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L' <br />46 <br />Zoning Board of Adjustment <br />Minutes of June 1, 2000 <br />Page 3 <br />Mr. Riley approached the Board and commented that the public notice he received <br />was misleading. ' He was "under the impression that he was being asked to- respond in <br />favor or in opposition to the Childs' request to keep the shipping container, when in <br />fact the decision to, be made is whether or not the Building Official interpreted the <br />code properly. <br />B. OPPONENTS. <br />No opposition was presented. <br />The Board discussed the matter then Bob Capen called for the question. <br />Motion by Bob Capen to deny Appeal #A00-002. Motion seconded by Ruben Salinas. The <br />motion carried with all voting in favor of the motion, with the exception of Rod Rothermel, <br />who voted in opposition. <br />VI. CONSIDER "EXEMPTION FROM EXTENDED USEFUL LIFE <br />REQUIREMENTS", OR AN "ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXTENDED <br />USEFUL LIFE AND TERMINATION OF USE" AND/OR "AMELIORATION <br />OF NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES" AS PER SECTION 1067266(2) OF <br />THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE' CITY OF LA PORTE. <br />Director of Planning Doug Kneupper gave the Board a brief overview of the City's Non - <br />Conforming Uses Ordinance. <br />Robert and Kevin Blackwell are the .owners of the property in question located at 10427 N. <br />'V' Street. The propertyconsists of approximately 13.5 acres and is zoned R-1 (Low <br />Density Residential). Nonconforming uses identified at this location are cattle production; <br />horse stables, and a welding shop. The property owner was issued a permit for these uses, <br />under previous ordinance provisions. <br />Mr. Kneupper reviewed with the Board, the information that was included in staff s report <br />for the nonconforming uses. Mr. Kneupper noted that on May 17te .the property owner <br />submitted an application for Exemption from Useful Life Requirements for the cattle <br />production, horse stables, and welding shop: <br />As a condition of any action taken by the Board, staff recommended removal of an unsafe, <br />corrugated metal fence that was installed by the Blackwells and replacement with a fence of <br />more typical construction such as barbed wire or wood. <br />Chairperson Grant suspended the agenda to hear from opponents. <br />B. OPPONENTS _ <br />Chairperson Grant swore in Bill .Scott, 1802 Lomax School Rd. Mr. Scott showed <br />the Board a number of pictures. One picture showed a corrugated rusty metal fence. <br />Another picture was a dated in sequence aerial photograph depicting the increase in <br />activity on the Blackwell property from 1987 until 1993. Mr. Scott distributed a <br />