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<br />ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
<br />MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28, 2008
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<br />Members Present:
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<br />George Maltsberger, Chester Pool, Bob Capen, Rod Rothermel, Charles
<br />Schoppe, Lawrence McNeal (Alt. No.1) and Gilbert Montemayor (Alt. No.2)
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<br />Members Absent:
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<br />City Staff Present:
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<br />Masood Malik, City Planner; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney; and Peggy
<br />Lee, Secretary
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER.
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<br />Chairman Maltsberger called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
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<br />2. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 29, 2007, MEETING MINUTES.
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<br />Motion by Chester Pool to approve the Minutes of the November 29,2007, meeting. Second by
<br />Bob Capen. The motion carried.
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
<br />Abstain:
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<br />Rothermel, Pool, Maltsberger, Capen, Schoppe
<br />None
<br />None
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<br />3. CONSIDER APPEAL OF THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S DECISION #A08-001 FOR
<br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1911 WEST MAIN STREET, FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE
<br />HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS LOTS 5-9, 11-28, TRS 4,10, AND 29, BLOCK
<br />727, JOHNSON HUNTER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 35, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
<br />THE APPLICANT SEEKS APPROVAL TO ERECT AN OFF-PREMISES ADVERTISING SIGN
<br />WITHIN 1,000 FT. OF AN EXISTING SIGN, PROHIBITED PER SECTION 106-875 (H) OF THE
<br />CODE OF ORDINANCES. THIS APPEAL IS BEING MADE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
<br />SECTION 100-89 OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES.
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<br />A. STAFF PRESENTATION
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<br />Masood Malik, City Planner, presented Staff's Report. SignAd, Ltd., applicant, has
<br />appealed the Enforcement Officer's decision to deny a permit to erect an off-premises
<br />advertising sign at 1911 West Main Street (Spencer Highway). The permit was denied In
<br />September 2007. The applicant filed an Appeal, but the application was received after
<br />the due date. After re-applying, the applicant's application was denied in January 2008.
<br />The permit was denied due to an existing advertising sign located within 500' on the
<br />same roadway of the proposed site, on the opposite side of the right-of-way. The La
<br />Porte Zoning Ordinance, in Section 106-875(H). requires off premises advertising signs
<br />be spaced at intervals of not less than 1,000'.
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<br />Staff recommended denial of the Appeal.
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<br />Five property owners located within 200' of the subject tract were mailed public hearing
<br />notices. The City did not receive any responses from the mail-out; one was returned to
<br />the City undeliverable.
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<br />B. PROPONENTS
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<br />Chairman Maltsberger swore in Richard Rothfelder, 1201 Louisiana, Houston, Texas
<br />77002. Mr. Rothfelder, Attorney for the applicant, addressed the Board. Accompanying
<br />Mr. Rothfelder were Mark Grimes, with SignAd and Gus Brieden, owner of the land
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