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MIlViFfEB OF ZONIlVG BOARD MEETING
Ma~cH 17, 1956
The Zoning Board convened in special session on March l7, 1956, at the
City Hall, 10;00 A.M. with the following members present; Mr, E. R. Davis,
presiding; Messrs. Maley, $annah,.A. G. Davis and Wilson. Mr. Halbert
was absent.
Mrs. R. M. Pratt, 6010 Lake St. requested the Zoning Board to recomn~nd
approve. or cons ruc ono an addition to her pyrgs,~n„~ hous~_located on
Lot~6, Block ,Virginia. Court,, extending the kitchen 10 Ft. to the rear
of the lot which would be in line with the present side wall°of the house.
The present side wall of the house is located only l9" from the property
line; whereas the present zoning law calls for 3', setback from the side
property line; however the house was built in 1935, antidating the present
zoning law.
Motion by Mr. Maley, seconded by Mr. Davis, that the Board, recomanend ap-
proval by the City Co~arn3.ssion of the request of Mrs. R. M. Pratt, 6t?10
Lake St. to extend the kitchen 10' to line up with the present side wall
of the house.
Voting Aye; All No; None
Approval by the Zoning Board is based on the fact that Mrs. Pratt's house,
while in violation of side lot setback as now called for in the zoning law
was built prior to the zoning l.aw, and that her request for this addition
to the house 'does not, in the Board's opinion, result in any further vio-
lation or caarpound any bad effect. Between Mrs. Pratt's house `and the ad-
~acent house is an area of approximately l~ to 15 Ft. in which there is a
driveway. No obstruction of this driveway area would be presented by ap-
proval of this request. The extension to the Pratt home would cor~'orm to
all requirements of rear lot area, usage.
Mr. 0. P. Gill, 352+ Amherst, Lot ~+A, plus W2 of ~C, Block 52, WUP 2nd Addn.
requested permission to remove his garage northward approxi~tel. ~' along
the existing side line of present building to permit addition of a new
section to the house between the present house and the proposed location
of the garage. The proposed new location of the garage would be l~+" back
from Sts present setback, and would result in a 6' setback from the side
property line. A common building line would be established for the house
and garage 6' from the side property line.
Motion by Mr. A. G. Davis,. seconded by Mr. Charles Wilson, that the request
of Mr. 0. F. Gill be approved by the City Commission.
Voting Aye; All No: None
Basis for this recotr~nendation is that. this would represent no change from
the present setback line of the existing building on the property, and
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would in fact result in a more uniform building line than now exists.
The present house was built in 1936, antidating the present zoning law
which calls for 5' side lot setback for houses located on corner lots
such as this one and 10' setback for garages in similar locations. It
is the opinion of the Coning Board that the 6' setback of the proposed
garage being in line with the building line of the houses, does not
change, compound or extend-the present violation; in fact, represents an
overall improvement.
With respect to the request submitted on February q, 1956 by Mr. Ben Blum
on behalf of his clients Messrs. R. R. Vest, E. J. Christiansen and George
ar ey, o rezone o s etween Be wont and Wakeforest for commercial
purposed the Board unanimously agreed to recommend to the City Commission
the request be denied as presently submitted.
The Board's recou~¢nendation was based on the fact that to rezone this portion
of the block would constitute spat rezoning which in the opinion of the Board
would tend to weaken the zoning law; on the other hand, it was their
opinion that if some applicant would submit a firm proposal for improvement
of all vacant lots on the two double blocks along BisnQnnet in a similar
manner as Mr. Blum's clients are proposing for the g lots in this request,
the Board would give such request favorable consideration.
With no furthex business to come before the Board at this time, upon motion
duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting was adjourned.
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