03-24-83 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Board of Adjustment

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_..,- Minutes, La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment March 24, 1983, Page 2 what he felt was the great turnover in this kind of develop- ment. High density will add to my tax burden by requiring more police protection, more wear and tear on my streets and more garbage. Morris Rose questioned how near Sutherland lived to the pro- posed development. Sutherland stated he lived about 1200 feet from the site. The Chairman called on Jerry Dennis, 10418 North "P". Dennis submitted the signatures of twenty-two (22) persons requesting the Board to refuse the request before them. He further stated he felt this kind of construction should be put in a specially zoned area for high density housing. Dennis stated he owned his home almost across the street from the proposed site and he realized the interest of the developer to make a more than fair return on his investment. Alice Dennis expressed her feeling in opposition to the lowering of the quality of living in the area. Mary Kay Jaubert stated she had great concern with several aspects of this development - fire hazards, the lack of parks. She presented a petition signed by forty-four (44) residents requesting the Board to refuse this request to reduce lot size. Edra Blackwell brought to the Board's attention the fact that for years the legal lot size was a 75 foot lot. This was changed when the consolidation took place to 60 feet and now we are hearing a request for change to 30 foot wide lot width. She referred to the fact that just up the street a subdivi- sion containing 100 homes is under construction, already adding strain on the streets, water and sewer and the school. Mrs. Blackwell stated she and her husband had visited the subdivision built by McDuff on Avenue A in South Houston. She stated she had not seen the same things in his film. She saw a lot of cars, a lot of kids and a lot of low-cost living in that subdivision. She had had her house robbed and felt such a subdivision would add to the burden to the law enforce- ment of our city. Once you build this kind of housing it always disintegrates into low-income housing. The Chairman reviewed questions by those who spoke in opposition: The quality of the homes? Yes, a smaller house but quality workmanship with 1050 sq. ft. -- --