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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
August 15, 1985
7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL
Present: Louis B. MacDonell, Chairman
Mrs. Dorothy Kerber
John Bass
And: Richard C. Fellows, City Manager
Rene' Angers, Secretary
And: M . and Mrs. Earl B. Hooten, II
Absent: Frank J. Tassone
Samuel T. Howie
Chairman MacDonell called the meeting to order at 7:14 p.m. After a roll call
the Chairman asked for any comments or corrections to be made to the minutes
of the regular meeting of June 20, 1985. Mrs. Kerber motioned that they be
approved as presented. Mr. Bass seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
The Chairman asked if there were any comments or corrections to be made to
the minutes of the special-called meeting of July 11, 1985. Mrs. Kerber
motioned that they be approved as presented. Mr. Bass seconded the notion.
It carried unanimously.
Chairman MacDonell called the Board's attention to the New Business at hand.
NEW BUSINESS
Request for Variance - Earl B. Hooten, II - 172 Sixth Street
Chairman MacDonell stated that the Board had received a letter from the Codes
Enforcement Board regarding the hardship of the Hooten's property. He
recognized Mr. Hooten and asked him to address his request for variance.
Mr. Hooten stated that he had been directed to the Board of Adjustment by the
Codes Enforcement Board. He gave the following account of the history of the
deck on his property:
When he purchased the property there was a porch and two stairwells in the
front of the house. He had them inspected and they were determined to be
rotted and unsafe. He came to City Hall and told the officials that he wanted
to re-construct the deck and extend it on both ends. The City placed a stop-
work order on the property when a lip was extended out towards the street.
He came back to City Hall and told the officials that if the problem was with
the lip extension, he would saw it off and bring it back to the poles where the
original footings were. As he proceeded to remove the lip, a new city manager
placed another stop-work order on the property. He stated that he could get
no cooperation from the new city manager on the matter, and that the deck has
been in its present state since that time. (The new city manager referred to
was A. William Moss.)
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Mr. Hooten stated that he presently has no front entrance to his home and
that he would like to be permitted to remove the lip, bring the deck back
to the columns, and construct one set of stairs on the east side.
Mrs. Kerber stated that she hoped he would be willing to have just enough
there for the width of the stairs and a small landing, possibly brought
out to the edge of the existing eaves, which only encroach 2.4' over the
property line. Mr. Hooten felt that the deck would have to extend to the
columns for adequate support.
Mr. Bass asked the dimensions of what would extend over the City right-of-
way. Mr. Hooten replied that he could remove 31/2 and possibly 4 feet of
the deck. The Board agreed that they wanted to know exactly how far the
deck would extend over City right-of-way if it was removed to the columns.
There was a brief recess as Chairman MacDonell and Mr. Hooten went to the
property to take measurements.
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Chairman MacDonell stated that the outside face of the columns are
approximately 7' from the north side of the house. The colo ns are 1.3'
from the eave line (which encroaches 2.4' over the property line) .
Chairman MacDonell perceived the necessary encroachment over the City
right-of-way to be 3.7' .
There being no further questions or comments Chairman MacDonell asked for
a notion.
Mrs. Kerber motioned to allow the deck and one set of stairs, facing
the east, with no more than a four foot encroachment on City right-of-way.
Mr. Bass seconded the motion which carried unansnously.
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There being no further business before the Board, Chairman MacDonell
adjourned the meeting at 7:08 p.m.
Louis B. MacDonell, Chairman