08-26-1999 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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• • Staff Report August 26,1999 Special Exception Permit Request #SE99-004 Requested bv: Southwestern Bell Telephone, property owner; Randy Wolverton, Manager - Design and Construction Requested for: Lots 17-32; Block 65; Town of LaPorte. Location: 502 W. Polk Street Zoning: Low Density Residential (R 1) Background: According to the City's current zoning map, which was approved on January 26, 1987 and later replaced by the map dated September 25, 1989, the property is currently zoned R 1. (See Exhibit A). Based on the map the current property. use is considered "non -conforming". The proposed expansion of an existing roofed over storage area could mean an enlargement of the non -conforming use, but would not be an enlargement to the existing primary structure. The proposed expansion would be totally confined within Southwestern Bell's current lot of record. In February, 1997, the Board granted Special Exception Request #SE97-001 allowing Southwestern Bell to expand a parking lot which included the addition of a 10' X 25' covered area. In February, 1999, the Board granted Special Exception Request #SE99-001 allowing Southwestern Bell to add a 10 X 20' storage building on a skid foundation. The applicant is now requesting an exception to allow additional roofing to cover the remaining storage space (See Exhibit B) not previously roofed under #SE 97-001. The original cover was 25' in length and the approved cover in 1997 was 25' and a 10' separation was left between the two. The additional 10' area is being requested for the protection of equipment. The applicant considers it temporary in nature since the roof; if necessary, could be easily removed. The applicant has no plans to enclose this area. This exception is being requested under the terms of Section 106-19 1 (b)(1).