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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND SIGN APPEALS
A regular meeting of the Board of Adjustments and Sign Appeals was held on July 3,1995 at 3:45 p.m. in the City
Administration Building, Room 111, 113 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, Arkansas.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Andrews, Gerald Boyd, Bob Nickle, Marion Orton, Thad Hanna,
and Craig Rivaldo.
OTHERS PRESENT: Alett Little, Elaine Cattaneo, and others.
No minutes were distributed for approval.
VARIANCE 95-18 - BILL MANNKE
121 S. SCHOOL
The first item on the agenda was a request for a variance of front setbacks including a variance of 18 feet along Rock
Street to permit construction of a carriage house and garage and a variance of 12.5 feet along Rock Street for the current
structure and a 4.4 feet variance along School Street.
Staff recommended approval of the School Street variance to bring the current structure into conformance so renovations
may continue.
Staff recommended approval of the Rock Street variances subject to construction of the structures as shown and initiated
within one year of the date of approval.
Discussion ensued regarding construction plans and parking requirements.
Mr. Boyd expressed concem regarding the size of the carriage house. Discussion ensued regarding whether or not the
lot size was sufficient for both structures and Ms. Little stated the total building footprint was 3150 square feet and the
lot contained 8100 square feet.
Mr. Nickle commented the project was an in -fill development which City Council encourages. Discussion ensued.
MOTION
Mr. Boyd made a motion to grant the School Street variance. Ms. Orton seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, the motion passed with a unanimous vote of 7-0-0.
MOTION
Mr. Boyd made a motion to approve the variances on Rock Street. Mr. Andrews seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, the motion passed with a unanimous vote of 7-0-0.
MOTION
Mr. Andrews made a motion to limit the construction to the submitted drawings and initiation of construction with one
year.
Upon roll call, the motion passed with a unanimous vote of 7-0-0.
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VARIANCE 95-19 - SHEP AKIN
1129 FIELDSTONE
The next item on the agenda was a request for a 1.5 feet variance of the front setback to make legal a roof overhand on
an existing structure.
Staff recommended approval of the requested variance on the basis that the only valid excuse for incorrectly siting
building was due to pulling measurements fro the wrong pins as was the subject case.
Ms. Little stated the structure had a 2.5 overhang and was offset by 1.5 feet which made a noticeable difference in that
the house was closer to the street.
Mr. Akins made a statements regarding the pin locations.
Discussion ensued regarding curving the curb, lot line adjustment, and tree preservation.
MOTION
Mr. Nickle made a motion to approve the variance. Mr. Boyd seconded.
Upon roll call, the motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1. Mr. Andrews voted against the motion and Mr. Rivaldo
abstained.
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OLD BUSINESS
VARIANCE 95-17 - GEORGANNE MORNEY
2009 ORA DRIVE
Mr. Eric Robins represented Ms. Momey and he stated that instead of measuring from the overhang the measurement
had been taken from the wall along the front. Ms. Little suggested pitching the roof from east to west. Discussion
ensued regarding various options.
MOTION
Mr. Rivaldo made a motion to approve the variance to add an additional 1 feet on the front. Mr. Nickle seconded the
motion.
Upon roll call, the motion passed with a unanimous vote of 7-0-0.
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OTHER BUSINESS
Ms. Little initiated discussion regarding setbacks and the history of same and she stated they provided light and air,
allowed for street widening, and allowed turnaround room for emergency vehicles under roof overhangs. Ms. Little
requested a standard be set to deal with small errors administratively. Discussion ensued.
Mr. Nickle suggested a larger fee and pointed out that small errors in setbacks allow builders to pour less concrete.
Mr. Boyd stated the errors were not always caught at the time of construction and expenses were potentially passed on
to second or third buyers.
Ms. Little inquired as to inspection's role in the process of setback enforcement. Discussion ensued.
Mr. Rivaldo suggested that staff have authority to grant variance up to 5 feet. Mr. Hanna suggested staff have the
authority to grant variance up to 2 feet and suggested a $100 fee for granting of same. Discussion ensued and Mr. Boyd
and Mr. Andrews objected to the suggestions.
Mr. Nickle stated there was consensus the fee should be adjusted.