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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
March 21, 1975
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Sandra Runnels; Members Wes Harper,
John Hughey, Henry Hawley; Council Liaison
Larry Ringer; Building Official Bill Koehler
MEMBERS ABSENT: Janet Storts
Agenda Item No. 1 -- Approval of the minutes of the meeting of February 21, 1975:
Hawley moved that the minutes be approved as read. The motion was seconded by
Hughey and unanimously approved.
Agenda Item No. 2 -- Consideration of a request for variance from John C. Culpepper
at 1700 Puryear Drive:
Koehler explained that this proposed building, contrary to the normal case, had
vehicular access to fire hydrants at front and rear, and that in his opinion
that was the principal purpose of the regulation. He said that this provision
was not usually found in a Zoning Ordinance and that preliminary reviews had
not discovered the problem. The owner thus had substantial investment in de-
sign fees and financing arrangements which would be lost in the absence of
variance.
Mr. Culpepper said that the fire hydrant location and continued rear access was
a part of the approval of the parking and landscape plan.
Runnels moved that the variance be granted due to the unique circumstance of
front and rear water supply and access, the hardship in loss of incurred costs,
and the concurrence of the Fire Marshal that the proposal would not be detri-
mental to fire operations. The motion was seconded by Hawley and unanimously
approved.
Agenda Item No. 3 -- Other Business: The Chairman suggested that the unsprink-
lered building length provision should be put in the Building Code and deleted
from the Zoning Ordinance.
Agenda Item No. ~ -- Adjourn: There being no other business, the meeting was
adjourned.