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PdINUTFS OF REGULAR MEFTI~~3G
ZOMNG & PUNNING BOARD
JUNE 16, lglt9
The Zoning Board met in regular session at the City Hall Thursday, June 16,
1919, 7:30 P.r~. with the following members present: ~Ir. 0. C. King, pre-
siding; Mr. Duncan Allen and Mr. Roy Maley. ~~essrs. H. J. Chavanne and
F. C. Jones wire absent.
Mr. Sherman J. Glass, owner of the property at 2709 Robinhood, which is in
an area restricted to single family dwellings containing a minimum of 1LtOfl
Sq. Ft. with 51~ masonry construction requested the Board to grant permis-
sion to construct a home with only a masonry front and also requested that
the restrictions requiring 1tt00 Sq. Ft. be waived to permit construction of
a home containing only 1200 Sq. Ft. since the lot has a frontage of only
50 Ft. ~Ir. Glass submitted a list of the type of construction of all
houses ire the 2600 and 2700 blocks of Robinhood which revealed that the
majority of the houses were not in keeping with the sly masonry requirement.
Motion by,-~dr": Allen, aeconded by Mr. Maley that the request of Mr. Glass for
waiving of the 51~ masonry construction requirement be granted, but the
request for waiving the 1?~00 Sq. Ft. restrictions to permit construction of
a 1200 Sq. Ft:,house be denied.
Voting Aye: All
Voting No None
Mr. Allen +~illiams, architect, requested on behalf of Dr. and Mrs. Howard
L. Evans, owners of the lot at 6l~28 Belmont, permission to locate a new
hom~Ft. back from the front property line in order to save two large
pecan trees which would have to be cut dowm if the home was located ex-
actly on the required thirty foot set back building line.
Motion by Mr. Maley, seconded by Mr. Allen that Dr. and Mrs. Howard L.
~ Evans be permitted to locate their proposed home approximately six feet
back of the required building line as requested.
Voting Ayes All
Voting No None
Mr. H. A. Tenney, 2736 Centenary, requested permission to build a 12' x 20'
storage room and hobby shop on the rear of these premises. Mr. Tenney
assured the Board that this room would not be built for rental purposes or
occupancy b~T anyone.
Motion by Mr. Allen, seconded by ~(r. Maley that the request of ?dirr. H. A.
Tenney for permission to build a 12' x 20' storage room and hobby shop on
the rear of his premises at 2736 Centenary be recommended for approval
subject to execution of usual affidavit.
Voting Ayes All
Vot.~ng Igo None
Dr. rdhitson, representing the Family Service Bureau, an agency of the
Coj~ununity Chest requested the Zoning Board to recommend approval of issuing
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license to residents in pest University Place to permit operation of day.
nurseries, and also permission for the .Fire Department to make inspections
from the standpoint of safety and the Health Department to approve sani-
tation. Dr. Whitson explained that the homes are licensed for a maximum
of six children and certain requirements must be complied with before appli-
cations are approved.
The Board assured I~r. Whitson that the matter mould be considered and a
recommendation made to the City Council after careful study.
With no further business to corm before the Board at this time, the meeting
was adjourned.
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Secretary
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