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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
May 4, 2000
City Council Chambers
A meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held on May 4, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. with the following
members present:
Board Member Bob Harris
Board Member Mary Jowers
Board Member Lynn DeMary
Alternate Member Ed Orr
Board Members absent: Board Member Dohn LaBiche
Board Member Alvin Cook
Alternate Member Lamar Roach
Alternate Member Joe Ashy
Alternate Member Georgine' Guillory
Also present: Stephen Richardson, Planning Manager; Murray Duren, Senior
Planner; Tyrone Cooper, First Assistant City Attorney; Adina
Abshire, Planning Technician and Jill Cole, Recording Secretary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member DeMary made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2000
Meeting. Alternate Member Orr seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 4:0.
SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES
PUBLIC HEARING
1) File 439-BA: A request for a variance to the 10' exterior side yard requirements of
Chapter 30-25 B. 2. to allow a 5.4' side yard in a GC -MD (General Commercial -Multiple
Family Dwelling) District.
Location: Northwest corner of Tram Road and Old Voth Road
Applicant: Darryl Landers
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
May 4, 2000
Mr. Richardson stated that the applicant wants to purchase the subject property and once
the purchase is complete, he will build a new eight -bay carwash.
The property is zoned GC -MD and was the site of a carwash many years ago; however,
it has since been torn down and the entire tract is paved with concrete. The plumbing is
still in existence where the old bays were, so the applicant wants to do rebuild a new
structure over these bays for the car washing facility, plus some drying structures. And
since the plumbing is already intact, he would like to reconstruct structures over where the
old bays were - that would put one bay only 5.4' from the property line. If approved, the
edge of the building would be 29.4' from the edge of the pavement of Tram Road.
The applicant must demonstrate to the Board that the application meets all three conditions
for the variance.
Seven notices were mailed to property owners within 200 feet. No responses in favor or
in opposition were returned to staff.
Slides of the subject area were shown.
In response to Board Member Harris, Mr. Richardson clarified the distance from the slab
to the street.
In response to Board Member DeMary, Mr. Richardson said that the applicant would not
be required to put in a 6' wide landscaping strip.
Discussion of road width followed.
Board Member Harris opened the public hearing and asked for the applicant's comments.
Darryl Landers, the applicant, addressed the Board. In response to Board Member
DeMary, Mr. Landers said that a regular carwash bay is 16' wide and the one designated
for handicapped persons will be 19' wide.
Board Member Harris asked for comments in favor or in opposition. No comments were
made. The public hearing was closed.
Discussion between the Board followed.
In response to questions from the Board, Mr. Landers said that no part of the carwash
bays would obstruct views of traffic on the street.
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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
May 4, 2000
Alternate Member Orr made a motion to approve an exterior side yard building setback
of 5.4' for a commercial structure at the northwest corner of Tram Road and Old Voth
Road as requested in File 439-BA. Board Member Jowers seconded the motion. The vote
on the motion to approve File 439-BA follows:
Board Member Harris - For
Board Member Jowers - For
Board Member DeMary - For
Alternate Member Orr - For
The motion to approve File 439-BA carried 4:0.
OTHER BUSINESS
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3.28.
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