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3.FGLTLt.~I? IYIEDTI~;G CF r~,01`1I:urG BOARD OF ADJUST~'11T
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fi 9, X73
Tree Zoning Board. of Ad j7astment conYre ed in regular session at the
City Fiall on Thursday, March 2~, J.973, 7:30 p.m. , vrith the .follow-
ing members present: Chairman Dunn, pre^id.ing; members Hilton,
JaY:ns, Johnsor_ and. Wilkins. 1~ltern~.te members Casey and Wissel
were also present. Commissioner '?ufus Stanley and City manager
lhitt Johnson were in attend~.nce.
Mr. Dunn anr~otanced that the Bow{rd ~*oul~? at this ~~.me hold the Public
~ ilearing w?7i ch Y~~~.d, been ca:t led. for th~.s date to consider an applicat-
~ ion bearing: Lo cket 'PTO. 73-1 fi'l.ed. by Y'r. ~aJilliam Galbraith. Mr. Dunn
~ requested that the 3aard Secretary read the r,TOtice of Public Hear-
~ ing.
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Motion by Mr. Hilton, secdrde~? by i~r. T.~'ilkins, th~.t the Public Hear-
in; called. by the Zoning Boos'' cif Adjustment for 7:30 p.m., Thursday,
March 2~, 173, to con^id_e~^ the application Filed. by Mr. 1rJilliam
Galbreath for permission to enclose ~n e:~.ist3.ng screen porch located.
l' ~" intc the frost build ing setback, t~Tas no~;tiT open.
Voting; Ay o : J=z.hns Voting; I~To : !~TOre
JoYa.~:son
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Mr. Dunn ir,trod_~.zced all members of the Bo=ord., the ~~uilding Inspector,
Assistant Bui ld ing• IrspeGtor, Commi.s:si on.er Stanley and. City Manager
Whitt Johnson.
?v?r. Dunn ~iscertained from the Board `]secretary th~.t A~ntice of Public
ueari n~ was r_.,~ blisY.nd i n the Trd~st Zone section. of the `~ouston
CY!_roniGle on~ Saturd:_~y, iarch ~.~, , ~?7`~, and. notice mailed. to all
property owners ~-iG:nin a 20~' ~^~;r3iu~:~ of the property in question. on
M:~.rGh Ib, 173, thereby fulfil? ing .r<.?.' Legal regt~:~rements for the
Public Hearing.
dir.. Dunn ad~nin~.stere~' t:~e C~.tY to the fo11oT,?inr°.:
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There: tieing ~!.o ftarthor pea sons r'~ eri.rzr~~;, to be he~.re , the follotiAring
action eras ta.~ en: I~ction by 1'~r. Tw1i1'•vi r~s , secor..de~? by nor. Johnson,
that the P~~b'.a.c Heari ng be closes :
Noting Aye: .liltcn ~roting r•o: ~~ane
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`~}ie meeting w~.s recessed. .fcr ten rrin~ztes.
Upon recorsvening, I~r. Johnsonn nrese~^ted the Board definitions of
'~ "porch" any? "enclosed." as fouY~d in °~~°bster's ~ict:~on~.ry. Tai scussio~n
of the application inc~.icated t'r3e folloti•ring:
Gq The question to be ~resolT,red. is vrhether or not the open porch should_
~ be enclose'. anti become a p~t~.rt of thA Y•esid.ence; th~.t there was no
error i:'i the application ss ~.pplie:? for; and that the Board has the
option of allowing tre issuance of a pc.rniit as requested. on the basis
of a states' exception to the a~•~d_n~.nce or to grant a variance which
would allo~r a permit to be issued..
i~iscussian by the Board inr~.~.ca.tee that the follot~rin~; requirements
for s~rantiri~; a varier:ce h2~' been met:
1) It Trust bF grs.r:ted opera a~?pe~.~..
2) It is grantee. only in szeeific cases.
3) It Tn~ast be because of special coed itior_s .
~~~) The variance grantee? :°.'all net be cantrary to the public
irterost.
5) "''he spirit of thy; ordi~~arce shall be observed.
6) Subst~.nt~~al ustice Trust be Gone to ~,~.1 parties invol~,red,
:including the public.
In reT,*iet•~in.~- the =.rF~olication. it T~~a~ a.Mreed. by the Bo-~rd_ tha.t all
requirements for ~^ranting a va~~•ia.nce had. been Tnet vrith the except-
ion of ti•,rhether or not urinecesszry ha~•dship hay? been established .
During the d.scuss~.an with r_e~:nsd to establishing: ur_necessary hard-
ship, it Tf?as ?tC?i ntGd out that the expense of architectural services
for ti~lans that co~z?.~ not be used. any'. partial implementation of re-
modeling cou7.a be considered unneces:=~:3ry hardship. Following dis-
cussion ttiTith remand to =tri'~t ~~c~herence to the letter of the law, it
eras r_oted that the function of the ~oni.n~; 13oar~3 of A~' justm.ent w~.s to
define good or bar?. in a given sot of ~,~.rcuTnstanees, any? that addit-
ional study sho~.;:ld be given to a b°~,sic ±3efinition of "unnecessary
har~~ ship" . .
motion b Mr. Johnson,
y secorr?ed b ~ ~~-
y M~. Hilton, th~~ the arplication
bearing TJoc'.~et l~To. '~~_~? file:i by ~~r. ~~Yilliarn Galbreath for enclos-
ing a,n
glass a existi.ng front s
nd. replacing the cree:r: parch b~T replacing screAn ~~,*indows with
scY°een deer with harewood coon be granted.,
a n!? the decision of the H,zil~':.~.Y~;=~ ?nspector be reversed..
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