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<br />Page 4 of 9 <br />Zoning Board of Adjustment <br />Minutes of June 25, 1992 <br /> <br />what the property is. January 13, 1989, the property was purchased by the current owners, <br />John and J ana Steeland and according to what was submitted in the applicant's paperwork <br />the current owners constructed a private road connecting 11230 West Main and 3210 <br />Boyette without a permit. At some point in time a truck and trailer staging area surfaced. <br />In addition, concrete trailer pads were constructed. Matlack also operated a trucking <br />terminal in Channelview, ceased that operation and relocated the terminal to 11230 West <br />Main Street, subsequent to our Zoning Ordinance. June 20, 1990, zoning permit #90-058 <br />was issued to Matlack, Inc. which allowed a truck repair service to operate at 3210 Boyette. <br />During this time, the servicing operation was moved to the rear and the front part of the <br />business became a trucking terminal. June 5, 1991, a Matlack truck hauling Toluene <br />overturned at the driveway entrance on West Main Street. With many questions <br />unanswered regarding the operation and intentions of this facility and based on the <br />information available, staff recommends denial of this request. <br /> <br />Chairman Bernay asks the Board for questions. Sidney Grant asks why it <br />took the City so long to discover the activity which was taking place. Mr. <br />Harrington replied, the City relies on citizens acquiring a building permit. In <br />this case, none of the improvements made were done with a building permit. <br />Mr. Harrington admitted lack of enforcement by the City, since the City did <br />not follow-up after the toluene incident. Mark Lewis stated that the zoning <br />issue should be settled before trying to determine what possible violations may <br />exist. Chairman Bernay reminds the Board that the decision before them was <br />to determine whether or not the code enforcement officer was making the <br />right interpretation of the Zoning Ordinance not whether or not this business <br />could be made to conform. <br /> <br />A. PROPONENTS <br /> <br />Larry Wilson, attorney for the owners addressed the Board ... (tape <br />malfunction)... Mr. Wilson calls Mr. Jeff Phelts as a witness. <br />Chairman Bernay swears in Mr. Phelts. Conversation went as follows: <br /> <br />Larry Wilson <br /> <br />Did you own the property in question at some point in the <br />past? <br />Yes. <br />When did you buy this property? <br />My daddy bought it years ago and he gave it to me, back in the <br />70's. <br />What was the very first truckline operation in this facility? <br /> <br />Jeff Phelts <br />Larry Wilson <br />Jeff Phelts <br /> <br />Larry Wilson <br />