03-23-06 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes

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3 FACTORS: Acquired property at 730 S. Carroll approximately two (2) years ago and enclosed the bottom of the 882 square foot structure that was built on pilings. Tried to make one of the 8' openings a garage without disturbing the oak tree growing by the driveway that existed prior to our acquiring the property. Due the extreme entry angle, the garage is not very easily accessible and seldom used. Also, due to the small square footage of the structure there is no storage space upstairs. In January-2006, we acquired the property at 728 S. Carroll with the purpose in mind to demolish the dilapidated structure and build a multi-bay garage with storage on the second floor. The structure was demolished February-2006 at a cost of$3,700. TYPE OF RELIEF BEING SOUGHT: We ate petitioning the Zoning Board of Adjustment for variances in three (3) areas: .1) Adjust the height requirement from 20' to 25' which will meet the present height of the structure at 730 S. Carroll Street . 2) Allow the new structure to have 1,435 sq. ft. of floor space to allow for the inclusion of a four (4) care garage with ample storage on the second floor. 3) Allow for the construction of a 41' driveway to service the four (4) car garage THE GROUNDS FOR THE REQUESTS: Due to the small square footage (882 sq. ft.) of our present residence at 730 S. Carroll Street and the inadequacy of the one (1) accessible garage bay, 'Ye believe that our variance requests are well in line with the interest of the neighborhood. As a 32-year veteran of the Houston Fire Department (HFD) I am required to work 24-hour rotating shifts. While my schedule requires me to be away from home when my wife departs and returns from work. it is my intention to secure our premises with a fence around and between the structures to allow for her security when leaving and arriving home. Additionally, we intend to make the structure aesthetically pleasing for the present neighborhood and possibly stimulate new interest in rehabilitating present structures or building new ones in our neighborhood. The allowance of these variances will ensure our ability to park our vehi~les and boat behind garage doors and not add to the unsightly parking of vehicles, boats and trailers in driveways and yards as is presently done. Thank you in advance for considering our requests and for your civic work on this committee.