03-22-07 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment

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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES OF MARCH 22, 2007 Members Present: George Maltsberger, Bob Capen, Charles Schoppe, Rod Rothermel, Chester Pool, and Lawrence McNeal (A It. No.1) Members Absent: Gilbert Montemayor (Alt. No.2) City Staff Present: Masood Malik, City Planner; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; and Shaye Bradley, Secretary. 1. CALL TO ORDER. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Askins, in the absence of Chairman Maltsberger, suspended the agenda to move to item #4 to consider appointment of a Vice Chairman. Motion by Rod Rothermel to appoint Bob Capen as Vice Chairman for the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Second by Lawrence McNeal. Mr. Capen accepted the appointment. The motion carried. Ayes: Nays: Abstain: Maltsberger, Rothermel, Capen, Schoppe, and McNeal None Pool (Mr. Pool had not been sworn in at the time of voting) Chairman Maltsberger arrived at 6:05 pm. 2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 22, AND MARCH 1,2007, MEETING MINUTES. Minutes of the meeting were approved as presented. 3. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWEL Y APPOINTED MEMBER CHESTER POOL. Item # 3 was skipped in error and the Oath of Office was administered to Chester Pool by Chairman Maltsberger prior to the vote for item # 5. 4. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF A VICE-CHAIR Bob Capen was appointed Vice Chairman. 5. CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST #V07-002 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8714 VENTURE LANE, FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS LOT 4, BLOCK 18, BROOKGLEN, SECTION 3, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE APPLICANT, AARON All, SEEKS A VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE CARPORT BUILT WITHIN THE SIDE YARD. THIS VAIRIANCE IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTION 106-192 (b) (2) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.