BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
(AMENDED)
REGULAR MEETING - 2:00 P.M. ? DECEMBER 7, 2005
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals was held Wednesday, December
7, 2005 at 2:00 P.M., on the 1st Floor of the Government Center Annex in the
conference room, 420-10th Street. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Leah
Braxton, Chairperson. Mr. Ralph King and Mr. Willie Lewis seconded the
motion. The board members present were:
Mrs. Leah Braxton, Chairperson
Mr. Billy Edwards
Mr. Ralph King
Mr. Willie Lewis Jr.
Also present were Mr. Danny Cargill, Secretary of the Board, and Mrs. Millicent
Burden, Recording Secretary.
VARIANCES.
Case No. 05-V177?-Granted:
Dee Garcia presented the appeal for Woodruff Contracting Company, 4257 Valley
Crest Drive, for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback requirement from 30
feet to 25 feet, to erect a single family residence. The property is zoned
SFR3.
In her statement, Ms. Garcia stated that Woodruff Contracting Company has a
house that is currently being built and under contract and is staked out on the
lot. Woodruff Contracting also currently owns all the houses within 200 feet
from the lot. There is also a single family lot behind it as well.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. King made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Edwards, to grant this
appeal. Motion carried unanimously.
Case No. 05-V178?Granted:
Mr. Robert Teasley of Signs, Inc. and Rev. Joseph Roberson presented the appeal
of South Columbus United Methodist Church, 1209 Benning Drive, for a variance
to increase the sign area from 15 square feet to 70 square feet. The property
is zoned SFR4.
Mr. Teasley stated that he is coming in as an installer for the sign. The
church ordered the sign through a catalog, and when you order signs through a
catalog, they don?t know of every ordinance in the city. The materials that
will be used are the same that is used in some of the school and church signs
that you may see already. The frame is aluminum and the sign will be
internally illuminated. Mrs. Braxton asked if it were two separate signs. Mr.
Teasley stated that if the board wanted it to look solid, they could adjust it
and mold it together and make it look like one sign. Mr. Cargill stated that
the adjustment would be fine.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. Edwards made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Lewis. Motion carried
unanimously.
Case No. 05-V179?Granted:
Mr. Marty O. Wynn,1040 Cedarbrook Drive, presented his appeal for a variance to
reduce the side yard requirement from 8 feet to 2 feet, in order to add a
garage to the existing structure. The property is zoned SFR2.
In his statement, he wants to add a two car garage to his property, which will
put him about 2 feet from his sideline. It is currently forest on that side
and neighbors haven?t expressed any opposition on it. It was previously a
church parsonage until Mr. Wynn purchased it 3 years ago. He also stated that
he is going to put in a french drain across the front of the drive and go down
the boundary side that goes back into his backyard. It will also tie into the
existing roof line as to not encroach on either neighbor. The front of the
garage will be brick to match the house.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. Edwards made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Lewis, to grant this
appeal. Motion carried unanimously.
Case No. 05-V180?Granted:
Mike Maguire presented the appeal for Southern Awning Company, 6348 Abbey
Drive, for a variance to reduce the side yard requirement from 8 feet to 4
feet, in order to install one 24? x 27? carport and gutter system with two
downspouts. The property is zoned SFR3.
In his statement, Mr. Maguire plans to install a carport on the side of the
home for the homeowner. He submitted photographs of other homes in the same
neighborhood that had been previously installed by his company, but did not
have any photographs of the subject home. He also stated that the gutters will
go down the side and the downspouts go back to the drive coming down the side
of the home because the property line slants back slightly. The way the
property turns it goes to 4 feet. The material is diamond ribbed aluminum. It
will be 5? gutters with the two downspouts.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. King made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Lewis to grant this appeal.
Motion carried unanimously.
