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TheCityofFairhopeBoardofAdjustmentsandAppealsmetonMonday,Ajj!182005at5:00PMintheCityAdministrationBuilding,CouncilChambers,locatedat161N.SectionStreet.MembersPresent:ChairmanChat-lieBassett;LewisAgee;BeckyLundberg;BobManiiich;CathySlagle;ChristopherBaker,PlanningDirector;andSummerWoodson,PlatinerRayClark,arrivedlatetothemeeting.Themeetingwascalledtoorderat5:00PMbyChairmanBassett.TheminutesfromtheMarch2lmeetingwerediscussedandapprovedwithtwochanges.CathySlaglesnamewasmisspelledandsheaskedthatthisbecorrected.BobMannich,BeckyLundberg,andChristopherBakerwerenotinattendanceandtheywerelistedaspresentintheminutes.AmotionwasmadebyCathySlagletoapprovetheminuteswiththementionedchanges.AsecondwasmadebyLewisAgee.Allapproved.ZBA05-08PublicHearingtoconsidertherequestofSteveandSharonThortonforavariancefromthe1’freeboardfloodzoneelevationasrequiredbytheCityofFairhope.Thepropertyislocatedat16389ScenicHighway98.Mr.Bassettaskedfortheowneroragenttocomeforwardtopresentthecase.ArchitectLeaVerneuillespokeonbehalfoftheownersexplainingthe194squarefootaddition.HesaidthattobuildtheadditionwiththeIfreeboardelevationwouldmakeadangeroussteptipMr.VerneuillesaidthattheexistinghomemeetscurrentFEMArequirementandthenewadditionwouldmeetorexceedtheFEMArequirementby.7.Thepublichearingwasopenedandtherenotbeinganyonetospeak,wasclosed.BobMannichmadeamotiontoapprovetherequest.AsecondwasmadebyBeckyLundberg.Allapproved.ZBA05-09PublicHearingtoconsidertherequestofW.AndrewJohnsonforavariancetoconstructanaccessorybuildingpriortothemainhouse.ThepropertyislocatedatLot23SeaCliffDrive.ChristopherBakerexplainedthattheaddressthatwasadvertisedwasinfactMr.Johnson’shomeaddress.nottheaddressofthelotinquestion.Mr.Johnsonhadfilledouthisapplicationwrongandthatcausedittobeadvertisedincorrectly.ChairmanBassettaskedMr..Johnsontocomeforwardtopresenthiscase.Mr.Johnsonsaidthathewantedtobuildaboathouse.ThepublichearingwasopenedandcloseddLIetonoonecomingforward.BobMannichwantedtoclarifyifthiswasaboathouseoraguestcottage.Hesaidthatitgoesaboveandbeyondwhattheordinanceallows.I-Icdoesnotwanttoseeasecondhouseontheproperty.Anaccessorystructurecanhaveonehalfbathandnokitchen.Mr.Mannichsaidthatthisprojecthastwofullbathsandakitchenarea.Mr.Johnson explainedthatheintendsthisforprivateuseandwantstobuildthisbuildingpriortothemainhousebecauseoffinancialreasons.ChristopherBakersaidthatallbathsandkitchenwouldhavetocomeoutwhenmainhousewasbuilt.Mr.Johnsonsaidagainthathisreasonforwantingtodothisisforfinancialreasons.LouisAgeesaidthatallutilitieswouldhavetorunthroughmainhouse.HeaskedhowtheCitywouldmakesurethatMr.JohnsoncompliedwiththeregLilalions.ChristopherBakersaidthatbuildinginspectorswouldchecktomakesurebathroomsandkitchenfacilityinaccessorybuildingweregoneattimeofpermittingmainhouse.BobMannichsaidthattherequestdoesnotmeetstandardsandexceedsparameters.Thesizeisaquestion;Mr.Mannichsaidthatitisahouse.itdoesnotmeetdefinitionsofwhatanaccessoryuseis.LouisAgeesaidthattheapplicationdoesnotmeetthecriteriaandmadeamotiontodenytherequest.CathySlaglegaveasecondandthemotioncarriedunanimously.Old/NewBusinessTherewasnooldornewbusinesstodiscuss.AmotiontoadjournwasmadebyBobMannich.AsecondfollowedbyLouisAgee.Allapproved.Themeetingwasadjournedat5:25PM.MiiiutesapprovedattheJune20,2005,meeting.