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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES
The Board of Adjustment met at 4:00 P. M., Wednesday, November 6, 1968 in
the Directors' Room of the City Administration Building, Fayetteville,
Arkansas,
Members Present: All members were in attendance.
Members Absent: None
Others Present: W. A. Lewis, Murray F. Lewis, Ben R. Porter, S. T. Russell,
J. D. Fisher, James Fisher, Harold Lieberens.
The meeting was called to order by J. F. Robinson, Chairman..
W.A. Lewis
The first application considered by the Board of Adjustment was from W. A. Lewis
and Murray F. Lewis. The applicants request approval from the Board of Adjustment
of a plan to construct a six (6) unit apartment building on their property which
is located on South School Street and is zoned C-1, Neighborhood Commercial
District. The request is for approval of the plan under Section 7, Subsection
"b", of Article VI, City Zoning Ordinance No. 1239.
Representing the request were W. A. Lewis and Murray F. Lewis, Murray F. Lewis
Chairman Robinson asked the City Building Inspector, Harold Lieberenz, if there
were any reasons other than as stated in the Zoning ordinance, Section 711b"2
of Article VI.
Mr. Lieberenz stated that there were none other than stated in the Ordinance.,
then he read Section 7"b" of Article VI entitled "Residential Uses in Industrial
and Commercial Districts.." to the Board members. Mr. Lieberenz further stated
that all set back and parking requirements were adequate,
The Chairman then asked if there was anyone present opposing the granting of this
variance request,
There being none Mr. Robinson thanked the applicants and instructed them to
call the Office of City Planning the following day for the Board's decision.
Representing the request was J. D. Fisher and his son, James Fisher, James Fisher
Mr. J. D. Fisher, owner of the company, stated that a retaining wall is located
on the rear property line and that he wishes to use this wall as the East wall
of the proposed structure.
One of the Board members stated that it was not clear to him exactly what the
structure would be used for,
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body shop and the remainder for parking. Mr. Fisher further stated that his plans
were to construct a slab roof to permit parking on top of the structure as well as
under the roof.
Harold Lieberenz,•City Building Inspector, told the Board that another problem
involved with this case was that the master street plan shows proposed widening
of Township Road on the North side of Mr. Fisher's property. And that if the
street was widened it would take part of the proposed building.
Mr. Fisher then told the Board members that Township Road had already been
widened five (5) feet and that the curb of Township Road was located against
his existing building., therefores if the street was widened :.,
more he would
have to move his business to another locations
The Chairman asked if there was anyone present to oppose the granting of this
request. There being no opposition, the public hearing on the request of
J. D. Fisher Buick Compaay was closed.
Mr. Robinson then thanked the applicant and his son for attending the meeting
and instructed them to call the Office of City Planning the following day for
the decision of the Board of Adjustment.
The final request for a variance was from Ben R. Porter. The applicant is Ben R. Porter
requesting the variance for construction of a single family residence on a
lot having less than two (2) acres as required by the City Zoning Ordinance
• in the A-11 Annexed Territory District zoning. The property in question is
located on Porter Road and is in A-1, Annexes Territory District.
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Representing the application was Ben R. Porter and S. T. Russell.
Mr.
Porter told the
Board
members that he has a buyer for this property, but
that
the buyer does
not want
a full two (2) acres of land.
After a short discussion with the applicant the Chairman asked if there was
anyone present opposing the granting of this variances
Ben R. Porter
The" being no one present opposing the variances the public hearing was closed*
The minutes of October 16 19�8 and September 259 1968 were approved as mailed
by unanimous vote of the members*
At this time the Board returned consideration to the application of W. A. Lewis
and Murray F. Lewis. After a brief discussion Wade Fincher made a motion to
approve the request and the motion was seconded by J. F. Palmer. The motion
carried unanimously.
The application of J. D. Fisher was discussed again at this time.
ffoard member J. F. Palmer stated that the way the property and existing buildiM-
are located and with the retaining wall being in exiatances he felt that the
request should be granted. I
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On a motion by J. F. Palmer and second by Carl Yates the Board of Adjustment
unanimously approved the request for a variance from J. D. Company,
The final action of the meeting was on the request of Ban R. Porter.
O, a motion by Carl Yates and a second by J. F. Palmer the Board of Adjustment
unanimously approved the request of Ben R. Porter for a variance .::: the City
Zoning Ordinance.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at r
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