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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09131962 ZPC Minutes~~~ REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD 5EP'IrEMBER 13, 1962 The Zoning and Planning Board convened in regular session at the City $a11, Thursday, September 13, 1962, 7:30 P.M., with the follow- ing members present;. Mr. 0. P. Gill, Acting Chairman; Messrs. ~`itzgerald and Vest. Chairman Hannah, Messrs. Lott and Snyder were absent. Mr.,A._Van ZYverden, 6118 Fordham, asked permission to re-construct 5 ft. of his garage building, which heretofore was~of the leanto type, to a continuation of the garage building proper and enclose same as well as 7 ft, of the garage building to form a room 12 x 18 ft. to be used as a den or childrenTs .playroom. Mr, Zyverden stated that he had no in- tention of using the room as living quarters or for any commercial purpose and would execute an affidavit to that effect. Motion by Mr. Vest, seconded by Mr, Fitzgerald, that the Board recommend that the request. of Mr. A. Van Zyverden, 6118 Fordham, for permission to construct a 12 x 18 ft, room,in connection with his garage, to be used as a den or playroom, be approved, subject to execution of the usual affidavit that the structure will not be used for rental. or commercial purposes. Voting Aye: All No; None Mrs. Frances L. Wall, 6133 Annapolis, appeared before the Board, stating that she and her sister, Mrs. Esther L. Canada, had recently purchased the home at this address .and needed a fourth bedroom inasmuch as they have six children between them who will be home occasionally. Tt was the desire of Mrs. Wa11 and Mrs. Canada to construct this additional room over the 20 x 20 ft. garage. The Board explained to Mrs. Wall that the ordinance provisions did nit permit living quarters in a second unit and the proposed bedroom and bath above the garage would be a violation of the zoning ordinance. Upon this explanation, Mrs. Wall withdrew her request, Representatives of the Continental Oil Company, Messrs. Dale Mathis,Dick Fulshear, Richard bland and-Jerry Lanhofer, presented plans and specifi- cations for a proposed service station at the corner of Kirby Drive and Bissonnet Street, After reviewing the plans and determining. a p axes o e proposed structure appeared to be in compliance with pro- visions of the zoning ordinance, the following action was taken: Motion by Mr. Vest, seconded by Mr. Fitzgerald, that the request of the Continental Oil Company for permission to construct a service station on the 130 x 130 tract of land at the corner of Kirby Drive and Bissonnet Street, be approved, subject to the structure meeting requirements of .the building code. Voting Aye: All No: None Mr, Sam F. Servo, agent for the property at x-009 Tennyson~Street,stated to the Board that this property was improved with a garage apartment on the rear of the lot. He told the Board that he had several prospec- tive purchasers for th.e property and asked if the double garage below ~' the living quarters could be converted into a living room. The Board explained to Mr. Servo that the non-conforming building could not be remodeled, nor could additional square foot area be added. He was also told that if a residence was constructed on the front portion of the .lot, the garage apartment could .not be used as a liv- ing unit since the ordinance provides for only one single family residential dwelling on the lot.. Mr. Paul Canto, Builder, requested by letter, permission to erect a residence on Lot 6, Block 72, West University Place Second Addition 0 506 Tan~lev), with a setback from the front property line of 41 ft. instead of lining up with the existing buildings. He explained that he was making this .request in order to save a pecan tree which is right on the building line. After consideration was given to the setback distance of other residences on the block, the following action was taken; Motion by Mr. Fitzgerald, seconded by Mr. Vest, that the Board re- commend to the City Commission that the request of Mr. Paul Canto, for permission to erect a residence on Lot 6, Block,72, West Univer- sity Place Second Addition, with a setback distance of ~-1 ft., be denied, inasmuch as a majority of the houses appear to setback ap- proximately 25 feet. Voting Aye; All No; None With no further business to come before the Board at this time, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting was ad- journed. `'~ .. Secretary C]