03-27-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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0 • ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF MARCH 27, 2003 Members Present: Chairperson Sidney Grant, Ruben Salinas, Rod Rothermel, Bob Capen, Alternate No.1 Charles Schoppe, Alternate No. 2 George Maltsberger Members Absent: Willie Walker City Staff Present: Director of Planning Doug Kneupper, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, and Planning Secretary Peggy Lee I. CALL TO ORDER. Meeting called to order by Chairperson Grant at 6:00 P.M. II. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 2002 MEETING. Minutes were approved as presented. III. CONSIDER VARIANCE #V03-001 TO SET ASIDE THE CITY'S BOND AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO MULTI -FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PER -SECTION 106-150 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. The City received a letter from William Helm requesting this item be rescheduled for the Board's next meeting, to be held Thursday, April 24, 2003. Motion by Bob Capen to reschedule Variance Request #V03-001 for April 24, 2003. Second by Ruben Salinas. The motion carried. Ayes: Salinas, Rothermel, Capen, Schoppe, Maltsberger, and Grant Nays: None Abstain: None A. PROPONENTS B. OPPONENTS IV. CONSIDER APPEAL OF THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S DECISION #A03-001 WHICH SEEKS TO REVERSE THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S DECISION TO APPLY SECTION 106- 26E TO THE EXPANSION OF PRE-EXISTING NON -CONFORMING FACILITIES LOCATED AT 216 S.16'x STREET. Director of Planning Doug Kneupper presented staffs report and answered questions from the Board. The applicant is appealing the Enforcement Officer's decision to apply Code of Ordinances Sec 106-262 Nonconforming Structures to a proposed development. A. PROPONENTS Chairperson Grant swore in Alton Ogden, Jr., who resides in Natchez Mississippi. Mr. Ogden, owner of Oakland Land and Development Company, owns the property in question in the 200 Block of S. 16' Street. - He presented his reasons for wanting the