10-27-05 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes

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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF OCTOBER 27, 2005 Members Present: George Maltsberger (Vice Chairperson), Bob Capen, Rod Rothermel, Charles Schoppe, Alternate No. 1 Lawrence McNeal, and Alternate No. 2 Gilbert Montemayor Members Absent: Chairperson Sidney Grant City Staff Present: Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; Masood Malik, City Planner; Peggy Lee, Office Coordinator; Traci Koenig, Secretary II. NOTE: Alternate No. 1 was a voting member in the absence of Sidney Grant. 1. CAll TO ORDER. Vice Chairperson George Maltsberger called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JULY 28, 2005 MEETING. Minutes of the meeting were approved as presented. 3. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO REAPPOINTED MEMBERS, SIDNEY GRANT (CHAIR), BOB CAPEN, ROD ROTHERMEL, CHARLES SCHOPPE, AND GEORGE MAL TSBERGER. Assistant City Attorney, Clark Askins, administered the Oath of Office to Bob Capen, Rod Rothermel, Charles Schoppe, and George Maltsberger simultaneously. 4. CONSIDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST #SE 05-002 FOR PROPERTY lOCATED AT 405 BA YSHORE DRIVE, FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS TRS 1B & 2B, BLOCK, 39, SYLVAN BEACH FIRST SUBDIVISION, lA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT, KATHRYN AGUilAR, SEEKS AN EXCEPTION TO THE STANDARD FRONT AND REAR YARD SETBACKS REQUIREMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF HOUSE AND TO AllOW CONSTRUCTION OF STAIRS AND PORCH IN THE YARD SETBACKS. THIS EXCEPTION IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTION 106-191 (B)(2) OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. A. STAFF PRESENTATION Staff report was given by Masood Malik, City Planner. The applicant, Kathryn Aguilar, seeks an exception to the standard front and rear yard setback requirements regarding the placement of an antique home and construction of stairs and a porch. According to a Staff inspection of the block surrounding the property in question, the three existing homes were all found to be nonconforming with the City Ordinance in regards to the yard setback requirements. The Staff Report indicates that "the applicant's proposed setbacks for the subject house represent an 'average' of the various yard setbacks within the same block." B. PROPONENTS Vice Chairperson Maltsberger swore in the applicant, Kathryn Aguilar. The applicant spoke in favor of the Special Exception request. She believes that the house will be a positive aesthetic addition to the neighborhood, and presented a letter from John Black (Editor of the Bayshore Sun) in support of that view. C. OPPONENTS There were none.