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<br />ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />MINUTES OF AUGUST 2S, 200S <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />George Maltsberger, Chester Pool, Bob Capen, Rod Rothermel, Lawrence <br />McNeal, (Alt. No.1) and Gilbert Montemayor (Alt. No.2) <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Charles Schoppe <br /> <br />Masood Malik, City Planner; Clark Askins, Assistant City Attorney and Shannon <br />Green, Secretary <br /> <br />City Staff Present: <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairman Maltsberger called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. <br /> <br />2. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO RE-APPOINTED MEMBERS, LAWERENCE MCNEAL <br />(ALTERNATE 1) AND GILBERT MONTEMAYOR (ALTERNATE 2). <br /> <br />Clark Askins administered the oath to Mr. McNeal and Mr. Montemayor. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE JULY 24, 200S, MEETING MINUTES. <br /> <br />Motion by Rod Rothermel to approve the Minutes of July 24, 2008. Motion seconded by Bob <br />Capen. The motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: <br /> <br />George Maltsberger, Chester Pool, Bob Capen, Rod Rothermel, Lawrence <br />McNeal, (Alt. No.1) <br />None <br />None <br /> <br />Nays: <br />Abstain: <br /> <br />4. CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST #VOS-005 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3227 <br />RIDGEFIELD ROAD, FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL <br />DISTRICT AS LOT 54, BLOCK 3, SPENWICK PLACE, SECTION 1, VOLUME 42, PAGE 64, <br />MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THE <br />APPLICANT, AURELIO GARCIA, SEEKS A VARIANCE TO ALLOW AN ERECTED FENCE TO <br />REMAIN IN PLACE ON THE PROPERTY LINE WITHIN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. THIS <br />VARIANCE IS BEING SOUGHT UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTION 106-192 (b) (2) OF THE <br />CODE OF ORDINANCES <br /> <br />A. STAFF PRESENTATION <br /> <br />Masood Malik, City Planner, presented Staff's Report. The applicant, Aurelio Garcia, has <br />requested a variance to allow a fence to remain erected on the property line, of 3227 <br />Ridgefield Road. <br /> <br />21 property owners located within 200' of the subject tract were mailed public hearing <br />notices. The City received two responses in favor of the variance and one was returned <br />undeliverable. <br /> <br />B. PROPONENTS <br /> <br />Chairman Maltsberger swore in applicants, Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Garcia, of 3227 <br />Ridgefield Road. Mrs. Garcia stated she and her husband purchased a modular home <br />from Cherry Homes and she had received the necessary permits to move her new home <br />on to their property. The movers were required to take down a portion of their front fence <br />to get the home on to the property. They tried to build the existing fence back and <br />