07-12-2001 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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• • ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF JULY 1212001 Members Present: Chairperson Sidney Grant, Bob Capen, Willie Walker, Alternate No. 1 Charles Schoppe, Rod Rothermel, Ruben Salinas Members Absent: Alternate No. 2 George Maltsberger. City Staff Present: Planning Director Doug Kneupper, Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Fire Marshall Paul Hickenbottom, . .Inspection Services Technician, Sherry Jennings. I. CALL TO ORDER. Meeting called to order by Chairperson Grant at 7:03 PM. II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE MAY 24, 2001, MEETING. Minutes approved as presented. III. CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST #SE 01-001 WHICH SEEKS TO ALLOW A REDUCED SETBACK FOR A BUILDING ADDITION AND A REDUCTION IN THE REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT IN A GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) ZONE. THE EXCEPTION IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTION 106-191(B)(2)(B) AND 106-191(3) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY.OF LA PORT'. Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore presented staffs report. Vertigo Nites is an existing teen.club located at 9406 Spencer Highway. The applicant has submitted a Special Exception request for two- separate- issues. The. first issue was a request to deviate the rear yard requirement for a building addition that was built without a city permit. The applicant is asking the Board to consider reducing the standard twenty -foot (20') setback to an eight - foot (8') setback. Approval of this reduction would allow the addition to remain the same size. The second issue of the request related to his desire for a reduction in the off-street parking requirement based on the specialized use (teen club) of the building. The city.'s parking regulations require a minimum of fifty-six (56) spaces and the applicant is asking that the required number be reduced to nine (9) spaces since most of the patrons at his teen club are not of driving age. Questions were posed to Debbie Wilmore and Paul Hickenbottom. Public not was mailed to sixteen (16) surrounding property owners. The city received one (1) response in opposition and.two (2) in favor.