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• <br />• <br />ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />MINUTES OF MAY 24, 2001 <br />Members Present: Chairperson Sidney Grant, Bob Capen, Willie Walker, Alternate No. 1 <br />Charles Schoppe, Alternate No. 2 George Maltsberger <br />Members Absent: Ruben Salinas, Rod Rothermel <br />City Staff Present: Planning Director Doug Kneupper, Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore, <br />Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee <br />I. CALL. TO ORDER. <br />Meeting called to order by Chairperson Grant at 7:00 PM. <br />II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 22, 2001, MEETING. <br />Minutes approved as presented. <br />III. CONSIDER AN "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" IN CONNECTION WITH AN <br />EXISTING NONCONFORMING USE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 520 SO. <br />16'~ STREET. THIS REQUEST IS BEING MADE PER SECTION 106-266(2) OF <br />THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE. <br />Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore presented staffs report. Highway Transport is a <br />truck terminal located at 520 S. 16~' Street. On-site tank truck washing is performed at the <br />facility. Tank truck cleaning is a permitted use in Heavy Industrial Zones. However tank <br />truck cleaning at this location is considered a nonconforming use in a Light Industrial Zone. <br />Highway Transport is proposing to upgrade the current facility and in order to do so, must <br />comply with applicable nonconforming regulations. The applicant has submitted an <br />application for Exemption from Extended Useful Life Requirements for the nonconforming <br />use. <br />Public notification was mailed to 12 surrounding property owners. The city received four <br />favorable responses and no opposition. Two were returned undeliverable. <br />Staff s recommendation was to grant the Exemption with conditions. <br />A. PROPONENTS <br />Chairperson Grant swore in Greg Watkins, President of Highway Transport. Mr. <br />Watkins explained that Highway Transport is a tank truck operation, which delivers <br />