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BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL



REGULAR MEETING - 2:00 P.M. ? May 2, 2007





The Regular Meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals was held Wednesday, May 2,

2007 at 2:00 P.M., on the 1st Floor of the Government Center Annex in the

conference room, 420-10th Street. Mr. Billy Edwards, Board Chairman, called

the meeting to order. The board members present were:



Mr. Ralph King

Mr. Perry Borom

Mr. Wright Wade

Mr. Willie Lewis, Jr.





Also present representing the Inspections and Code Enforcement Department was

Mr. Danny Cargill, Secretary of the Board, and Mrs. Millicent Burden, Recording

Secretary. Ms. Tracy Hall was also present representing the Planning

Division.



VARIANCES:



Case No. 07-V024?-Granted:

Ricky Wilder of Superior Pools Plus, presented the appeal of 7003 Daniel Court,

for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback requirement from 50 ft to 10

ft. The property is zoned RE1.



Mr. Wilder presented some pictures of the site. The owners would like to place

the pool at the top of the hill to keep the water moving around the house. The

dimensions of the pool would be 18? x 13?. Mr. Wilder stated that this

location of the pool would be the best location after all other options have

been considered.



There was no opposition presented to this appeal.



Mr. King made a motion to grant the appeal due to a topographical situation

that will assist with the water flow around the yard. Mr. Borom confirmed the

motion. Motion was granted unanimously.





Case No. 07-V025--Tabled:

Appeal of Bell Media, 2601 Airport Thruway, for a variance to replace existing

non-conforming billboard with new non-conforming billboard. The property is

zoned GC.



Mr. King made a motion to tabled this appeal at the appellant?s request. Mr.

Borom confirmed the motion. Motion carried unanimously.





Case No. 07-V026?Tabled:

Appeal of CBS Outdoor, 1150 Morris Road, for a variance to reduce the distance

separation from 1250 ft to 450 ft; to reduce the number of signs from 2 to 1;

to reduce the number of faces from 6 to 2; to increase the height from 60 ft to

70 ft. The property is zoned LMI.



Mr. Borom made a motion to table this appeal until the board was able to

physically survey the site. Mr. Wade confirmed the motion. Motion carried

unanimously.





Case No. 07-V027-Tabled:

Appeal of CBS Outdoor, 1200 Morris Road, for a variance to reduce the distance

separation from 1250 ft to 450 ft; to reduce the number of signs from 2 to 1;

to reduce the number of faces from 4 to 2; to increase the height from 60 ft to

70 ft. The property is zoned LMI.



Mr. Borom made a motion to table this appeal until the board was able to

physically survey the site. Mr. Wade confirmed the motion. Motion carried

unanimously.





Case No. 07-V018--Granted:

George Stringer presented the appeal of Bridget E. Spruill, 3328 Flintlock

Drive, for a variance to reduce the side yard setback requirement from 8 ft to

2 ft for a carport. The property is zoned SFR3.



Mr. Stringer stated that the roof is dipped and the water will go from the

front to the back and drain to flow directly down the driveway. The carport

will match the existing construction. The next-door neighbor stated that they

did not have a problem with the variance request.



There was no opposition presented to this appeal.



Mr. King made a motion to grant this appeal stating that the construction will

be front to rear to control the water and the structure will be built in the

same design and materials as the original home. Mr. Wade confirmed the

motion. Motion was granted unanimously.





Mr. King made a motion to accept the minutes for the month of April. Mr. Wade

confirmed the motion. Motion carried unanimously.



Mr. Lewis made a motion to excuse Mr. Borom from the meeting due to personal

matters. Mr. King confirmed the motion. Motion was granted unanimously.



Mr. Wade made a motion to nominate Mr. Ralph King as Vice-Chairman of the

Board. Mr. Lewis confirmed the motion. Motion was granted unanimously.



There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned

at 2:56 p.m.













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Billy Edwards Bill Duck

Chairperson Secretary





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Ralph King Danny Cargill

Vice Chairperson Acting Secretary



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