HomeMy WebLinkAboutboa_10 15 1979LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
SUMMARY AND MINUTE RECORD
October 15, 1979
2:00 P.M.
I. Roll Call and Finding of a Quorum
A quorum was present being five in number.
II. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Minutes of the September meeting were approved as
mailed out.
III. Members Present: James Summerlin, Vice -Chairman
Ray Fureigh
Marcelline Giroir
Jack Taylor
Jerry Wilcox
Members Absent: Samuel Anderson, Chairman
Kirby Smith
Attorney Present: Lester McKinley
October 15, 1979
Item No. 1 - Z-3408
Owner: First Baptist Church of Highland Park
By: Marquis E. Jones
Address: Northwest corner of W. 18th Street
and Oak Street
Description: Lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, Block 12 and
Lot 2, Block 15, Braddock's Addition
Zoned: "B" Residence
Variances: 1. Request a variance from Section
43-12 to permit a front yard of 17'
and a rear yard of 131.
2. Request a variance from Section
43-12 to permit a steeple 52' in
height.
3. Request a variance from Section 43-3
to permit as allowed by Section
43-21 an accessory parking lot in a
residential zone serving a detached
property.
Present Use of
Property: Vacant
Proposed Use
of Property: Church
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This request will allow construction of a new neighborhood
church on the same site as that which serves the previous
structure. On -site inspection revealed no evidence of
hardship demanding any form of relief from zoning setback
requirements. It appears that the proposed structure was
designed by someone unfamiliar with City land use
regulations.
Staff recommends denial of the requested yard reductions,
but staff recommends approval of the height variance and the
parking variance as requested.
October 15, 1979
Item No. 1 - Continued
BOARD ACTION:
The applicant was present and presented the Board with a
lengthy history of the church's existence and of the process
under which they had gone in order to achieve the financing,
planning and permits for the new church. He explained that
it was not until they had gotten to the actual building
permit process that they had found they were in violation of
the Ordinance. He stated that relative to the hardship
issue, they felt the building perhaps could have been
designed for the lot in a different manner. He stated that
the present siting of the church was selected primarily to
help the elderly and handicapped because of the change in
grade across the property. He introduced a number of church
members and the pastor of the church who were present in the
audience, presented affadavits from neighboring property
owners abutting the church property expressing support of
the church's request, and stated that the church also
planned with this new structure to expand its community
service role as a kind of community center as well as church
facility. There was no opposition. After a brief
discussion, the Board moved to approve the requested
variances. The motion was passed - 5 ayes, 0 nays and 2
absent.
October 15, 1979
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
at 2:20 p.m.
Date: O/W?
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