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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />November13,2014 <br />AppleTowingVariance <br />Criterion:StaffFinding: <br />a.Thatthegrantingofthevariancewillnotbe TheĭźƷǤ͸ƭCodeofOrdinancesspecificallyonlyallow <br />contrarytothepublicinterest.forelectricfencesinlimitedsituations,specifically <br />forresidentialpropertiesforthesolepurposeof <br />containinglivestock.Thereisnoallowanceforsuch <br />fencesoncommercialand/orindustrialproperties. <br />Althoughtheelectricfencewouldprovidesecurity <br />protectiontotheapplicant,theelectricchargeof <br />theproposedfencecoulddetrimentaltopublic <br />safety.Atthetimethisstaffreportwasdrafted,no <br />responsesfororagainstthevariancewerereceived <br />bystaff. <br />b.Thatliteralenforcementofthischapterwill Staffcannotfindthattheenforcementofthese <br />resultinunnecessaryhardshipbecauseof provisionsresultinanunnecessaryhardshipinthis <br />exceptionalnarrowness,shallowness,shape,case.Thereisnothingassociatedwiththe <br />topographyorotherextraordinaryorexceptional narrowness,shallowness,shape,topographyor <br />physicalsituationthatwouldwarrantthe <br />physicalsituationuniquetothespecificpieceof other <br />propertyinquestion."Unnecessaryhardship"shall approvalofthisvariance.Becausetheelectricfence <br />meanphysicalhardshiprelatingtotheproperty hasbeenconstructed,theresultofavariance <br />itselfasdistinguishedfromahardshiprelatingto approvalwouldbeasaresultoftheproperty <br />convenience,financialconsiderationsorcaprice,ƚǞƓĻƩΉğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭownactions. <br />andthehardshipmustnotresultfromthe <br />applicantorpropertyowner'sownactions. <br />c.Thatbygrantingthevariance,thespiritofthis Inthiscase,stafffindsthattheauthorizationofthe <br />chapterwillbeobserved.variancewouldnotbeinthespiritofthechapteras <br />thecitydoesnotallowforelectricfencesin <br />commercialorindustrialzonedistricts. <br />Furthermore,thecodewasspecificallyintendedto <br />allowforelectricfencesonlyinrelationto <br />containinglivestockforresidentialproperties. <br />AppealProcedure: <br />Sec.106196.Appealsfromtheboardofadjustment. <br />Anypersonorpersons,jointlyorseverally,aggrievedbyanydecisionoftheboardof <br />adjustment,oranytaxpayer,oranyofficer,department,board,orbureauofthecitymay <br />presenttoacourtofrecordapetitionforawritofcertiorari,asprovidedbyV.T.C.A.,Local <br />GovernmentCode§211.011,dulyverified,settingforththatsuchdecisionisillegal,inwholeor <br />inpart,specifyingthegroundsoftheillegality.Suchpetitionshallbepresentedtothecourt <br />withintendaysafterthefilingofthedecisionintheofficeoftheboardofadjustment. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />ExhibitA:Applicationandjustificationletter <br />ExhibitB:Areamap <br />ExhibitC:LetterforDirectorofPlanningandDevelopment <br />ExhibitD:Photosofthefence <br />ExhibitE:Sections106192through106195oftheZoningOrdinanceregardingvariances <br />4 <br /> <br />