CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MINUTES
of Meeting No. 855
Francis
F. Campbell City Council Room
Plaza
Level of City Hall
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MEMBERS
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MEMBERS
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STAFF
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OTHERS
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Dunham,
Vice Chair |
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Beach |
Boulden,
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Cooper Turnbo |
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White,
Chair |
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Perkins |
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The notice and agenda of said meeting was posted at the City Clerk’s office, City Hall as well as in the Office of INCOG, 201 W. 5th St., Suite 600, on Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 10:48 a.m.
After declaring a quorum
present, Chair, White called the meeting to order at
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Mr. Jim Beach
read the rules and procedures for the Board of Adjustment Public
Hearing.
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CONTINUANCES
AND CASES WITHDRAWN
Case
No. 19492
Action Requested:
Special Exception to permit a wall in the front yard exceeding 4’ in
height; and a Variance to permit wall columns within the planned but not
existing right-of-way of 36th Street, located 3458 and 3460 South
Atlanta Place.
Presentation:
Mr. Beach informed the Board that Rodney Edwards, attorney for Frank and
Bonnie Henke asked for a continuance.
Mr. White suggested since none of the parties were present yet, that the
case be tabled until later in the meeting.
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MINUTES
On MOTION of Dunham, the
Board voted 5-0-0 (White, Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no
"abstentions"; no "absences") to APPROVE the Minutes of
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Case
No. 19477
Action Requested:
Variance of setback from required 25’ to 1.6’ to permit an existing in
ground storm cellar in the front yard.
SECTION 403. BULK AND AREA REQUIREMENTS IN THE
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS – Use Unit 6; and a Variance to permit an accessory
structure as a principal use.
SECTION 402.B. ACCESSORY USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, Accessory Use
Conditions, located
Presentation:
Mr. Beach informed the Board that the applicant has withdrawn the
application.
Board Action:
No action necessary.
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NEW
APPLICATIONS
Action
Requested:
Minor Variance of rear yard from required 20’ to 18.17’, located
Presentation:
Orman E. Landers,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. Dunham stated that staff did not point out any significant planning
issues with this.
Interested
Parties:
There
were no interested parties who wished to speak.
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to APPROVE a Minor Variance of rear yard from
required 20’ to 18.17’, per plan, finding there have been numerous other
instances of the same minor variance, it is an existing condition and he is
rebuilding, on the following described property:
Lot 18, Block 10, Boman Acres 3rd
Addition, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to permit a home occupation in a RS-1 district (medical
transcription service), located 4150
Presentation:
Julie Hall, 504
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. Boulden asked how much
of the traffic is business related.
Ms. Vesley replied that four people would come
by in the evenings to deliver hard copies they have transcribed. She added in the morning her
courier delivers the documents to the physicians. Mr. Boulden asked how she has alleviated
the business traffic. She replied
that she is leaving four times per day to pick up the finished documents. She also has her courier deliver
the paper work to the physicians in the mornings. The courier is also the housekeeper and
caretaker for Ms. Vesley’s mother.
Interested
Parties:
Archer Ratzloff,
4317
John Deluca,
Gordon Holmes,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr.
Boulden asked about the parking of vehicles. Mr. Holmes stated that the vehicles have
parked in the wide driveway. The
driveway has an extension that would probably allow eight to ten cars to park
off the street.
Interested
Parties:
Monte Moellers,
4145
Jean Heidinger, 4123
An
informational letter was provided to the Board (Exhibit B-2).
Applicant’s
Rebuttal:
Julie
Hall, stated this is a home occupation, and there is no stipulation about the
amount of traffic. The majority of
vehicles parked at the home are family owned. Ms. Vesley has
run the business successfully for years in the same area. Ms. Perkins questioned that some of the
transcriptionists are family members, and asked if
those parked cars are family members employed by the business. Ms. Hall explained that when the
relatives come for business they are delivering transcripts. When the relatives come over during the
day it is strictly personal visits.
