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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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A regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held on September 14, 2009 at 3:45
p.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
ACTION TAKEN
MINUTES: August 3, 2009 Approved
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BOA 09-3378 (Alan Reid, 445) Approved
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BOA 09-3472 (Colby Salazar, 408): Approved
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MEMBERS ABSENT
Sheree Alt
Steven Bandy
William Chesser
Robert Kohler
Bob Nickle
Mark Waller
Kristen Knight
STAFF PRESENT STAFF ABSENT
Jesse Fulcher
Andrew Garner
Dara Sanders
David Whitaker
Jeremy Pate
Board of Adjustment Chair Bob Kohler called the meeting to order at 3:45 PM.
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Approval of the August 3, 2009 Board of Adjustment meeting minutes.
Motion:
Board Member Waller made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 3, 2009
BOA Meeting. Board Member Nickle seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion
passed with a vote of 6-0-0.
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BOA 09-3378 (ALAN REID / 911 HIGHLAND, 445): Submitted by GEORGE ALAN
REID JR. for property located at 911 HIGHLAND AVENUE. The property is zoned
RSF-4, SINGLE FAMILY - 4 UNITS/ACRE and contains approximately 0.64 acres.
The request is for reduced street frontage for a lot resulting from a proposed lot split.
Planner: Dara Sanders
Dara Sanders, Current Planner, gave the staff report and described the applicant's
request.
Board Member Waller asked if Lot I was currently conforming.
Sanders stated yes.
Board Member Kohler where access would be provided.
Sanders stated that access would be reviewed at the time of development.
Waller asked if the property line was currently jogged.
Sanders stated yes.
Alan Reid (applicant) stated that they had reduced the width of the original variance
request by obtaining additional property from the neighbor. Access will likely be from
Cleburn.
Waller asked what the objection was to a jogged property line.
Reid stated that property maintenance can be an issue when the property lines are not
straight.
Board Member Kohler asked if the alley would count as adequate frontage.
Sanders stated that the 70' of frontage has to be on a public street, not an alley.
Motion:
Board Member Nickle made a motion to approve the request with conditions as listed in
the staff report. Board Member Alt seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion
passed with a vote of 5-1-0 with Board Member Waller voting no.
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BOA 09-3422 (SALAZAR / 1121 N. MISSION BLVD.): Submitted by COLBY
SALAZAR for property located at 1121 N. MISSION BLVD. The property is zoned
RSF-4, SINGLE FAMILY - 4 UNITS/ACRE and contains approximately 0.54 acres.
The request is for setback variances to bring an existing non -conforming structure into
compliance.
Jesse Fulcher, Current Planner gave the staff report discussing the existing home on
the property built in 1921 and that the home was within the front building setback and
within the Master Street Plan right-of-way. Staff recommends approval of the requested
variance for the reasons discussed throughout the staff report.
Board Member Kohler asked about the vertical line on the survey.
Fulcher stated that is was a section line.
Board Member Nickle asked for clarification on condition #1.
Fulcher stated that the condition was for the benefit for the applicant, and that the City
Council would review the Master Street Plan amendment.
Board Member Kohler asked if there would be any issues in the future if the street was
widened.
Board Member Waller asked about one versus two nonconforming lots.
David Whitaker, Assistant City Attorney, stated that the matter would be up to AHTD,
since Mission and North were state highways.
Colby Salazar, applicant, stated that he was asking for approval to allow him to fix up
the house.
Public Comment:
No public comment.
Motion:
Board Member Alt made a motion to approve the request with conditions as listed in the
staff report. Board Member Bandy seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion
passed with a vote of 6-0-0.
All business being concluded, the meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.