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<br />Page 4 of 8 <br />Zoning Board of Adjustment <br />Minutes of August 27, 1992 <br /> <br />Mr. Harrington stated 13 notices were mailed to adjacent property owners. <br />Two (2) were returned in favor and none were returned in opposition. <br /> <br />Mr. Armstrong reminded the Board that the notice given for this meeting was <br />on the extension of the fence. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Charles Christensen to deny Special Exception <br />Request SE-92-oo2 and was seconded by Bob Capen. All were in favor and <br />the motion passed. <br /> <br />Chairman Bemay read aloud Zoning Ordinance Section 11-610 regarding <br />procedure for appealing a determination of the Board of Adjustment. <br /> <br />V. <br /> <br />CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST V92-003. REQUESTED VARIANCE <br />SEEKS TO ALWW LAUREL INDUSTRIES, WCATED AT 780 SOUTH <br />16TH STREET (BWCK 833 AND 860, TOWN OF LA PORTE) TO <br />CONSTRUCT lWO (2) NEW BUILDINGS. ONE WITH A FRONT <br />SETBACK OF 30 FEET, , INCHES AND A SIDE SETBACK OF 5 FEET. <br />THE OTHER BUILDING IS TO HAVE A SIDE AND REAR SETBACK OF <br />5 FEET. THIS VARIANCE ALSO SEEKS TO ALWW AN INCREASE OF <br />ALWWABLE WT COVERAGE TO 47%. <br /> <br />Mr. Harrington addressed the Board regarding Variance Request V92-003. <br />The request is being made by Laurel Industries for the property located at <br />780 South 16th Street. The applicant is proposing to construct 2 buildings. <br />The first building (building 1) will require a variance to the front and side <br />setbacks. The proposed front setback is 30 feet, 6 inches and the proposed <br />side setback is 5 feet. The second building (building 2) will require a variance <br />to allow side and rear setbacks of 5 feet. The final component of the request <br />deals with lot coverage. A variance to allow 47% lot coverage is requested. <br />Laurel Industries manufactures antimony oxide, a chemical additive used in <br />the production of finished plastic products. The applicant is now proposing <br />to expand it's production facilities by constructing an 11,200 square foot <br />building which will be utilized to house process equipment. The applicant is <br />also proposing to replace two (2) existing "office trailers" with a new 3,075 <br />square foot building. The second building will house offices, a laboratory and <br />employee lunch and locker rooms. Zoning Ordinance Section 7-600, Table <br />B establishes setback and lot coverage requirements for facilities located in <br />HI zones. It should be noted that lot coverage is essentially based on roofed <br />