There is no one else working out of her home other than the
courier/housekeeper/caretaker that has been mentioned.
Ms. Vesley repeated the work process again for
the Board. Ms. Hall explained that
the niece who works for Ms. Vesley does not work on
the subject property. Ms. Vesley stated that her other family members who come to
visit are not receiving any compensation from the home occupation. Ms. Vesley is
the only one residing there who is engaged in the business. She explained that she has more than one
computer for backup in case there are problems.
Board
Action:
On
MOTION of Cooper, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to DENY a Special Exception to permit a home
occupation in a RS-1 district (medical transcription service), finding it would
not be in harmony with the spirit and intent of the Code, and would be injurious
to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare, on the
following described property:
Lot 22, Block 1, Villa Grove Heights No. 1, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County,
State of Oklahoma.
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Action
Requested:
Variance of size of detached accessory building to 2,268 square feet,
located
Presentation:
Robert Clark,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. White asked if there would be any commercial enterprise in the
building. Mr. Clark replied there
would not be.
Interested
Parties:
There
were no interested parties who wished to speak.
Board
Action:
On
MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to APPROVE a Variance of size of detached
accessory building to 2,268 square feet, on condition there be no commercial
activities conducted in the new structure, finding the size of the lot would
support the size of the structure, on the following described
property:
W 330.00’ and S 331.00’ of the N/4 SW/4 of T-18-N, R-13-E, Section 28,
less 25.00’ N for road, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to permit a manufactured home in a RM-2 district; and a
Variance to extend the one year time limit for manufactured home, located
Presentation:
Kim Canfield,
Comments and
Questions:
Ms. Perkins noted the staff comments that the Board previously approved a
mobile home on this property. Ms.
Canfield replied that the mobile was just recently removed. Mr. White asked about the existing
garage. Ms. Canfield responded they
are considering removing the garage also.
Mr. Cooper asked if the applicant wants the home to remain there as long
as possible. Ms. Canfield replied
in the affirmative.
Interested
Parties:
Janet Thompson,
Applicant’s
Rebuttal:
Ms. Canfield mentioned this is a
hardship case, that Mr. Blanchard is a veteran and legally blind. This prevents him from going outside of
the city limits to place a manufactured home. They plan to put it on a permanent
foundation and it will be FHA and VA approved. The house has a HUD label, which means
it will not sit and deteriorate in four to five years.
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 4-1-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins "aye"; Cooper "nay"; no "abstentions"; no "absences") to
APPROVE a Special Exception to permit a
manufactured home in a RM-2 district; and a Variance to extend the one year time
limit for a manufactured home, on conditions that it be a new home on a
permanent foundation and for a ten year time limit, finding it will not cause
substantial detriment to the public good or impair the purposes, spirit, and
intent of the Code, or the Comprehensive Plan, on the following described
property:
Lot 1, Block 2, Home Gardens Addition, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State
of Oklahoma.
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to permit a wall in the front yard exceeding 4’ in
height; and a Variance to permit wall columns within the planned but not
existing right-of-way of 36th Street, located 3458 and 3460 South
Atlanta Place.
Mr. Beach informed the Board that Frank and Bonnie Henke represented by
Rodney Edwards are requesting a continuance pending the outcome of a district
court case on the same property for the same issue.
Presentation:
Roy Johnsen,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. Boulden stated this is a separate case than the previous one and
recommended the Board to proceed with this application. Mr. Boulden spoke with Mr. Edwards and
he believes they intended to stand on the letter sent to the Board of Adjustment
(Exhibit H-2).
Board
Action:
Mr. White stated the case would be heard in turn on the agenda.
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to allow a private park in a RS-2 district, located
Presentation:
Rogue Gaton, 12027 E. Archer, stated he built a wall on his
property and did not know he needed a permit. He did not think it was too high. He informed the Board that all they do
is play handball there.
