Section 3 of Article VI, for the request to come before the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Lieberenz said that there were none. Closing the discussion was a motion by Wade Fincher for approval of the request of Hosea L. Reed. The second was given by Ed Clement. The motion passed by unanimous vote. The Board members stated that they granted this variance because they felt the duplex dwellings were in keeping with the R-2, Two Family Residential District and that the size and shape of the lot would be in harmony with the character of the neigh= borhood The meeting was adjourned at 4:25 P. M. 0