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<br />Attachment to Zoning Board of Adjustment. Special Exception Reauest <br /> <br />I am requesting that you grant a Special Exception to the Zoning <br />Ordinance for the chain link fence which I have erected on the <br />water side of my property. Although this exception is not due to <br />one of the circumstances noted on Page 2 of the attached form, I <br />believe the exception is not contrary to the best public interest <br />and that it will not adversely affect the value or use of property <br />adjacent to my home. <br /> <br />I have a large number of young great grandchildren who visit my bay <br />home, and it would be a terrible tragedy if one of them should have <br />an accident because there were no fence to protect them from the <br />water. For this reason, I have erected a four-foot chain link <br />fence on the bay side of my home to protect them from the water. <br />Most cities have laws requiring a fence around swimming pools. I <br />believe that the proximity of my home to the water affords the same <br />danger to children as a swimming pool. <br /> <br />I understand that wooden fences are not allowed by the City because <br />of visual obstruction and prevention of the flow of air; and since <br />my fence is chain link, it meets your requirements in these two <br />regards. Before building the fence, I ascertained that the homes <br />on either side of my home would not be adversely affected. They <br />are both elevated to the point that their foundations are at <br />approximately the top of my fence; therefore, the fence does not <br />affect their view of the water. <br /> <br />I am 90 years of age, and my health prevents my handling this <br />matter directly myself; therefore, I have asked my son, Allan C. <br />King, to act in my behalf. His address and telephone number are <br />5005 Riverway, suite 550, Houston, Texas 77056, and (713) 840-1919. <br />Would you please inform him if there are any further steps that <br />should be taken to help in your evaluation of this request, such as <br />providing photographs or a site plan, or perhaps arranging a <br />personal visit to the house. <br /> <br />Thank you for your careful consideration of this request. <br /> <br />Adelaide C. King <br /> <br />October 1, 1992 <br />