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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesTheBoardofAdjustments&AppealsmetMonday,August18,1997attheCityAdministrationBuilding,161N.SectionStreetat5:00PMPresent:ChairmanClaudePuckett,membersRobertVanIderstine,CharlesSenior,JoePetties,JimMcClure,SusanCunningham,BobGentle.ZoningOfficerBobLunsford,SecretaryBettyRivenbarkTheminutesoftheJuly21,1997meetingweredulyapprovedaswrittenonmotionbyJimMcClure,secondedbyRobertVanIderstineandunanimouslycarried.Case#597-‘SpecialExceptionUseappeal-JanetSnyder-305FelsAvenueMs.Snyderspoketotheboardsayingthatsheownsthepropertyatthisaddressandhasaballetacademythere.ThattheoriginalpieceofpropertyusedtobeDot’sStudioofDancebuthasbeensplitintotwolots.Thatshehasheardthatowneroftheotherlotisbuildingonitbutherrequestistohaveacirculardrivefirstforsafety’ssakeandalsotopreventtrafficbackup.Thatthereisadangeroussituationtherenowandpeoplearehavingtroublemakingthatcurve.BobLunsfordhadaletterinfilerequestingtopaveabigportionofthepropertyandaskedherifthisiswhattheystillwantedtodo.Shesaidtheywantedtodowhatwasallowed.Hesaidtheyareallowedonedriveway20ft.widewith1curbcutforalot75ftwide.Hesaidthetrafficproblemwouldbeeasierwithcircular,andaskedherwhatsizeclasses?Shenevergaveadefiniteanswerjustsaidshehopedherenrollmentgrew.Claudesaidthedrivewaynowneedschanginghowmanycarscouldbeaccomodated,bestguess?Bobsaid6-8butthiswouldalsocreateproblembackinginandout.Heaskedifweputthecirculardrivewaycouldbemakeitoneway.enternorthandexitwest.ClaudeaskedBobwithwhatdiscussed,thesafetyfactorwhatwouldbebest.Bobsaiditwouldcertainlybemoreacceptablewiththecirculardriveway,haveonewaysigns-9-10ft.wideand3ft.bufferoneachside.JimMcClureaskedaboutlandscapingandJanetsaidtheywoulddorequiredlandscaping.LydiaMyersthenextdoorneighborsaidshehadnoproblemwithwhatplanned,andthelutheranministersaidhehasworkedwithsituationslikethisandcircularwouldworkbetter.Mr.Puckettcalledforanymorediscussionfromtheaudienceortheboard.Therewasnone.HecalledforamotionandRobertVanlderstinemovedtograntaspecialexceptionuseofthecirculardrivenottobelargerthan10ft.,tohaveposedonewaysignsanddorequiredlandscapingonthepropertyasperMr.Lunsford’srecommendations.JoePettiessecondedandmotioncarriedunanimously.Therebeingnofurtherbusiness,meetingwasdulyadjourned.