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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12141976 ZPC Minutes .REGULAR MEETLNG ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 14, 1976 The Zoning. .and Planning Commission of the City of West University Place convened in regular session at the City Hall at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 1976, with the foil-owing .members present: Chairman Bartholomew, presiding; Members Norton, LaCook and Weatherby.. The Chairman ascertained from the secretary that proper notice of the meeting had been posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting. ~ The Chairman .advised that a Public Hearing had been called .for this time and ex- Q plained the procedure. to be followed. Q Motion by Mr. Weatherby, :seconded by Mr. Norton, that Public Hearing called for Q consideration of application to subdivide Lot 3, Block 90 West University Place 2nd Addition 3322 Albans by Mr. Michael Casey, owner, .into two lots, one lot facing Albans to be 100 ft. a 102 ft., and one lot facing Westchester to be 65 ft. x 100 ft., be opened. Voting Aye: All Voting No: None Notice of Public Hearing was published in The Southwestern Argus on Wednesday, November 17, 1976 and letters to property owners within 200 ft. of the property were mailed November 18, 1976. Mr. Casey presented pictures of the existing improvements, including a garage and. greenhouse which would be removed in the event the subdivision is granted, and stated that he planned to remodel the existing house which faces Albans. He stated his. plans for the lot facing Westchester, if the subdivision is approved, were in- decisive at this time. He also submitted a plat of .adjacent. blocks .and pointed out previous subdivision of lots and stated that if the application was approved, the two lots would be larger than the minimum lot requirement of the Zoning Ordi- nance making them also the second and third largest lots on that block, and that it was his desire to put use of the land in a more feasible economic environment. Mr. H. F. Gillard, 3314 Albans, stated he had lived adjacent to this property for more than 25 years and would like to see it left as it is because of the openness of the area. Mr. Paul W. Wallin, Jr., 3311 Albans, asked if the existing house was so located that possibly in the future a request might be made to subdivide the proposed lot facing Albans into two lots. He was advised that in order to be subdivided in this manner the existing house would have to be town down or relocated. Mr. Dahlin came to the meeting at this time. _ _ _____ _ Mr. Wallin also stated he would like to see the larger lots kept intact and could see. no hardship involved in this application. Motion by Mr. Weatherby, seconded by Mr. LaCook, that Public Hearing be closed. Voting Aye: All Voting No: None Motion by Mr. Weatherby, seconded by Mr. Dahlin, that application by Mr. Michael E. Casey, owner, to subdivide Lot 3, Block 90 West University Place 2nd Addition 3322 Albans into two lots, one lot facing Albans to be 100 ft. x102 ft. and one lot facing Westchester to be 65 ft. x 100 ft., be .denied. The secretary reviewed statements already given before his arrival at the meeting for Mr. Dahlin. Discussion of the. application concerned aesthetics of area, previous subdivision in this bloack and adjacent blocks, oversize of lots in proposed subdivision in com- parison with Zoning requirements and size. of lots on this block and adjacent blocks, density factor and the fact that this is not a true key lot situation as adjacent property. to the north faces Westchester also. Votin Aye:. Norton Voting. No: Barthlomew Weatherby Dahlin LaCook Motion failed. Subdivision approved as presented. Mr. W. B. Lee, owner, presented an application for the following: Combining two tracts of land described as follows into one tract of land: TRACT l: East 20 ft. of Lot 8, Block 22, West University Place 1st Addition, 20 ft. x 120 ft., facing University Boulevard and adjacent to North 100 ft. of Lot 7, Block 22, West University Place 1st Addition, 3301 University Boulevard. TRACT 2: West 50 ft. of Lot 6, Block 22, West University Place 1st Addition, 50 ft. x 100 ft. And further requesting that TRACT l be designated for ingress and egress to TRACT 2 and that TRACT 2 be designated as a building site where a permit for the construction of a single family dwelling might be issued by the City of West University Place. h1r. Lee explained that he purchased these tracts of land along with North 100 ft. of Lot '7, Block 22, West University Place 1st Addition, in 1952, but was not ne- gotiating to sell the property and move from the city. He stated that the pros- pective owner desired to have the above described action taken in order to get ~Y financing for the property for reason that as it exists it is not a buildable site. Mr. George Saxon, prospective buyer, stated that he did not intend to construct a residence on the lot but planned to use it for family recreation and/or an extra garage. Members of the Commission discussed the various facets of this request including. whether or not the Commission had the authority to combine properties and create a site which would not meet the Zoning requirements as a building site, street frontage, setback requirements, availability of utilites and undesirable location as a building site. ~+ The Chairman was instructed to write the City. Attorney for a written opinion on Lf~ this request. O ~ Mr. Lee agreed to bear. with the Commission until the City Attorney responded and ~ the Commission could meet again in January and re-consider the application. Minutes of the regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning Commission on November 9, 1976, were approved as submitted. 4Jith no further business to come before the Commission, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:.30 p.m. C .... .... Chairman 1