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Zoning Board of Adjustment <br />Minutes of April 28, 2016 <br /> <br />Board Members Present: Rod Rothermel, Dennis Oian, Nettie Warren, Chester Pool and Charles <br />Schoppe <br /> <br />Board Members Absent: T.J. Walker and Doug Martin <br /> <br />City Staff Present: Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins, City Planner Eric Ensey, and Planning <br />Technician Ryan Cramer <br /> <br />1. Call to Order. <br /> <br />Chairman Rod Rothermel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />2. Roll call of members. <br /> <br />Board Members T.J. Walker and Doug Martin were not present. <br /> <br />3. Consider approval of meeting minutes: March 3, 2016. <br /> <br />Motion by Charles Schoppe to approve the meeting minutes of the March 3, 2016 meeting. <br /> <br />Second by Chester Pool. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Rod Rothermel, Dennis Oian, Nettie Warren, Chester Pool and Charles <br />Schoppe <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />4. A public hearing to consider Variance Request 16-93000002, a request by Bayway Homes <br />(Charles Anders) for the property located at 530 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, legally <br />described as lots 1, 2 & 3, Block 104, Town of La Porte Subdivision, to allow for construction of <br />a new single family detached house that is set back 0 feet from the side (north) property line, <br />contrary to the provisions of Section 106- <br />minimum 5-foot side setback. <br /> <br />Chairman Rothermel opened the public hearing at 6:01 p.m. <br /> <br />a. Staff Presentation <br /> <br />Charles Anders to <br />allow for the construction of a new house that would be set back zero feet from the <br />property line. <br /> <br />City Planner Ensey said that this variance is required because the applicant has a large tree <br />in the middle of his property. Unless the tree is removed, its location leaves him unable to <br />build a house with the required five foot setback. <br /> <br /> <br />