05-27-2004 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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• ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF MAY 27, 2004 • Members Present: Chairperson Sidney Grant, Bob Capen, Rod Rothermel; Charles ~Schoppe, . George Maltsberger, Alternate No. 1 Barbara Norwine, and Alternate No: 2. Bernard Legrand Members Absent: Citv Staff Present: ~ Interim Planning Director, Nicholas Finan; City Planner, Wayne Sabo; Assistant . City Attorney, John Armstrong; Planning Secretary, Peggy Lee .. 1. CALL TO ORDER. Meeting called to order by Chairperson Grant at 6:00 P.M. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 22, 2004 MEETING. Minutes were approved as presented. 3. CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST #V04-003 FOR 2104 UNDERWOOD ROAD, FURTHER DESCRIBED BY. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS TR 451A, LA PORTE OUTLOTS, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT, NEW CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP, SEEKS TO RETAIN AN EXISTING FENCE CONSTRUCTED ~ WITHIN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 106- 192(8) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. ~ . A. STAFF PRESENTATION City Planner, Wayne Sabo, presented staffs report for Variance #V04-003. The applicant, New Life Christian Fellowship, has requested approval to retain an existing fence constructed within the .front yard setback at property located at 2104 Underwood Rd. Public hearing notices were mailed to 10 surrounding property owners. The City did not receive any responses. George Maltsberger asked for staffs recommendation. Interim Planning Director, Nicholas Finan, responded .it was~staffs understanding the Board did not want to receive recommendations from staff. The Board briefly discussed the matter and agreed it should be placed on the agenda for further discussion. Staff was asked to provide a recommendation on the items for this meeting. The recommendation from staff was to deny the request. B. PROPONENTS Chairperson Grant swore in Deborah Johnson, 10118 Shell Rock Rd., La Porte, acting agent for New Life Christian Fellowship. Ms. Johnson showed slides of the fence in question along with other fences in the city she feels do not meet setback requirements. The fence was constructed to stop damage from heavy trucks to the parking lot, curbs, and landscaping.