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0 Board of Adjustment Minutes
The Board of Adjustment met at 4:00 P. M., Wednesday, December 18, 1968, in
the Directors' Room of the City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Members Present: All members were in attendance.
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Bob Stout, Rev. James E. Cheshier, Gerald Cates, Harold
Lieberenz
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. F. Robinson.
The first variance request considered by the Board of Adjustment was from Bob Bob Stout
Stout. Mr. Stout is requesting a variance in order to place an advertising
sign closer to the front property line than is permitted by the City Zoning
Ordinance in the Neighborhood Commercial District zoning.
Representing the request was the applicant, Mr. Bob Stout,
Chairman Robinson asked the applicant if the sign would obstruct vision of traffic
along Garland Avenue.
Mr. Stout answered that the sign would be on a single pale approximately 12 feet
• above the ground and would not obstruct vision in any way.
There being no one present in opposition to the variance and no further questions
from the Board members, the Chairman closed the public hearing.
James Cheshier
Mr. Stout left the room. Assembly of God Church -
ISiath Street.
The next request for a variance was from the Rev. James E. Cheanier, on behalf
of the Central Assembly of God Church.
The applicant requests the variance for use of property located on Sixth (6th)
Street as a Church Sunday School Building and off street parking facilities.
Representing the application was the applicant, James E. Cheshier.
J.F. Palmer
Board member J. F. Palmer asked if the building for the Sunday School Classes
was existing now or is the building to be constructed.
Rev. Cheshier stated that the building had been standing for approximately.
18 years with a new addition made to it about 10 years ago.
There being no further questions from the Board and no one present opposing
the request, the public hearing was closed and the applicant left the room.
The third request was from Gerald Cates, Mr. Cates is requesting a variance
• in order to make an addition to his existing home which will be closer to the
rear property line than is permitted in R-lA, Single Family Residential District
zoning.
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Mr. Cates was present to represent his request.
Chairman Robinson asked the applicant if there was any other location that could
logically be used for the new addition.
Mr. Cates answered that the new addition would be used to extend his existing
family room and to add a study to his home. Because of this being an extension
to a present roam the location as stated in the appeal was the only logical
choice.
The Chairman asked if there were any other questions from the Board members.
There were none.
Chairman Robinson then asked if there was anyone present opposing the granting
of this variance. No one spoke.
The public hearing on the request by Gerald Cates was closed, and Mr. Cates
left the room.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
The final request for consideration was from St. Paul's Episco uro .
Under the requirments of the Zoning Ordinance any "Church Use" in G3, Central
Commercial District must be approved by the Board of Adjustment before a building
• permit can be issued. Because of this requirement St. Paul's Episcopal Church
has made application for Board of Adjustment approval of a plan to construct
an addition to the existing church building.
Chairman Robinson asked if there was anyone present to represent the request. No
one spoke.
The Chairman then asked if there was agvone present in opposition to the variance.
There was no opposition present.
After a brief discussion on the request J. F. Palmer made a motion to approve
the variance request of St. Paul"s Episcopal Church. The motion was seconded
by Wade Fincher. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
The request of Gerald Cates was acted upon by the Board at this time.
On a motion by Carl Yates and second by J. F. Palmer the Board of Adjustment
unanimously approved Mr. Cates request.
The third action taken was on the variance request of James E. Cheshier. On a
motion by Wade Fincher and second by Ed Clement the Board unanimously voted
to approve the variance request.
The final action of the meeting was on the request from Bob Stout. A motion
was made by J. F. Palmer and seconded by Ed Clement to approve the request of
Mr. Stout. The motion carried unanimously.
0 The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.