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A~EETING OF .7r0i~I?~TG BOAF~11 OF ADJtTSTME?~rI'
S:~PTE'~iBEA 18, 1967
The Zoning Board. of Adjustment of the City of Tu~est University Place
convened at 7 a 3Q p.m~. a:t the City Hall, with .tYze following members
present s Chairman Livermore, presid ink;; N?embers 7,Jheeler and Murff .
Alternate member Scott was also present.
The application d_ocketed_ 67-~, filed. on September 6, 1967 by Mrs.
Rufus E. Foster, 3312 Cason Street, 4~*as ;submitted to the ,.Board. for
`.,~ consideration at this time. The Board. was advised. that necessary legal
~ notice of public hearing had. been giTren by publication in the regular
section of the Houston Chraricle on September 9, 1967 and by mail to
''~ all property owners within 20Q feet of the property on September 9, 1967.
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~ There being no property oUrners present to be heard, Chairman Liver-
more asked Mr. Foster to come forward and, present his information in
connection with .his application. Mr. Foster presented.. a scale drawing
showing the attached. twowcar garage, new entry way and. brick wall that
he .proposes to construct. He stated. that inasmuch as the original
builder used. a 32' setback there was not sufficient rear yard. area for
the construction of a garage and. due to the size of automobiles an add-
itional tUro feet wa;.s needed. for the construction of a new garage on the
front of the property. The brick wall is to be constructed to provide
privacy for a patio area. Per. Foster further stated that there are no
other houses in this block facing on Cason Street arid. that surrounding
neighbors had no objection to the constructian.
There being no further questions by Board members, Chairman Livermore
advised Mr. Foster that the Board would. go into .executive session, and.
that he would. be advised of their decision. T~Ir. a.nd Mrs. Foster left
the meeting at this time.
Motion by Mr. Murff, seconded. by Mr.. Scott, that the public hearing be
closed..
Chairman Livermore read. a. letter received by the Board. from J. D. Allston
Building Inspector, advising that he had turned. do*ran the .application for
a building permit inasmuch as the proposed construction would extend. two
feet into the front bu.ild.ing setback requirements.
After some discussion the fo~.lowing action was taken; Motion by Mr.
Murff, seconded by Mr. Wheeler, that the Board grant the request for
an exception to the Zoning Ordinance to allow the construction .of a
new garage and. brick wall extending two feet into the front setback as
requested. in Application Docketed ,~67-4 dated September 7, 1967.
Voting Aye: All
Voting No: None
There being no further business to come before the Board. at this time,
upon motion duly made, seconded and. carried, the meeting was adjourned..