BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
REGULAR MEETING - 2:00 P.M. ? APRIL 2, 2008
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals was held Wednesday, April
2nd, 2008, at 2:00 P.M., on the 1st Floor of the Government Center Annex in the
conference room, 420-10th Street. Mr. Ralph King, Board Chairman, called the
meeting to order. The board members present were:
Mr. Wright Wade
Mr. Perry Borom
Mr. Willie Lewis, Jr.
Mr. Bill Hart (auditing only)
Also present representing the Inspections and Code Enforcement Department was
Mr. Danny Cargill, Secretary of the Board, Mrs. Millicent Burden, Recording
Secretary and Ms. Tracy Hall from the Planning Department.
CASE NO. 08-V018?TABLED
Appeal request of Nancy Joyner, from a decision of the building official, 5870
Veterans Parkway, Suite L, to allow a doggie daycare. The property is zoned GC.
Mike Joyner accompanied Nancy Joyner for the hearing. Kristi Berry and Alyce
Patton came forth in opposition. After a lengthy discussion, the board decided
to table the meeting to allow Mrs. Joyner to consult with the Planning
Department.
Mr. Wade made a motion to table this appeal. Mr. Borom seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V019--GRANTED
Jimmy Weaver of A-Airflow Awning, 5930 Old Dominion Drive, to reduce the side
yard setback requirement from 8 ft to 1 ft for a carport. The property is
zoned SFR3.
Mr. Weaver presented some pictures of the proposed carport located next door to
the address listed on the appeal. He stated that the adjoining neighbors had
no objection to the request. The water will runoff to the street so that
drainage would not be an issue.
There was an e-mail sent in to the board from the residents located at 5924 Old
Dominion Road stating that they do not want the carport to go any closer than 1
ft.
Mr. Borom made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Wade seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V020?GRANTED
George Hight of Hight Construction, and Warner Hoglund, homeowner, 6909 Lorna
Drive, to reduce the rear yard setback requirement from 30 ft to 20 ft for a
garage. The property is zoned SFR3.
Mr. Hight stated that they were extending and enclosing the existing carport to
make it into a garage. The house was built in the 1970?s and they are updating
it with the garage. The materials used will match the existing house very
closely.
There was no opposition present for this appeal.
Mr. Wade made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Borom seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V021?GRANTED
Tom Moore, 3628 Norris Road, to reduce the side yard setback requirement from 8
ft to 7.5 ft for a carport. The property is zoned SFR2.
Mr. Moore stated that the house was built in the 1960?s and he wants to enclose
the existing carport and add an addition on the back of the house. Due to the
house being on a non-conforming lot, a variance was required.
Mr. Wade made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Borom seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V022--GRANTED
William Enfinger, 5766 Olivia Lane, to reduce the minimum lot width from 35 ft
to 30 ft to erect a single-family residence. The property is zoned R-3B.
Mr. Enfinger stated that this would be new construction. The lot is larger
than the others in the area. The subdivision was re-platted and the zoning has
remained the same.
The Planning Department recommended approval.
There was no opposition present for this appeal.
Mr. Wade made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Lewis seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V023?GRANTED
James D. Harris, P.E., 2410 Double Churches Road, to increase the number of
parking spaces required from 20 to 34 for a doctor?s office. The property is
zoned RO.
Mr. Harris stated that owners of the facility have a patient and staffing load
that requires additional parking. A central traffic control island has been
added to assist with controlling the traffic flow as well as being a
requirement for the city arborist.
There was no opposition present for this appeal.
Mr. Borom made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Wade seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V024?GRANTED
Chris Brazell of EMC Engineering Services and Mercer Graddy, 3914 & 3920 St.
Mary?s Road, to reduce the required length of off street parking spaces from 20
ft to 18 ft. The property is zoned GC.
Mr. Brazell stated that they are seeking the reduction to accommodate for
additional landscaping and the future planning of widening of St. Mary?s Road.
There was no opposition present for this appeal.
Mr. Lewis made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Wade seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V025-DENIED
Canlice Wang, 3443-A Macon Road, to allow a roof sign. The property is zoned
GC.
Ms. Wang stated that they replaced a pre-existing sign on the roof of the
building from a previous restaurant. She would like for it to remain for
visibility. When the roof was refinished, they updated the sign and put a
metal backing against it.
Diane Hewitt, sign inspector for the city of Columbus came forth and stated
that her concern is the braces that are visible from the road that are
unsightly.
There was a letter presented to the board by Becky Carter, property manager for
Starmount Properties stating her objection to the appeal.
Robert Teasley came forth and spoke in support of Ms. Wang giving some input as
a sign contractor and as a previous committee member of the sign ordinance
committee.
After a lengthy discussion, the board determined that the sign does indeed
project above the roofline.
Mr. Wade made a motion to deny this appeal. Mr. Lewis seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V026-DENIED
Dwight LaVelle, 3960 Buena Vista Road, to allow a roof sign. The property is
zoned NC.
Mr. LaVelle presented pictures to the board of the way the structure is
designed and shows that the sign has to be in that location because of the
roofline. The building was formerly the Taco Bell and had to be altered as to
not resemble the Taco Bell any longer.
Diane Hewitt, sign inspector for the city of Columbus, stated information that
supported the fact that it is indeed a wall sign.
Mr. LaVelle agreed to extend the roofline at least 18 inches across the length
of the sign with brick to make it comply with the ordinance.
Mr. Borom made a motion to deny this appeal stating that there was an alternate
solution and that would suffice. Mr. Lewis seconded the motion. Motion
carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V027-GRANTED
John Strickland of Strick Chex, LLC, 3474 Victory Drive, to allow a wall sign
to project above the roof. The property is zoned GC.
Mr. Strickland stated that the structure is already in place and the sign was
actually in the original plans presented prior to approval.
Diane Hewitt, sign inspector for the city of Columbus, stated that she
recognized the error in the location of the sign. Her desire is to see
consistency throughout the city will all of the signs.
Mr. Strickland stated that he was willing to comply with the board?s decision.
Marshall Clark from Sonic, came forth and expressed no opposition for the
request.
Mr. Borom made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Wade seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V028-GRANTED
Doreatha Garland of JBP Inc., 1100 27th Street, to allow building signs; to
increase the square footage of a ground sign from 15 ft to 24 ft. The property
is zoned RMF2.
Ms. Garland stated that the signs will be placed in the area to assist with
visibility due to DOT plans for the area. Also, the naming of the senior
building for the community for identification.
Diane Hewitt, sign inspector for the city of Columbus, stated that she had no
objection to the request.
Mr. Lewis made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Borom seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
CASE NO. 08-V029-GRANTED
Robert Teasley of Signs Inc., 954 High Lane, to increase the square footage
requirement of a sign from 6 ft to 55 ft. The property is zoned SFR3.
Mr. Teasley stated that the request is to keep with the uniformity of the
signage of the other schools in the surrounding area.
There was no opposition present for this appeal.
Mr. Wade made a motion to grant this appeal. Mr. Borom seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Wade made a motion to accept the minutes from the March 2008 meeting as
written. Mr. Borom seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned
at 3:38 p.m.
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Ralph King Bill Duck
Chairperson Secretary
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Wright Wade Danny Cargill
Vice Chairperson Acting Secretary
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