05-24-2001 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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• S.IOh-197. (b) (2) (b) • The rear lot set back is over 7 feetof the required limit. This^is due to the lack of know.led~;e on the 20' requirement under t'a~ dAnsihv I~t~nsity H9~ulations, section 106-3.33• The building extention was built using the .fence line that had been establish ed about 30 .years ago. r~r uarents;=Ha~e1 and.L.S. F7.anery, purchased the lots prior to the La Porte annexation. They had placed a smal]. mobile home behind the building . at 9406 Spencer and used it .for a rental trailer. They purchased a larger mobile home and placed it o.n the lot fast of the property that they used as their main residence. The smaller trailer was used for several years then was removed and a fence was built using the line that was occupied by the sma7_ler trailer. It was in direct .line with the fence to the neighbors on the west side of 9405 spencer. The fence clearly left a 10' easement for utilities. When I extended the exhistins~ building I made the fence .line the back wall. Actually, the fence was slihtly in from the 10' easement giving the easement more than 10' so no later problems might arise. I was unaware that there is an additional 10' beautification easement. I am in aereement with the rules that we should have beautification in~La Porte, Texas. I have not cut down any trees or bushes in this building projedt. The five trees to the West. side were not touched. I have actually built the extention around a full size tree and allowed a limb to grow through a wall in an effort to save the tree. The neighbor to the South has built a six foot fence that covers most of the back of my building from his view. With me leaving the trees we have tried to cover the back of our building as possible. If additinnal plants are ., ~ JUN 0 6 2001 ~l . • n..