06-26-82 Regular Meeting of the La Porte Board of Adjustment

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MINUTES OF THE LA PORTE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JUNE 26, 1982 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Sidney Grant at 7:00 P.M. Members of the Board Present: Sidney Grant, Linda Mains, John Albanese, Bill Thompson Others Present: Dwight Hemphill, Scott Fleming 2. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of the La Porte Zoning Board of Adjustment held May 27, 1982, were considered for approval. A motion was made by Albanese and seconded by Thompson to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried, 4 ayes and 0 nays. 3. The Board considered a request for variance to the required side building line as set forth by the Zoning Ordinance No. 780, page 18, Section 13-204(2): "Side yard: The minimum side yard shall be five (5) feet or ten percent of the lot, whichever is greater; however, lots less than fifty (50) feet in width shall provide a minimum side yard of three (3) feet, except that on corner lots, the side yard on the side street side shall be a mini- mum of five (5) feet. An accessory building in a rear yard shall not be closer than three (3) feet to a side lot line The request comes from Dwight Hemphill and Scott Fleming, 412 Westminister, League City, Texas. Hemphill and Fleming reviewed the project they ahve under- taken. The house they propose to move to Block 202, Lots 12 and 13 on Virginia Street has been inspected and approved by the Code Enforcement Department. The lots have been surveyed by Carlos Smith survey crew. They discussed the surrounding neighborhood. A motion was made by Bill Thompson, seconded by John Albanese, to grant a 1 foot variance for each side of the house to be moved onto Block 202, lots 12 and 13 on Virginia Street, making the side building line 4 feet in this particular instance. The motion carried, 4 ayes and 0 nays. _c