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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
January 2, 2003
City Council Chambers
A meeting of the Board of Adjustment was held on January 2, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. with the
following members present:
Chairman Bob Harris -
Board Member Mary Jowers
Board Member Georgine Guillory
Alternate Member Joey Hilliard
Alternate Member Gladys Allen
Board Members absent: Board Member Dohn LaBiche
Board Member Lamar Roach
Also present: Stephen Richardson, Planning Manager; Tyrone Cooper, First
Assistant City Attorney; Jill Cole, Recording Secretary; Adina
Abshire, Planner; Cheryl Robinson, Senior Planner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Alternate Member Allen made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 5, 2002
Public Hearing. Board Member Jowers seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried
4:0.
SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES
F0e 488-BA: A request for a special exception to the parking requirements.
Y/Ocation: 2205 Laurel
Applicant: Mr. and Mrs. Willie Carter, Sr.
(Alternate Member Hilliard arrived.)
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Mr. Richardson stated that Mr. and Mrs. Willie Carter, owners of Jazzy's 11, were given
a specific use permit by City Council in September, 2002 to operate this retail business in
a building that formerly housed a property management office at 2205 Laurel.
This approval was subject to receiving a special exception to the parking requirements.
Jazzy's 11 occupies the front half of the building which consists of two floors. A cabinet
maker occupies the space in the rear.
When the property management office occupied the building, ten parking spaces were
required. There are 11 spaces provided. Due to the fact that the current use is a retail use,
the requirement is one space per 200 square feet, which would be 36 spaces.
The Board of Adjustment may grant a special exception when the Board finds that such
special exception will not adversely affect the value and use of adjacent or neighboring
properties or be contrary to the public interest. The Board of Adjustment may waive or
reduce off-street parking and loading requirements when it finds the same are unnecessary
for the proposed use of the building or structure for which the special exception request
applies.
Twenty-two notices were mailed to property owners within 200 feet. No responses in
favor or in opposition were returned to staff.
Slides of the subject property were shown.
Chairman Harris opened the public hearing and asked for the applicant's comments.
Sandra Carter, the applicant, addressed the Board. She said that there was never a parking
problem at the business.
Chairman Harris asked for comments in favor or in opposition.
Willie Carter, Jr. addressed the Board in favor of the request.
Leon Chambers addressed the Board in favor of the request. Mr. Chambers has an office
in the subject building and said he has never had a problem with parking.
Willie Carter, Sr. addressed the Board in favor of the request.
Sandra Carter's mother addressed the Board in favor of the request.
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The public hearing was closed.
Discussion between the Board members followed.
Board Member Guillory made a motion to approve a special exception to the parking
requirements at 2205 Laurel as requested in File 488-BA. Board Member Jowers seconded
the motion. The vote on the motion to approve File 488-BA follows:
Chairman Harris - For
Board Member Jowers - For
Board Member Guillory - For
Alternate Member Hilliard - For
Alternate Member Allen - For
The motion to approve File 488-BA carried 5:0.
OTHER BUSINESS
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 3:25
P. M.
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