Case No. 05-V181?Granted:
Mr. Willie Hill presented the appeal for Express Builders, 4318 16th Avenue,
and on behalf on Mello-Dee Palmer, for a variance to reduce the rear yard
requirement from 30 feet to 10 feet, in order to subdivide a lot, to erect an
apartment on the lot. The property is zoned RMF1.
In his statement, Mr. Hill said that he was there on behalf of the owner
Mello-Dee Palmer, who is requesting a variance so that she may build a nicer
apartment in that area. It is located in the Beallwood area. It is across the
street from an educational facility that serves seven counties. Mr. Lewis
asked if the owner had communicated with the neighbors regarding the complex
being erected. Mr. Hill responded that letters had been sent out to
surrounding property owners.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. Edwards made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Lewis to grant this
appeal. Motion carried unanimously.
Case No. 05-V182?Granted (Mrs. Leah Braxton excused herself from this case due
to conflict of interest)
Mr. Bill Green presented the appeal for W. C. Bradley Company, 1205 Front
Avenue, for a variance to delete the requirement for the finish floor elevation
to be 2 feet above the flood plain on existing structures. The property is
zoned LMI.
Mr. Green stated that he works for W. C. Bradley Real Estate, and they are
planning to renovated the Eagle & Phenix, the old Pillowtex, the Fieldcrest
Mill building as mixed use (residential and commercial). There are six
historical mill buildings on the property. The have submitted a variance for
each of them. All of the buildings are existing buildings. They can?t change
the elevation on the building. They intend to put residential on the top four
floors of mill number three. Restaurant and retail is planned for the first
floor. All six buildings are historically significant buildings that they do
not intend to alter to any large extent. Flood insurance is required by their
insurance company. Historic Columbus is involved in planning and BHAR is aware.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. King made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Lewis to grant this appeal.
Motion carried unanimously.
Case No. 05-V183?-Granted:
Mr. Bill Gordy and Mr. Thiruppathi Devaraj presented the appeal for 6220 Milgen
Road, for a variance to delete the requirement for a buffer on property lines
of adjoining property. The property is zoned GC.
Mr. Gordy stated that Dave (Mr. Thiruppathi) bought the property that is
formerly known as Gofer Fun Park. He is taking out the go-kart track and
putting in a miniature golf course. There is no extra space on the property
and he turned it in to Eric Genzour for the zoning and it showed it was a water
shed and it shouldn?t be zoned because it is city property.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. Edwards made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. King, to grant this
appeal. Motion carried unanimously.
Case No. 05-V184?-Granted:
Mr. Warren Mason presented the appeal for George C. Woodruff Company, 8400
Veterans Parkway, for a variance to reduce the rear yard setback requirement
for Building ?A? from 30 feet to 25.28 feet and Building ?B? from 30 feet to
.97 feet, in order to expand the Lullwater Development. The property is zoned
RO.
In his statement, Mr. Mason said that Mr. Woodruff is the owner of the
Lullwater Apartment complex. Adjacent to that complex, he also owns a parcel
land that he proposes to build three new units. Currently the property line
goes through one of those proposed units. The property needs to stand alone at
this time. Upon completion, it is his understanding that these may be rolled
over into one complex.
There was no opposition presented to this appeal.
Mr. King made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Lewis. Motion carried
unanimously.
Case No. 05-V185?Tabled:
Appeal of Powertel/Atlanta, 1720 Warm Springs Road, to table their variance to
reduce the rear yard setback requirement from 300 feet to 189 feet, in order to
construct a telecommunication tower facility until the next meeting of the
board. The property is zoned NC.
Mr. King made a motion, which was seconded by Mr.Edwards. Motion carried
unanimously.
END OF VARIANCES.
The minutes of the regular meeting of November 2, 2005 were approved as
presented.
There being no further business to come before the Board,
the meeting adjourned at 3:02 p.m.
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Leah Braxton Bill Duck
Chairperson Secretary
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David Fox Danny Cargill
Vice Chairperson Acting Secretary
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