boa_02 24 1959LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MINUTES OF CALLED MEETING
FEBRUARY 249 1959
The Little Rock Board of Adjustment met in the office of
Mr. Joseph Kemp, City Attorney, at 1:30 P. M. on February 249 1959
for the purpose of reconsidering their decision on the following
docket:
Docket No. 34•-58 - James IAT. Means, by Conner Baldwin and Farris,
209 Victory Street, described as the west 75 feet of lot 3,
block 334•, Original City of Little Rock, zoned "G-1°' Commercial
District, requesting a special exception to Section 6 of that
ordinance to permit a public garage in a "G-1" Commercial
District.
The following members were present: Mr. Wm. R. Meeks, Chairman,
Mr. Bruce Anderson, Mr. Lloyd R. Pearce, and Miss Emily Penton.
Mr. Farris, the applicant, was not present.
It was stated that the garage building is now being used as a
radio repair shop. It was Mr. Kemp°s opinion that the Board had, in
effect, rezoned the property when they gave the right to use this build-
ing as a garage permanently and that it is questionable whether or not
the Board had the authority to grant the permit. Mr. Pearce said that
due to the size of the building no organization would be able to carry
on a public automotive garage. The Railway Express Company, for whom
the building was originally built, used it only as a private garage to
repair their trucks and did not invite the public to use as a garage.
Miss Penton could not see much difference in the amount of noise
made by the Express Company working on their trucks and the amount
which would be made repairing the amount of cars the shall amount of
space available would permit.
After a lengthy discussion of the application as originally pre-
sented and others similar to it, Mr. Julius Breckling, Planning Adminis-
trator, said: "According to information we have received we find that
the building on the property described in Docket No. 34-58 is being used
as a radio repair shop. This use is in keeping with the use permitted
in the "G-1" Commercial District, which this area is zoned." Mr. Pearce
moved as follows: "Due to the fact that the property in question is now
being occupied by a business which comes under the classification
allowed in "G-1" zoning, that the hardship case shown, upon which our
decisions in November and December 1958 were based, is no longer in
existence, that the righta_•granted at those two meetings are hereby
rescinded." Mr. Anderson and Miss Penton seconded the motion and it
carried unanimously.
The need of the Board for legal advice and counsel was discussed.
Mr. Kemp said the services of his office are available to the Board
anytime they are in need of it. The Board asked that a member of
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Mr. Kemp's staff be present at the March meeting for advice on Docket
No. 35-58, which is scheduled to be discussed again at that meeting.
Mr. Kemp said a member of his staff would be present.
The meeting adjourned at 2:15 P. M.
Approved:
Wm. A. Meeks, Chairman
Mrs. Melba Lawing, Secretary