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HomeMy WebLinkAboutboa_01 19 1953MINUTES OFTHE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT The Board of Adjustment met in the Mayor's Conference Room, City Hall, Monday, January 19, 1953, at 2:00 p.m., with the following members persent: Mr. Bruce Anderson, Chairman Mr. Warren Baldwin Mr. W. H. Marak Mr. Paul Parks Docket No. 1-53 - W. M. Townsley, 3619-3623 Roosevelt Road, described as Lots 3, 4, & 5, Block 12, Dickinson Mill Addition, zoned "G" Commercial District; requesting a waiver of front yard space in order to construct a building on said property. Mr. Baldwin made a motion that the petition be approved; seconded by Mr. Marak. The motion carried. Docket No. 2-53 - Bob C. Nusko, 2900-2914 West 24th Street, described as Lots 7, 8, % & 10, Block 1, C. E. Gallagher's Addition, zoned "B" Residence District; requesting a waiver of front yard space due to topography in order to build within 10' of front property line on said property. Mr. Nusko was present and stated that he owned four lots, all of which are vacant. He is requesting permission to fill in his front yard level with the street. In doing so, Mr. Nusko will actually be filling in part of the street too. A house is already located on one of tl-e lots in the block and he has bought one of the house in the Dunbar Redevelopment area which he plans to move on one of the vacant lots. The houses on the vacant lots will be built in line with the house already on the west end of the block. Mr. Nusko stated that he had bought one of the best houses in the Dunbar area and it is a five room house. He notified all property owners of the Board of Adjustment meeting within 140' of his property. However, he didn't get the cemetery owner to sign the notice of hearing. Mr. Marak made a notion that the application be approved; seconded by Mr. Baldwin. The motion carried. Docket No. 3-53 - K. E. N. Cole, Jr., 5904 Stonewall Road, described as Lot 120, Forrest Heights Addition, zoned "A" One -Family District; requesting a waiver of side yard space in order to attach existing garage to residence by a breeze- way. Mr. Elmer Huett represented K. E. N. Cole, Jr. and was requesting a waiver of side yard space in order to attach the existing garage to the residence by a breeze -way. He stated that Mr. Cole also plans to add a bedroom on the other side of the house, however, he has plenty of -2- yard space in which to do so. The members asked Mr. Huett if Mr. Cole will continue to use the garage as a garage. He answered that it would be used as such. Mr. Baldwin made a motion that the application be approved; seconded by Mr. Marak. The motion carried. Docket No. 4-53 - Dr. R. E. McLochlin, (by John Walther), No. 5 Longfellow Lane, described as Lot 7, Beverly Place Addition, zoned "A" One -Family District; requesting a waiver of yard space requirements in order to construct a carport on rear of said property. Mrs. McLochlin was present to represebt this petition. She stated that their property faces Longfellow Lane and is located next door to Mr. Tony Stedum's residence. There were no objections. She told the members that Mr. Miller, a nearby property owner, felt it would improve the looks of the property. She stated that they plan to turn the ex- isting garage on their property into a room for her mother to live in and add a three -car carport on the side of the house. Mrs. McLochlin asked the members to permit them to build the carports out from the house a total of 321. She stated that she would need a waiver of side yard space on the west side of her property. Mrs. McLochlin brought out the fact that although they would actually be b-a.ilding close to their property line, the house next door will still be located some distance from the McLochlin property line. Mrs. McLochlin stated that the water would not run off of the carport onto the property next door because they are ,going to have an aluminum drain all around the carport. There will be a catch basin there to keep the water from running onto the property next door. Mrs. McLochlin explained that her mother was was in ill health and was living in a large house alone at the present time and needed to be nearby where she could look after her. Mr. Baldwin made a motion that the application be approved providing the roof of the carport does not extend out from the house over 321; seconded by Mr. Marak. The motion carried. Docket No. 72-52 - Clayton A. Taylor, 1300 High Street, described as east 80 feet of Lot 12, Block 12, Centennial Addition, zoned «C,) Two -Family District; requesting a waiver of yard space, lot area and two buildings on one lot for a new single family home. Mr. Lewis Block was present to speak in behalf of Clayton A. Taylor. Mr. Taylor was also present. Mr. Block stated that the lot owned by Clayton Taylor is 501 x 801. He is requesting permission to build a single family house on his property. However, there is another house located on the rear of the lot, which is owned by someone else. Since the property is actually platted as one lot but is owned by separate owners the members felt it was an unusual request. Mr. Taylor told the members that he tried to buy the reat of the lot from the person who owned it but that the owner would not sell his property. Mr. Taylor ownes the front part of the lot and wishes to face his house on High Street. The house which Clayton plans to contruct will be 1200 sq. feet in area. This means that the house will be built within 10 feet of the rear pro- perty line but will be in line with the other houses on the block. The -3- house will be 441 in depth. The existing building line on the block is about 15' now. Mr. Taylor told the members that he would change his house plans if necessary in order to get his waiver of yard space. He stated that he owned the property and wanted to build something on it. The members asked Clayton if he had bought the property from a Real Estate Co. or from an individual. Clayton told the members that he had purchased the property from a grocerman who is a white man for the sum of $2700. He had paid $1300 of this money. The grocerman was Mr. Peal. Mr. Peal had also sold the rear part of the lot to someone else. Clayton stated that he had owned the lot next door, but that the house was too dig for him and he had sold it and bought Mr. Peal's property in order to construct a smaller house on it. He plans to live in the house. Mr. Block and Clayton were then dismissed. The members felt that Clayton had bought the property not knowing that he would be unable to build a house on it unless the Board of Adjustment permitted him to do so. They symphasized with him because he had paid such a large amount for a sub -standard lot. They felt that this case was definately a hard- ship case and Mr. Baldwin made a motion that the application be approved; seconded by Mr. Marak. The motion carried. The meeting then adjourned. BOARD OF ADJUST104T LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS