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ZoningBoardofAdjustment <br />MinutesofJanuary22,2015 <br />BoardMembersPresent:RodRothermel,CharlesSchoppe,ChesterPool,T.J.Walker,andNettie <br />Warren(Alt1) <br />BoardMembersAbsent:LawrenceMcNealandDougMartin(Alt2) <br />CityStaffPresent:CityPlannerEricEnsey,AssistantCityAttorneyClarkAskins,andOffice <br />CoordinatorPeggyLee <br />1.CalltoOrder. <br />ChairmanRodRothermelcalledthemeetingtoorderat6:02p.m. <br />2.Rollcallofmembers. <br />BoardMembersRodRothermel,CharlesSchoppe,ChesterPool,T.J.Walker,andNettieWarren <br />(Alt1)werepresent. <br />3.Considerapprovalofmeetingminutes:December11,2014. <br />Withnoobjectionpresented,theDecember11,2014,minuteswereapprovedaswritten. <br />4.ApublichearingwillbeheldtoconsiderVarianceRequest#1493000012,arequestbyGhandi <br />th <br />Sailesh&Paresh,ownerofthepropertylocatedat1251S.13Street,furtherdescribedas <br />ReserveA,HomePorte.Theapplicantisseekingapprovalofavariancetoallowconstruction <br />ofanewHome2SuitesbyHiltonhotelthatencroaches5feetintotherequired10footside <br />(south)setbackcontrarytotheprovisionsofSection106240oftheCodeofOrdinances. <br />ChairmanRothermelopenedthepublichearingat6:03p.m. <br />A.StaffPresentation <br />CityPlannerEricEnseypresentedƭƷğŅŅ͸ƭreportonavariancerequestbyGhandiSailesh& <br />PareshtoallowconstructionofaHome2SuitesbyHiltonhotelthatencroachesfivefeetinto <br />th <br />therequired10footsidesetbackofthepropertylocatedat1251S.13Street. <br />B.ApplicantPresentation <br />MichaelGartner,2200MarketSt.,Galveston,Texas,projectarchitect,wassworninby <br />ChairmanRothermel.Mr.GartnerbeganbycomplimentingCityPlannerEricEnseyonhis <br />greatwork.Mr.GartnerintroducedDarrenGhandi,sonofSamGhandi,ownerof <br />CandlewoodSuitesinLaPorte.CandlewoodSuiteshasbeensuccessfulasthelargest <br />generatorofrevenueofallthehotelsinLaPorte.Mr.Ghandihasrecentlycompleted <br />developmentofaHome2SuitesinKaty,Texas.Fortheproperdesignofthehotelatthis <br />location,anadditionalfivefeetisneededalongtheside(south)setback. <br /> <br />