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. White asked for the height of the wall. Mr. Gayton
replied it is 12’ in height. Mr.
White asked for a drawing showing where it is on the property and how far from
the side yard. Mr. White asked if
the privacy fence is on the property line.
Mr. Gayton replied in the affirmative. Ms. Turnbo asked who can use the private
park. Mr. Gayton replied his family and friends. He does not have restroom facilities on
the property. He stated about 20
people play ball there. He added
they park on his friend’s yard. Mr.
White asked what the zoning violation notice stated. Mr. Beach responded that the notice was
regarding an accessory use without a principal use.
Interested
Parties:
Priscilla Lucius,
Matthew Steele, 6220 S.
132nd E. Ave., submitted photographs (Exhibit E-1). He pointed out beer cartons left outside
the fence and the wall. He counted
at least 40 cars at one time. The
volume of traffic is excessive for only one access. He suspects the property is being used
for gambling. He indicated that
many people could not play at one time.
The owner of the land where the cars are parked signed the petition of
opposition.
Edith Black,
Applicant’s Rebuttal:
Mr. Gayton responded that they do not park in
anyone’s way and never block the road.
He added that they pick up the trash there everyday.
The
Board discussed conditions of: no parking lot, no restroom facilities, and
increased traffic in the neighborhood.
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Turnbo, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to DENY a Special Exception to allow a private
park in a RS-2 district, finding it would not be in harmony with the spirit and
intent of the Code, and would be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise
detrimental to the public welfare, on the following described
property:
Lot 7, Block 9, Meadowbrook Heights, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State
of Oklahoma.
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Case
No. 19488
Action Requested:
Special Exception to permit a school and childcare center in an IL
district, located 4339 South 93rd
Presentation:
Janice Roth,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. Dunham asked about the parking requirement for this property. Mr. Beach responded the requirement is
one parking place per 500 square feet of floor area.
Board Action:
On MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to APPROVE a Special Exception to permit a school
and childcare center in an IL district, with conditions for meeting all required
licenses, inspections, parking requirements, and a 6’ fence in front and along
side the playground, finding it will be in harmony with the spirit and intent of
the Code, and will not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental
to the public welfare, on the following described
property:
Part of
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to permit a Drive-in Restaurant in CS zoning, located
19th and Memorial.
Presentation:
Ted Sack, 111
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. White asked if this will leave Albertson’s with the required
parking. Mr. Sack replied that
Albertson’s would still have required parking. When the lot split was obtained in 1997
they had to show each tract would stand on their own.
Interested
Parties:
Al Nichols,
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Turnbo, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to APPROVE a Special Exception to permit a
Drive-in Restaurant in CS zoning, finding it will be in harmony with the spirit
and intent of the Code, and will not be injurious to the neighborhood or
otherwise detrimental to the public welfare, on the following described
property:
A part of Block 9, O’Connor Park, an addition to the City of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, State of Oklahoma, according to the official recorded plat thereof, Plat
Number 1236, being more particularly described as follows: the N 300.00’ of the
W 134.00’ of the following described tract of land: The W/2 of Block 9, less and
except the S 175.00’ W 175.00’
thereof, and less the N 5.00’ thereof, and less the W 10.00’ of the N 405.76’
thereof, O’Connor Park; said 300.00’ being measured perpendicularly to the N
line of said tract and said 134.00’ being measured perpendicularly to the W line
of said tract.
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to allow Use Unit 17, automobile sales in a CS
district, located
Presentation:
Kenton Kirchner,
Hank Brandt,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. Boulden asked to see the outline of items. Mr. Brandt replied that neither he nor
Mr. Kirchner brought a copy with them.
Mr. Brandt tried to list some: a greenbelt around the street, a pipe
fence on the frontage, and privacy fence for abutting residential
properties.
Mr. Beach pointed out there were two code requirements for which relief
has not been requested. The south
half of the east side abuts a residential district and a screening fence would
be required there. There is a
prohibition against outside storage or display of merchandise offered for sale
within 300’ of a residential district, and the property is not 300’ across.
