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<br />Page -2- <br /> <br />4 ) <br /> <br />5) <br /> <br />Donna Perry was sworn in by Dr. Deborah Bernay. Ms. <br />Perry stated the old patio cover had deteriorated and <br />needed to be replaced. She wished to replace it with <br />an enclosed glassed-in area which is to be built on the <br />existing patio slab and will not infringe upon property <br />or utility easements. <br /> <br />CALL FOR VOTE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE SE#92-001. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Charles Christensen to grant <br />SE#92-001. A second was made by Steve Hines. The vote <br />was unanimous; 4 ayes and 0 nays. <br /> <br />CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST #92-001. THE PURPOSE OF THIS <br />REQUEST IS TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF COMMON DRIVEWAYS TO <br />BE SHARED BY ABUTTING LOTS WITH THE PROPOSED <br />SUBDIVISION. THIS WILL REQUIRE A VARIANCE TO SECTION <br />10-605 OF ZONING ORDINANCE 1501. <br /> <br />Mark Lewis presented staff's report. Mr. Lewis stated <br />The Baygreen Colony is as yet an undeveloped <br />subdivision which will be located between South <br />Broadway and Galveston Bay. It is being platted as a <br />deed restricted neighborhood for single family homes. <br />The applicants propose to have several abutting lots in <br />the subdivision share common driveways. Ordinance <br />Section 10-605 states driveways must be located at <br />least 3 feet from side property lines with at least 10 <br />feet of separation between driveways. As proposed, the <br />common drives would straddle the side property line. <br /> <br />The tract is <br />east end of <br />diagonal and <br />this reason, <br />total number <br />necessary to <br />appearance of <br /> <br />rather narrow with a sharp offset near the <br />the property. The lots are laid out in a <br />in some cases asymmetrical fashion. For <br />the applicants feel that limiting the <br />of driveway entrances on Colony Drive is <br />improve both the safety and aesthetic <br />the neighborhood. <br />