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Tlie Zcnin~ Bo~.rd of Ad justtner~t
Place cozyrered ~,t ? : 30 r1.r?,. at
ing members presents Chairman
mop: Ss~it'_~ any Pi chard Hilton.
was ~Iso present.
of the City of jtirest Ur~i~,rersity
the ~ity Hall, with fi,he follow-
F1oyd. Murvhy, presiding; Members
l~Iternate member Nicnroe Jahns
T~'r. I~Iurpriy advise? that t'.~is r~aetin~ had beer called for the
C~ purpose of hol...ing a pu'~lic he~x.ring ?:n cornectior~ with ax~pli-
~ cations filed. by T~'r. Jay Harri^ an i~:arch ~, 19?2, and Ifr. Dan
~ r~ct~rrxs cn hirch 9, 1;72, ~'or ~~ermissio~~ to utilize J.5' of the
rear 2C' of their property for co:~str~action. of rez^ma.nent re-
m silence. He st~.ted for the record. that notices had. been mail-
e~? to all persons otrrrlwn~ nropErty within 2C?0' of the property
in question., ` nc? that notice h~~d been published. i n the outh-
~restern ~'~rg~rs cri Larch 29, 1972.
i~i~r. Dawns aclvi sr:d. the Boaz•d t~:~'it hir req~~.e.;t for a variance
*.aa predicated on cond.ibons e~-tablished by the City of 13ouston
th~.t there :must be a 2C' front setback for m~,ne~avering of
~utcmobileC prior to permission to mike ~, curb cut cn Bissonnet.
i~r. Downs also advised that ire addition tc the 20' required. by
the City of Houston on the fro?~.t of the property, he ha.d dedi-
cated a 61 ease?r!ent on the s.ic~e of his property to the City of
West University Place as ~ ,fi.re l~,r.e. i~":r. ;`owns stated that
if the variance ?~~.s granted the construction an the rear of
the lot would contain. no windo~rs in orr~er_ that privacy of he
and his neighbors could be maintained.
i~?rs . Virginia. Parks arriv?a at the meeting at this time .
T~Ir. Harris a.~.,?~Tised the Board that conditiars on. his property
were identical to those explained to the Board. by rnr. -Downs and.
that he too would. construct his townhouse T~ri~h a central court-
yard and have no Tv~r:ndoUrs on the .rear ~?o.rtion of the building.
P1r. Bill Pye, 31C8 tvroxton Aaad, stated. that he was apposed. to
the ~;z•anting, of a vari~~nce because it was in opposition to the
zoning .r.estrictions of the City of West University Place.
Mr. '~va1t Schuler, 3J32, Wroxton, stated. that he v~ras opposed. to
the granting of a valiance because of tk~ie close proximity and
loss of p~ri~.racy, but .~rould not object if there were no windows in
the permanent structure built ?~r.tthin the twenty faot setback.
Nr. Jeff Gorbin, 3017 Bissonnet, stated that his objection to the
granting of the variance ?Aral the fact that he wa?zld have a possible
situation where adjacent to hip; property would. be a house 34' long
and. 35' high. ~^r. Corbin. stated. that ?>ahen he constructed. his
to4~rr~house .residence he abided by all of the setbac?s lines estab-
lished: by the city of Houston ~~nd the City of West University Place
and. Ura,s of the opinion that Tyr. T~so=Nns and Ir. Harris would also
construct ta~Jrnhouses ~~ithout being gr=anted. a ~,rariance.
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?~1rs. Iilli e Elsu:~, '?A09 ~issornet, stated. ths.t townhouses should.
be U.t~ beautif~.~l as passi tale and if the variance vras granter. it
ti,-o?zl~a be sa done -~.r':~itraz•i ly inasmuch as evidence had previously
beers subm.itte~' to show th~~~t a townhouse could be b~xilt on the
prap~~rty ~~;ithaut the variL~nCe. ~Rns, ~'ls~js stated further that
she loos op~?osec~ to the =;ranting of the variance because of the
displeas~z~^~ of the ~~,join~alg prarerty o?toners to the soutr. who
were putting up with townhouses they did. not want in t'.~iQ first
place.
