10-24-2002 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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~ s ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24, 2002 Members Present: Chairperson Sidney Grant, Rod Rothermel, Bob Capen, Willie Walker, Alternate No. 1 Charles Schoppe, Alternate No. 2 George Maltsberger Members Absent: Ruben Salinas City Staff Present: Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore, Director of Planning Doug Kneupper, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, Planning Secretary Peggy Lee I. ~ CALL TO ORDER. Meeting called tb order by Chairperson G. rant at 6:00 PM. II. ~ APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 27, 2002, MEETING. Minutes approved as presented. III. CONSIDER APPEAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL'S DECISION #A02-003, WHICH SEEKS APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF ASINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ON AN EXISTING SLAB THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK. APPEAL IS BEING REQUESTED AS PER SECTION 106-89(3) OF. THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE. Chief Building Official Debbie Wilmore presented staff's report. The applicant, Carl Jakob, is appealing the Building Official's decision to deny a building permit for construction of a single-family dwelling at 1807 Elmwood Avenue. The applicant is requesting permission to construct a home on an existing slab foundation that partially encroaches the subdivision's twenty-five foot recorded building line and the city's required residential twenty-five foot front yard setback. The northwest corner of the slab extends within approximately fifteen feet of the front property line, resulting iri a ten-foot front yard setback encroachment Ms. Wilmore noted that in 1995, the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Appeal #A95~- 001, on the same basis, for the property located at 1806 Elmwood across the street from Mr. Jakob's lot. A. PROPONENTS None B. OPPONENTS None