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Home My WebLink AboutMinutesTheCityofFairhopeBoardofAdjustmentsaiidAppealsmetonMonday,December19,2005at5:00PMintheCityAdministrationBuilding,DeichampsSuite,locatedat161N.SectionStreet.MembersPresent:ChairmanCharlieBassett;BeckyLundberg;RayClark;LewisAgee;TeddyJoeFaust;BarryFulford,BuildingOfficial;andKelleyChastain,PermitTechnician.MembersAbsent:BobMannich;CathySlagleThemeetingwascalledtoorderat5:00PMbyChairmanBassett.MemberswereaskedtoreviewtheSeptember19,2005minutesforconsiderationandmakeamotiontoapprove.AmotiontoapproveasnotedwasmadebyRayClark,andasecondbyBeckyLundberg.LouisAgeeandTeddyJoeFaustabstainedfromthevoteastheywereabsentattheSeptembermeeting.Allothermembersapproved.ZBA05-15PublicHeai-ingtoConsidertheRequestofMi-.RobertN.WalshSi-.toallow20footreal-setback.Thepropertyislocatedatlot242QuailCreekSubdivisiononQuailCreekDrivenextto11120NiblickLoop.QuailCreekSubdivisioniszonedR-2.R-2zoningrequiresa35’rearsetback.Mr.RobertN.WalshSr.camebeforetheboardandexplainedthereasonforhisrequest.Mr.WalshSr.madehiscasethattheshapeofhislotwouldnotaccommodatethedesiredgarageinadditiontothehousedesignhehaschosenwithouta20’i-earsetback.ChairmanBassettindicatedtheboardhadreceivedaletterfromQuailCreekPropertyOwnerAssociationhasprovidedaletterstatingtheyarenotopposedtograntingthezoningvariance.ChairmanBassettopenedthecasetothepublic.Mr.HarryMitchellof11076NiblickLoop,Lot244QuailCreek,cameforward.Mr.Mitchellownsthelotdirectlybehindthelotinquestion.Heexpressedhisoppositiontohavingthesetbackvariancegranted.Hefeelshisbackyardissmallenoughwithouthavingastructureclosei-thanallottedbythezoningordinance.Mr.ThadPateof316ClubhouseDrive,cameforwardalsoinopposition.HeisthepurchaserofseverallotsinQuailCreekSubdivision.Hehiresbuilderstobuildonthoselotsforthepurposeofsale.Hehashadtomakeadjustmentstohisplanstofitwithinthesubdivisionregulationsandcityzoningordinance.Hefeelstheownerofthepropertyinquestionshouldberequiredtomeetthosesamestipulations.QuailCreekPropertyOwnerAssociationhasprovidedaletterstatingtheyarenotopposedtograntingthezoningvariance. Therewerenoothercommentsfromthepublic.ChairmanCharlieBassettclosedthepublichearing.BarryFulfordprovidedthestaffinterpretation:R-2setbacksareclearlyoutlinedintheZoningOrdinance.Thelotisbuildableasitis.TheCityofFairhopeisnotopposedtoQuailCreekSubdivisiongrantingavariancetotheirregulationstoallowtheowneradetachedaccessorystructure.Staffrecommendeddenialoftherequest.ChairmanBassettaskedforcommentsfromtheBoard.AstherewerenoneChairmanBassettsaidhewouldentertainamotion.LouisAgeemadeamotiontodenycaseZBA05-15.BeckyLundbergsecondedthemotion.Itwascarriedunanimously.ZBA05-17ChairmanBassettexplainedMr.&Mrs.Behrens,regarding909SeaCliffrequestedtheircasebepulledfromtheagendapriortothemeeting.ZBA05-18PublicHearingtoConsidertheRequestofMr.Ms.PattieG.Miller.Ownershaverequestedavariancetoallowa27footrearsetbackat46PaddockDrive.Thepropertylocatedat46PaddockDriveiszonedR-3.TherearsetbackrequiredforanR-3lotis35feet.Ms.Millercamebeforetheboardtopresenthercase.Sheindicatedshewasaskingforthevariancetoallowanexpansiontoher1500squarefoothouse.Shehasalargefamily,6adultchildren,grandchildren,etc.Theadditionwouldmakefamilyvisitsmoreconvenient.ChairmanBassettopenedthecasetothepublic.Therewerenocommentsfromthepublic.ChairmanCharlieBassettclosedthepublichearing.BarryFulfordprovidedthestaffinterpretation:R-3setbacksareclearlyoutlinedintheZoningOrdinance.Thereisnohardshipoftheuse(singlefamilyresidential)ofthepropertyinmeetingthezoningstipulations.Theowner’sdesireforadditionallivingspacecanbeachievedandstillmeettheZoningOrdinance.•Anadditioncouldbeplacedasasecondstorytotheexistingstructure.