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AboutMinutesTheBoardofAdjustments&AppealsmetMonday,September18,1995at6:30PMattheCityAdministrationBuilding,161N.SectionStreetPresent:ChairmanPeteWalker;membersRobertVanlderstine,ClaudePuckett,CharlieSenior,JoePetties;BobLunsford,ZoningOfficerandBettyRivénbark,SecretaryTheminutesoftheJuly17,1995meetingweredulyapprovedaswritten.Mr.WalkermadeanannouncementatthistimethatthereviewoftheLynnKingcasewhichwasgrantedaspecialexceptionuseforreviewin6months,wouldnotbereviewedtonightasthishasbeenappealedtotheCircuitCourtandwewoulddefertotheirjudgmentonthis.Case#566FrankHollon,51N.ChurchSt..10ft.frontyardvarianceMr.Hollonspokeonhisbehalfsayinghewishedtobuildahouseonthispropertybuthealsowishedtosavethehugetreeonthepropertythereforeheisaskingfora10ft.frontyardvariance.Mr.Walkeraskedhimhowthislinedupwiththeothersintheneighborhoodandhesaidthatthisshouldlineupokey.Hesaidfurtherthathehadnointentionofcuttingthetreedownbutthisvariancewouldallowhimtousetheplanstheyhavechosenonthislot.Mr.Walkercalledforanyobjectionsoranyquestions,therewerenone.Hesaidhewouldentertainamotion.RobertVanlderstinemovedtoapprovethevarianceasrequested.ClaudePuckettsecondedandmotioncarriedunanimously.Case#567LisaHeisler.20247RiverMillDrive.3ft.sideyardvarianceMr.Heisleraddressedtheboardsayingtheywerebuildinganewhomeandhadoriginallyplannedtohavethedrivejustcometothefrontofthehousebutlaterdecidedtheywishedtohaveitgoonaroundtothebacksotheycouldputacarportthere.Mr.WalkerquestionedwhichlotitwasandherepliedLot18.Mr.Walkercalledforanyonewishingtospeakoranyquestionsfromtheboard.Therewerenone,hesaidhewouldentertainamotiontograntordeny.ClaudePuckettmovedtogrant3ft.varianceasrequested.JoePettiessecondedandmotioncarriedunanimously.Case#568HattieJohnson635S.InQlesideSt..SpecialExceptionUseMrs.Johnsonhadrequestedeitheradaycareorhaircare.ShesaidsheislocatedbetweenMiddleStreetandTwinBeachRoad.Shewishedtoopenadaycarewithnomorethan40childrenandshewouldbuildabuildingonherpropertythatcontains1acreofland.Shesaidshehasbeeninthedaycarebusinessfor23-24yearsalready.Mr.WalkeraskedforcommentsandaMaryKellyspokesayingshehadapetitionfromthepropertyownerswhowereagainstMrs.Johnson’srequest(therewassomedissentionintheneighborhoodbecauseMrs.JohnsonmovedatrailerontothepropertyacrossthestreetthatisinthecountyandbelongstoMrs.Johnson’sson,Mrs.Johnson’spropertyisinthecity).Shereadthepetitionaloudtotheboard(infile).Mr.Walkersaidthereweresomethingsshementionedinherpetitionthatwehadnojurisdictionover.ThatwecouldaddressMrs.Johnson’srequestforaDayCare.Mr.WalkeraskedBobhowMrs.Johnson’spropertyiszoned,hesaidR-1.Mrs.Johnson saidshehasbeenaresidentfor32yearsinthisneighborhoodandshewouldnotdoanythingtohurttheneighborhood.Shesaidthetrailerisoncountypropertyandshewilluseitforsomethingelseifthedaycareisapproved.Shesaidthatshedoesnothavethesewagehookeduponthecountyproperty,assomepeoplebelieve,thatsheboughtaseptictankandthattheguysheboughtitfromalsocameanddroppeditonthecountypropertybutithasnotbeenhookedup,sheisgoingthrutheproperchannels,itwillbeputonapadandfieldlineswillbeputin;shewouldnotdoanythingtodeterioratetheneighborhood,sheisalsoasticklerforrulesandregulations.Mr.LewisAgeespokesayingtheyhavetriedtodonicethingsinthecommunityandtheydonotwishtoseecommercialventurescomein.Mr.Walkerreadwhatuseswerepermittedasspecialexception,pointingoutthatthisisausepermitted.Mrs.Johnsonsaidshewouldnotbechangingtheneighborhoodthatthesepeoplehadbusinessesinthearea.Mr.Ageesaidheisnotchallengingtheboard’sauthorityonlywishtopreservetheneighborhood.RonnieLanghamspokesayinghisonlydisagreementiswiththetrailerthatwasputnexttohishouse.BobLunsfordspokesayingthispropertycameinasR-1and‘pointedoutthatwehavenoauthorityoutsidethecitylimits,cannotdoanything.Mr.Walkeraskedforanyoneinfavorofthis,WalterJohnson,Jr.spokeandsaidthatMrs.Johnsonappreciatestheneighborhood,watcheditgrow,thatshewilldoexactlyasshesaysshewilldo.thatsheisjusttryingtomakealivingforherselfnow.Mr.Walkercalledforanyquestions.Mrs.Johnsonsaidshehadaskedherneighborsaboutwhatsheplannedtodoandtheydidnotobject.Theboardclearedupthatthedaycarewastheonlythingbeingaskedforat635S.Inglesideandwouldbeabuildingthatshebuildsandputsonheracrelot..Mr.Ageesaid2churches,1beautyparlor/barbershopweregrandfatheredin.ALeeMcGruespokesayinghehasbeenthere60yearsandquestionedtheseptictankshewasproposingtoputinandwhatcityrequirementswere-Bobsaidthesamespecificationsasthecounty.Mr.Walkersaidhewouldentertainamotion,CharlieSeniormovedtodenythespecialexceptionuse,RobertVanIderstinesecondedandmotioncarriedunanimouly.Case#569ButlerSheldon-10ftsideyardvarianceat304NicholsStreetMr.SheldonspokesayingthattheyarecurrentlylivinginatwobedroomonebathhouseandthattheyhavealineoftreesscreeningtheBooneLaneproperty.Hewasaskedwhyhechosethissideandhesaidheonlyhad10ft.ontheoppositesideoftheproperty.BobsaidtheonlyobservationhehadwasthehousesonBooneLanewere35ft.thatthispropertyiswoodedatthistime,suggestedthescreeningberetainedonhislot.Mr.Walkercalledforanyoneinoppostiontothisorwishingtospeak,therewasnoone.Hecalledforamotionandsaidwecouldapprove,denyorapprovewithrestrictions.ClaudePuckettmovedtoapprovethevarianceasrequestedwiththerestrictionputonitthatthescreeningwouldremain.RobertVanIderstinesecondedandmotioncarriedunanimously.-Mr.WalkerannouncedthatthecaseinvolvingRutherfordSmithandhisrequestforabattingcageatcornerofGreenoRoadandUSHwy98hadbeenwithdrawn.Bobhadrevisedtheformusedforappealsonadministrativedecisionsandspecialexceptionusesandaskedtheboardtoreviewandifnoobjectionswouldliketostarttouse.ClaudePuckettmovedtoadoptnewformsaspresented,JoePettiessecondedandmotioncarriedunanimously.Therebeingnofurtherbusinessmeetingwasdulyadjourned.