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02-19-1963 : Q v ,'- . Meeting of the Zoning and Planning Board of the City of Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida held February 19, 1963. The Zoning and Planning Board was called to order by Joseph Emry, Jr., Chairman, at 7:30 P.M., February 19th, 1963, in the Community Center Building. ROLL CALL Olen Matthews O~N. Long, Jr. Rev. Fred Clifford John Angers D.E. Settle \ial ter Hester Vivian Oyler Joseph Emry, Jr. (Chairman) Present Present Present Present Present Present Present Present The minutes of the previous meting \"lore read and, approved. Mot::,:m dul:c made by Olen Matthews, seconded by O.N. Long and by vote carried. Chairman Emry - This hearing is on the request of John D. Swartz for a variance for rezoning that part of his propert~. zoned as residential, to conmercial, incorder to extend his trailer park, such property being shown in the attached Sur'ley Plat and two picturos, and as advertised in the New SJI\YI"IlB. Beach News January 24th, 31st and February 7th. Since this is a Public Hearing, everyone present will be heard although ac.:ording to the Ordinance only those within a 300 ft. radius are the ones to be taken into consideration. ~. W.R. Leach: O/ll1S secondJot from considered property(proposed railer Pa!"k Extension) is ready to build an $18,900 home there, it would devaluate his property and he is very much opposed to it. Mr. Elmo Carden: 117 Hardin Place Northside - Lives within 300 ft., about 200 feet, strongLy opposed to said extension because of the devaluation of his property and not wanting to live near a Trailer Park, its future uncertain. Mr. Grant H. McFarland: 119 Hardin Place (Northside) Zoned residential and should reJl"ain so. Present Trailer Park well kept by Mr. Swartz but could be sold at ,any time and nc!m owners might not do as well. Kind of poople renting might be even gypsys or lmdesirable. Not against trailers as he has lived in one in a Trailer Park, but undesirable tenants did move in. So opposed to variance. o <) ~.. Mr. Howard Huggins: 1707 S. Ridgewood -1 adjacent to property presently used as Trailer Park, the same well kept and the Swartz family good neighbors, sees no reason why the Variance shouldn't be granted. Said Mr. Swartz & himsllf had measured the distance across to the north side of Hardin Place and would say it was a little more than 305 ft. Letters ~mre then read from the follo~dng three property owners protesting the granting of the Variance: Mrs. Mary Rodgers - 1716 Riverside Drive Mrs. Magdalean Vaughn - 115 Hardin Place Mr. Burton Pedigo - Riverside Drive & Hardin Place Mr. W.R. Leach - said that }II". Harris, who o~med the small subdivision adjoining the Swartz property under consideration, planned to build 8 homes and did not want the Variance granted, that Mr. Harris was to build his (the Leach) home, that Mr. Harris .'laS attending another meeting or would be at the meeting, that Mrs. Harris had asked Mr. Leach to attend. Mr. ElI1:rJ (Board): Mr. S~lartz had told him that Mr. Harris had no objections. Mr. Swarts: That was ~lhat Hr. Harris had told him. A question arose as to who owned the subdi ,.-ision 1'.r. . Tizzard or J.tr. Harris ~ Mr. Leach ansl'lered that Mr. Tizzard aold to Mr. Har..ds, and that Mr. Harris had sold his lot to him. Mr. Long (Board) Would like to ins~ect to see eXact~r where all the property owners lived but would go along with the vote. l-Ir. Hester (Board) Its not close to Riversj_de Drive, it is well kept, and I can see no reason why it shouldn't be granted. Mr. Clifford (Board) Did not believe a variance &hould be granted as trailers are mcvab1e prop"rty, tenants chang-a and .,roocrty ca.n be sold .to anyone at any time. Mr. l-K.,atthews (Board) Against granting as it was too close to Riverside Drive, the highest zoned property of the City. Much time was spent on the present zoning, that the people had sho\~ that they were satisfjed with it at the Public Haar1n81 at the time it was enforced, that M4-. Swartz knew or should have known that part of his property under con~id9ration was zoned residential when he bought it, and that although the Variance would help Mr. Swartz it would hurt all the other near by property owners by devaluation and in other ways. , \\' 1/..'\ I ~ o Q .' Mr. Settle (Board) Against any variance unless it was a definite hardship which he did not feel this was as tItre was now a road going into the property. There Wl:\s some discussion as to whether this road could be closed to Mr. Swartz but the general opinion was that it could not be, as it is a public road. Upon request the secretary read the recommendations to the City Council on two previous requests for rezoning this same property the first one against, and the second one for it but the main reason for reconmending the granting-no access to it by road-no longer held true. After further discussion along the same lines Chaiman Emry asked if all were ready for tho vote. All agreed and the voting was as followSI- Nr. Long Mr. Settle Mr. Hat the"IS Mr. Enn;f . l-fr. Heoter Rev. Clil"ford Mr. Angers Mrs. Oyler For the Variance Against the Variance Against t.he Variance Against the Variance For the Variance Against the Variance For the Variance Against the Variance Chairman Emry: By a 5-3 vote your petition hae been turned down here. You can go before the City Council and present it to them, as they have the final say 80; we just make reconmendations. A motion was duly made by Mr. Long for adjo'lrnment, seconded by }.f.r. Settle and by vote CARRIED. Adjournment at 8:30 P~M. Vivian Oyler ~~c~etary - Zoning & Planning Board