07-17-86 v `. .
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
JULY 17, 1986
7:00 P. M.
CITY HALL
Present : Louis B. MacDonell, Chairman
Dorothy Kerber
Samuel T. Howie
John Bass
Richard White
And : Rene' Angers, Recording Secretary
Walter J. Parks, IV
William B. McMenamy
Chairman MacDonell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p. m. He
asked for a motion on the minutes of the meeting of June 19,
1986. Mr. Howie motioned that they be approved as presented.
Mr. White seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Request for Side Setback Variance - Lot 36, Block 11,
Atlantic Beach Subdivision A; 377 Plaza; Walter J. Parks IV
Mr. Parks stated that his upstairs apartment at 377 Plaza had a
rear exit through the kitchen. He stated that the kitchen was of
substandard height and that the doorway was very low. He stated
that he had moved the doorway to the east side and constructed a
deck from the door around to the rear of the apartment. He
stated that the construction took place two years ago and that,
at that time, he was not aware of the need to obtain a building
permit. The deck extends 2. 6' into the 5' east side setback,
leaving a setback of 2. 4' . Mr. Parks submitted a letter of
approval from his neighbor to the east. The following property
owners were present and spoke in favor of the variance:
Lynn Raiser, 359 Plaza; Loraine Gibson, 363 Plaza;
Lynn Robertson, 333 Plaza.
Mr. White felt that the small opening for the doorway constituted
a hardship, along with the fact that if the variance was not
granted, Mr. Parks would have to remove the deck.
Mr. Howie, in light of the fact that that the deck had been there
for two years with no complaints, and the hardship suffered from
the substandard height of the kitchen area, motioned to approved
the variance subject to Mr. Parks obtaining an after-the-fact
building permit for the deck and patio below. Mrs. Kerber
seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
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B. Request for Lot Width Variance - Lots 11 & 13 (Ex. W 15' )
Block 12, Atlantic Beach Subdivision A; 328 10th Street ; Patricia
Gearhard
William B. McMenamy, 3238 Crosby Lane, Jacksonville; stated that
he and Stephen Landon have a contract to purchase the property
from Mrs. Gearhard. He stated that there presently is a house on
the property and that it would be removed in order to construct
two single family residences. He stated that they were
requesting a variance of the 50' lot width requirement to build
on 42. 5' lots. He added that with the lot depth of 130' , they
would have more than the required 5, 000 square feet.
The following residents spoke in opposition to the request :
Mary Lindner, 340 10th Street ; Robert and Gloria Persons, 311
10th Street ; Fred Loomis, 345 10th Street ; Oliver Ward, 335 10th
Street. Some of the reasons for opposing the variance included,
the "already out of control parking on the right-of-way",
property values would be decreased, setting a precedent for
vacant lots on the block. The board received a petition from the
neighbors stating their opposition to the variance, and a letter
from Barbara Deckman, 319 10th Street, stating her opposition.
Chairman MacDonell felt granting the variance, in effect,
constituted rezoning the property from single family to duplex ;
he questioned whether the board had authority to do that.
There being no further discussion, Mr. Howie motioned to deny the
request. Mrs. Kerber seconded the motion which carried
unanimously.
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There being no other business to come before the board, the
meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p. m.
L. B. MacDonell, Chairman
Atlantic Beach, July 17, 1986
We, the people of the 300 block, Tenth Street, Atlantic Beach would like
to petition aginst the variance requested by the owner of 328, 10th St.
Atlantic Beach.
We believe:
1 . It is against the by-laws of the City that 2 seperate, 1 family
homes be erected on 1 , 85' lot.
2. Parking facilities would not accomodate parking for 2 families
and guests.
3. This neighbourhood is considered residential 1 family homes, not
commercial.
4. Duplexes are not allowed on this street.
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