ors • Marshall 'r~ells, ~0?? ?-;rra~~:tan, sta.terv that construction urith-
in the re~.r set b~r,1•; lines wol.zld c?efinitely harm the r_eighba.ring
prapert.y and; shP Trrau?.d su~r^~es+, that the ci;;~.~ file a condemnation
suit ags.inst the ~~ronerty owners not vtilling to -rant rear access
to the rrapcrty.
r"r. '~3ct! Renner, ?~_i.2 •~lraxtcr:, ^tated that x~erhars the ot~~er prc-
p~;rt~r cTi?n~=rs tfa~~,~~ change the~.r r:in~?s ~rrith regard to the Z.ase of
the ~^'e~a.r area, far access if they T~vTc:re advised that ~.? l ~.vPnues
h^ve iJe~n~.sXLic~..lAi?t~i~ • c
Mrs. R. A. ~0?a:pup, ~03!~ T:dz°oxtan, stolen that in 1qJ~ no one vraG
nPrm~ tted to ruil~ an ~~.r~,~rnrnt ~ treet anry that the Townhouse
Ordi~zar.ce ?gassed in 1Q6h was ~. com,~ra~I?.se to prohibit commercial.
bt?~.lc~.in`s ~1nd ~11C O}?~]f_'CtF=~_ to ?.r'iyT v.~~-I"i~?'ICe to tl':E? !^..a''lln~'' 1^E'strl.Gt-
ions established in the Towr'~house Di~~trict.
Tr. C~.rroll Rro?~rz~, ?0'~~ ~^TroXton, st~.ted. that ~.t +:he ors ^-in~.~. time
a~' re7oni?'1~' cf the ?',~tri ~,'t far tC;frrnrl0'':set', ad ~aCent yesidents
,re~re ass~~?^ed th~~,t the?'e ~.rr1~7~d be re~.r access tc the prc?~Art~r and.
~~~:.t reSidE?nts of t~^e area"i hay? been. rnmi^,^ i.n not r•.,i.vinm further
stihdy to the arf? ~ Hance E.,~,+.r,ti.l, nh~.rr the ~7 istr Ct upon its ca-nti~_et-
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nxecut7_ve >e~sio : end ~~ro'~ 1,~ a<avi se
be '~ea~^d , ~xpan -rat:~.an by i~r.
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thas~,: tl^x`3.t Cared.. to ^?al t t0
wall O'.'' "~:;Y:e -'~.eCs:Mara Cf t'.~AC ~a'a.rG.
Co:~sideration *~Jas viven by the Roard to tree provision of the
Pcwers of a Zoning :?card of ~c~justment which states, "The potti*er
to gr~.nt variances is i i„m~ +~er' ~~y th- words "unnece^U~~ry hardship"
to providing a reasonable use for ~ specific lot having unique
characteristics, Ttih_ere the Zoning Ordi~?ance air applied. to that
l.ot would. be confiscatory by .m~.l~cin~; it practically worthless because
pct permitting any reasan~zble use of the lot." Conside:~f~tion was
also given to the a~~~risabili.ty of requesting the Cit~T N±an~:ger to
seek ad.ditioral re:~edies from the City of Houston witr. regard. to
ingress and. egress onto sissonnet, and to peeking additional. advice
fro!n tre City ~.tterney.
~ ~-otion by Chairman Murphy, secondec by I~7r. Smith, that the appli-
~ cations filed b~- I`ir. .~~'an i~owns and. i~2r. Jay Harris, for permission
~ to utilise 15' cf the roar 2Cr of their x~ro~erty for permaneiZt
pq construction, be app~~^oved.
jlot..ng dye: Ivr. i~~urph~r ~.nd P~r. Smith
~Joting "~To : r~~ . Parka , Dr.. ~ahns and ~'r. silton
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It was, therefore, staled by tho ~3oard that the applications be denied.
and. the participants in the public hearing so advised..
With no further business to come before the Board. at this time, upon
motion d~al;T made, seconded. and. carried., the meeting was ad journed
at I0:5~ p.m.
Chairman
ATTEST:
Secretary
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