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R0SE' RT 1. ATTORNEY PEEPLES AT LAW 953 ESPERSON BUILDING HOUSTON. TEXAS 77002. (713) 228-1463 June 12, 1978 The Honorable Mayor of the City of LaPorte and City Commission P.O. Box 1115 LaPorte, Texas 77571 RE: Lots 4 and 5 in Block 2, Sylvan Beach Subdivision; request for variance Gentlemen: I represent the Estate of G. E. Bauer, Deceased, and his surviving wife, Dorris Bauer who are the owners of the above described real property situated in the city of LaPorte. This property is also known as 208 Cypress Street and 220 Cypress Street. Mrs. Bauer's daughter and her husband are presently residing on the property. In order to prevent people from parking on the front part of their property and fran throwing trash on the property and to better define the approximate boundaries of the property Mrs. Bauer contracted with Montgomery Ward to install a four foot chain link fence around the property including the front property. Mrs. Bauer was not aware of any ordinance that would prohibit her from placing this fence on her property. After construction had begun and all of the fence posts had been set in concrete she was advised by Mr. A. B. Steckman that the portion of fence across the front of the property was in violation of an ordinance. I am enclosing two pictures of the subject property with the fence nearly oompleted. That portion of land between the street and fence as shown in the picture is a .city easement so that the fence is totally on the property of the Bauers' and not in any way on the city easement nor is it up next to the street. Mrs. Bauer was given a copy of Page 18 out of the city ordinance regarding certain regulations including those set forth in Article 13-205. I am assuming that these regulations govern this particular subdivision. It is my understanding that this is a very old subdivision and the Bauers have owned these two lots for quite a number of years. The fence that has been placed on the property by the Bauers is certainly in keeping with the general scheme and development of this subdivision as a residential area. Mrs. Bauer has advised me that there are fences surrounding the following properties in the same subdivision including the front of said properties, to -wit: