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January 26, 2023, Zoning Board of Adjustments Meeting Minutes
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LA PORTE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
JANUARY 26, 2023
The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of La Porte met in a regular meeting on Thursday,
January 26, 2023, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at
6:00 p.m., with the following in attendance:
Board Members present: Chairman, Dennis Oian; Board Members, Pat McCabe; John Blakemore; Phillip
Hoot, Nettie Warren and Alternate Board Members, Jon Willis and Frank Nance.
Board Members absent None.
City Staff present: Teresa Evans, Planning and Development Director; Clark Askins, Assistant City
Attorney; Ian Clowes, City Planner; Clayton Price, Planning Technician.
1. CALL TO ORDER: – Chairman Oian called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: – All members were present.
3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES:
a. Approve the minutes of the meeting held on October 27, 2022.
Board Member McCabe moved to approve the meeting minutes; the motion was adopted, 5-0.
4. SPECIAL EXCEPTION #22-93000007: Open a public hearing to consider Variance Request #22-
93000007, a request by Martin Armando Macias-Gonzalez, applicant and owner, for a Variance to
allow for a fence to be located in the front yard in the R-1 zoning district, on a tract of land located
at9601 Belfast Ln. and legally described as Lot 240, Block 14, Spenwick Place Section 2, Harris
County, TX.
City Planner, Ian Clowes, presented the proposed variance request.
Martin Macias-Gonzalez and Patricia Gardner, 9601 Belfast Ln., applicant and owner, spoke in favor of
the variance and provided information regarding the need for the request.
5. ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING: Public Hearing was adjourned at 6:13 PM.
6. CONSIDERATION:
Board members discussed the merits of the variance request.
PHILLIP HOOT
Board Member Position 1
PAT MCCABE
Board Member Position 2
JOHN BLAKEMORE
Board Member Position 3
DENNIS OIAN, CHAIRMAN
Board Member Position 4
NETTIE WARREN
Board Member Position 5
JON WILLIS
Board Member Alternate 1
FRANK NANCE
Board Member Alternate 2
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January 26, 2023, Zoning Board of Adjustments Meeting Minutes
Board Member Hoot made a motion to approve the requested Variance; the motion was adopted 5-0.
7.ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
None.
8.BOARD COMMENTS regarding matters appearing on the agenda; recognition of community
members, city employees, and upcoming events; inquiry of staff regarding specific factual
information or existing policies.
None.
ADJOURN – Chairman Oian adjourned the meeting at 6:16 PM.
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Ian Clowes, City Planner