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05-12-1983 u e,) CITY OF EDGEWATER Board of Adjustments Regular Meeting May 12, 1983 Minutes Chairman Wetzel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall. ROLL CALL Members present: Mr. Wetzel, Mrs. Martin, Mr. Newell, Mr. Roush, Mrs. Murphy, and Mr. Severance. Excused: Mr. Garthwaite. Also present: Mrs. Taylor, Secretary. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Wetzel asked that a correction be made to the minutes of the April 14, 1983 regular meeting. Referring to a motion made by Mr. Newell concerning slabs put in by Mr. Carder in Pelican Cove West, Mr. Wetzel asked that the minutes be corrected as follows: A motion was made by Mr. Newell and seconded by Mr. Roush to direct a letter to the Building Official, with a copy to City Council, advising him of the problem created when concrete slab patios are located in such a manner as to require a variance if the owner desires to enclose it. and request his assistance to alleviate this. problem. The motion CARRIED 6-0. Mr. Severance also asked that the minutes of the April 14, 1983 regular meeting be corrected as follows: Mr. Severance said that every home in the development has the 12 x 20 patio and if they want to do anything with it they will have to come before the board for a variance. He suggested someone in the City contact Mr. Carder and ask him to alter his plans so that slabs, if ever enclosed, will be within the setback requirements, eliminating the need for a variance. Mrs. Murphy motioned that the minutes of the April 14, 1983 meeting be approved as amended. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Martin and CARRIED 6-0. Referring to the minutes of the April 27, 1983 Special Meeting, Mrs. Murphy recalled that the special meeting was made difficult by the physical situation in that it was held in the office instead of the conference area of the Community Center and control of the meeting was difficult to maintain. She objected to Mr. Hall's comments being "cleaned up", and asked that the minutes show that her comment to Mr. Hall, that she found him a little bit offensive, was prompted by his comment to her when he said, "Lady, if you'd ever built a shopping center you'd know that when you have to pay $175,000 for a lot, and then have to borrow money at a high rate of interest, you've got to put in as many offices as you can", or words to that effect. Mrs. Murphy also wanted the records to show that when Mr. Garthwaite was discussing the parking situation, Mr. Hall said to him, "Mr. Garthwaite, how many parking lots have you built?" Mrs. Murphy also mentioned that she believed the board members should not address the applicant directly without first asking permission of the chairman, and the applicant should direct their comments to the chairman, and not directly to the board members. Mr. Newell motioned to accept the minutes, with the above corrections, Mrs. Murphy seconded the motion. The minutes of the April 27, 1983 special meeting were approved, as amended, by a vote of 6-0. NEW BUSINESS Danny and Cheryl Harper, application for a variance to build an addition to their existing home at 1932 Kumquat Drive. Mr. Danny Harper was administered the oath. He explained that the addition was to be 14' x 36', and would have a fireplace. It was determined that abutting property owners were properly advised. Mr. Harper said he had talked to his neighbors and they had no objection to the addition. He advised that the addition would come to within 10'6" of the rear property line. Mr. Newell questioned building coverage with this size addition. It was determined that it would not exceed 30 percent. Reviewing the criteria, Sec. 904.01 for granting a variance, the Board found that special circum- stances do exist, because of the position of the house on the lot in relation r' u o to the rest of the homes in the vicinity; strict application of the provisions of the ordinance would deprive the applicant of reasonable rights; special circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant, in that the house was not built by Mr. Harper; granting of the variance will not cause detriment to the public welfare, and granting of the variance is not a special privilege denied to other lands in the district. Mr. Severance said that because the abutting property owners have not expressed objection, and it does fall within the criteria of the Board's authority, he moved that the variance be granted. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Martin, and CARRIED 6-0. Mr. Roush said that he was planning a trip and may not be able to be at the next meeting. The secretary asked that he advise her so that he could be excused. Mr. Severance advised that until June 2nd, he would not be available for meetings on any Monday or Wednesdays. Mr. Wetzel will be gone for two weeks, beginning May 16. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by Joan Taylor. Board of Adjustments Regular Meeting May 12, 1983 - 2 -