•Adetachedaccessorystructurecouldbebuiltaslongasitdidnotcontainmorethanahalfbathandwasnotwiredorplumbedforakitchen.•Theowneralsoownsthelotnextdoorat48PaddockDriveandcouldcombinethoselotstoachieveadditionalbuildingspace.Staffrecommendeddenialoftherequest.ChairmanBassettaskedforcommentsfi-omtheBoard.AstherewerenoneChairmanBassettsaidhewouldentertainamotion.LouisAgeemadeamotiontodenycaseZBA05-18.RayClarksecondedthemotion.Itwascarriedunanimously.IaRcEuJ ZBA05-19PublicHearingtoConsidertheRequestofMr.JoeGordyalongwiththeEasternShoreAmericanLegionPost199foraspecialexceptiontoallowa100footcommunicationtower,shapedasflagpoleinaB-3azonedlot.Mr.GordyTelecommunicationsSiteDevelopmentwithLandcomServices,LLCcameforwardwithseveralrepresentativestomakehiscaseforaspecialexceptionat700S.Mobiletoallowacellulartowercontainedinsidea100’tall3’diamaterflagpole.ArepresentativeofLandcomServicesspoketothe“fairness”ofallowingexceptionsthatmeetthegreatergoodofthecommunityandgavegeneralintroductoryinformationontheapplication.Eric,anotherrepresentativeofLandcom,spoketothetechnicalaspectsofwhythislocationwouldbenotonlythebestpossiblesite,butintheiropiniontheonlyworkablesite.Duetothetechnicalrequirementsofacellulartower,thequalificationsofthesitetofulfilltheneedsoftheareainquestion•Headdressedtheheightofthetowerneedingtobetallenoughtogetoverthetreecanopy(treesestimatedatabout75’inthisarea).•LocatedonornearthebaytooverridesomeoftheinterferencecomingacrossthebayfromMobile.•Locatedtogetthe“radiowaves”intothedowntownareaaswellassouthalongScenic98towardtheGrandHotel.GeorgeIrvinewithStoneGranade&Crosbymadetheapplicantsopeningstatement.ChairmanBassettopenedthemeetingtothepublic.DonMalton.710S.Mobile#21,opposedduetothe100heightofthetowerRencher,921SeaCliffDrive,askedwhyNicholstowerdoesn’tcoverarea.Ericexplaineditwasduetothepenetrationthroughthecanopy,thegeographiccomponentsofthelandscape.DotYager,451S.Mobile,opposeddetractsfromthebeautyofScenic98AlbertCarl710S.Mobile#41,opposed.Mr.Carlquestionedpossiblealternatesites.MaryEmmaPotts,4555.Mobile,opposed.ChicoWeisman,619N.Mobile,opposed.LandcomServicesfollowedupwithaddressingsomeofthespecificconcerns.Theaudiencehadaccesstopicturesofexamplesofthetypeofpole.Mr.Gordyindicatedhehadbeenaccessingtheareaasawholeforthelasttwoyearstolocateanappropriatesitetoaddresstheserviceissuesexperiencedbycellularusersinthearea.TheFirstBaptist ChurchlocatedonS.Sectionhadapproachedhimwithanideaofusingtheirsite,specificallyhousedinwhatwouldbethechurch’snewsteeple.Thissitedoesnotprovidethepotentialcoveragetheyarelookingforduetolocationandit’sproximitytotheNicholstower.TheothersitethatwasinitiallyconsideredwasthePresbyterianChurchbutthesizeofthesteepleisnotconducivetohousethetowercomponentsandtheheightofthesteeplewasnothighenough.ThePresbyterianChurchwaseliminatedasasitewithoutcontactbeingmadewiththechurch.AttheconclusionoftheCellularSouth’srebuttalChairmanBassettclosedthepublichearing.LouisAgeespoketothepresentinggroupinreferencetotheirpointsoffairness”.Mr.Ageepointedoutthatnotonlydidthegroupneedtoconsiderthe‘fairness”ofcommerceandzoning,butalsotheissueof“fairness”tothepublic,specificallythoseresidentslivinginthearea.RayClarkindicatedthathewouldliketohaveadditionalcoverageinthisareahedidnotfeelthatthecasehadbeenmadethatthiswouldbethebest”oronly”effectivesite.Hemadeamotiontodeny.LouisAgreesecondedthemotion.Thedecisionwascarriedunanimously.Old/NewBusinessTherewasnooldornewbusinesstodiscuss.AmotiontoadjournwasmadebyBeckyLundberg.AsecondfollowedbyRayClark.Allapproved.Themeetingwasadjournedat5:50PM.Mmtiteswereapproveduiianimoiisly,wit!,itotedcorrections,bytheBoardofAdjustinentsFebrtiaiy20,2006.