01-25-1990 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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® • LA PORTE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF JANUARY 25, 1990 Members Present: Deborah Bernay, Hines, Willie Christensen Jody Seeger, Steve Walker, Charles Members Absent: All Present City Staff Present: Director of Community Development Joel H. Albrecht, Chief Building Official Ervin Griffith, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong Others Present: Eddie Gray, representing Fairmont Park Joint Venture 1),. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Deborah _ - Bernay at 7:00 P. M. 2) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 25, 1990 MEETING A motion was made by Deborah Bernay for the minutes to be approved as read. All were in favor and the motion passed. 3) CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST #V90-001, A REQUEST BY MR. DECKER MC KIM ON BEHALF OF FAIRMONT PARK JOINT VENTURE. REQUEST SEEKS RELIEF FROM THE THREE (3) FOOT SETBACK REQUIRED IN RESIDENTIAL SIDEYARDS ADJACENT TO UTILITY EASEMENTS. THIS REQUEST SEEKS TO HAVE THIS SETBACK REQUIREMENT REDUCED TO ZERO (0) FEET. RELIEF IS BEING SOUGHT FOR FIFTEEN (15) LOTS LOCATED IN SECTIONS I AND III OF THE FAIRMONT PARK EAST SUBDIVISION. LOTS IN QUESTION ARE LOCATED ON PECAN DRIVE, LINWOOD COURT, LINWOOD DRIVE AND DOGWOOD DRIVE. Joel Albrecht presented the staff's report on the Variance Request #V90-001. The applicant on behalf of Fairmont Park Joint Venture is Mr. Decker Mc Kim, who is being represented by Mr. Eddie Gray. The application is for a three (3) foot variance to the three (3) foot residential sideyard setback requirements of Section 5.7, Table B, footnote 3 of • Ordinance #1501. The three (3) foot setback came from an old zoning ordinance which had a larger rear yard setback that required a different space requirement for the rear yard. As the new ordinance was adopted, there was a requirement for the three (3) foot setback for