08-24-1989 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting ZBOA

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RECEIVED Gary W. Davis Rt. 1-9930 N. Ave. H La Porte, Texas 77571 RECEIVED q - clJJ - S 9 '70cr- COMM. DEV. SEP 28 1989 CODE ENFORCEMENT f: ! e September 27, 1989 Mr. Joel H. Albrecht City of La Porte P.O. Bo x 1 1 15 La Porte, Texas 77571 Re: Couch Permit Applications Dear Mr. Albrecht, Over the past several months I, along with almost every other home owner in this area, have very openly opposed the issuance of the above referenced building permit. I have met with you, Mr. Mark Lewis, Mayor Norman Malone and assistant city attorney Mr. John Armstrong, and on numerous occasions we have spoken to the above mentioned and other representatives of the City of La Porte, regarding this permit. Further, I, alonq with several of the neighbors, appeared before the Planning and Zoning Board to reverse the approval granted Mr. Couch on his initial permit application. Therefore, I feel my objections, and those of my neighbors, are well known to the City, and it should come as no surprise to anyone that we wish to pursue all avenues necessary to arrive at a just end to this issue. Additionally, during our telephone conversation yesterday I explained that I intended to respond to the recent approval of the Couchs' permit by appealing to the Board of Adjustment. For this reason, and others, I was quite surprised and perturbed by the reception I received by Ms. Martha Sanders, of your department, when I attempted to gather necessary documentation from the City files, and pursue my heretofore stated intention. After getting Ms. Sanders attention, I requested a copy of the complete files pertaining to the Couchs applications and a form to file my appeal to the Board of Adjustments (hereinafter the Board). 11s. Sanders told me that I could not appeal the approval of the Couchs permit to the Board because 'there is nothing to appeal,... everything is black and white so you have nothing to appeal'. Responding to my request for a copy of all of the documents relating to the last two permit applications, the first being denied on recommendation by the City Fire Marshall due primarily to the absence of city water in the area, and the recently approved permit, I was given the enclosed three pieces of paper. Ms. Sanders explained these were the only documents from the files which l~ere public record and were the only ones she would provide. Exhibit A is a single sheet relating to the denied permit, and exhibits Band 81 pertain to the recently approved permit. I persisted 1n my requests, and though I did not receive any additional documentation. I finally got the enclosed appeals form. I could possibly be sympathetic for the confusion regarding which appeal form should he used sir-,ce tr,e e,-,c}osed forr.. is specific -co an "Appeal of