Interested
Parties:
There
were no interested parties who wished to speak.
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to APPROVE a Special Exception to allow Use Unit
17, automobile sales in a CS district, with condition for screening fence to the
residential district on the east; a greenbelt on 11th St.; and a pipe
fence on Mingo and 11th St. not to exceed 3’ in height; and to CONTINUE Case 19490 to the
meeting on January 14, 2003 for additional relief on no storage or display of
automobiles within 300’ of a R district, on the following described
property:
W 355.98’ N 330.00’ of Government Lot 1, Section 7, T-19-N, R-14-E, less
and except street right-of-way, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of
Oklahoma.
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Mr. White abstained from Case No.
19491.
Action
Requested:
Variance of the requirement that a funeral home which provides a chapel
or assembly area shall have a minimum lot area of one acre, located 4424 South
33rd
Presentation:
Nick Jones,
Comments and
Questions:
Mr. Cooper asked Mr. Jones for the hardship. Mr. Jones responded there is no
available property nearby to increase his parking lot. Mr. Jones pointed out the lot is
irregularly shaped. Mr. Beach asked
for the square footage of the chapel.
Mr. Jones replied that it is about 25’ x 50’. Mr. Beach reminded the Board of the
requirement for a one acre lot. The
Board found from questioning the applicant that the business has grown to
include embalming, and a chapel.
Interested
Parties:
There
were no interested parties who wished to speak.
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Perkins, the Board voted 3-1-1 (Dunham,
Turnbo, Perkins "aye"; Cooper "nay"; White "abstained"; no "absences") to APPROVE a Variance of the requirement that a
funeral home which provides a chapel or assembly area shall have a minimum lot
area of one acre, contingent upon permission to use the 31 additional parking
spaces available no matter who owns that property; finding the applicant had all
the approvals by the City of Tulsa and State of Oklahoma to operate a funeral
home; and that there are numerous funeral homes operating on less than one acre
in the City of Tulsa, on the following described property:
Lots 7 through 12 and the E 10.00’ of vacated alley adjacent on the W and
less the E 10.00’ thereof for highway, Block 31, Yargee Addition to the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of
Oklahoma.
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Action
Requested:
Special Exception to permit a wall in the front yard exceeding 4’ in
height; and a Variance to permit wall columns within the planned but not
existing right-of-way of 36th Street, located 3458 and 3460 South
Atlanta Place.
Presentation:
Roy Johnsen,
Interested
Parties:
There
were no interested parties who wished to speak. The Board received two letters from
Frank and Bonnie Henke in opposition to the application (Exhibit
H-2).
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 5-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins, Cooper "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; no
"absences") to APPROVE a Special Exception to permit a wall
in the front yard exceeding 4’ in height, finding it will be in harmony with the
spirit and intent of the Code, and will not be injurious to the neighborhood or
otherwise detrimental to the public welfare; and a Variance to permit wall columns
within the planned right-of-way of 36th Street but not existing
right-of-way of 36th Street, finding there are already fences that
set in front of this one, on condition for a removal contract, and improve the
westernmost column up to seven feet with a decorative feature, which by and
large complies with the setback; and there is no abutting front yard of any
single-family dwelling, which this would appear to be an encroachment in front
of, on the following described property:
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Mr. Cooper out
at
Action
Requested:
Minor Variance of rear yard requirement of 25’ down to 20’, located
Presentation:
Nancy Perryman,
Interested
Parties:
There
were no interested parties who wished to speak.
Board
Action:
On MOTION of Dunham, the Board voted 4-0-0 (White,
Dunham, Turnbo, Perkins "aye"; no "nays"; no "abstentions"; Cooper "absent") to
APPROVE a Minor Variance of rear yard
requirement of 25’ down to 20’, finding other garages closer to the street than
this one would be, and entering the garage on 31st is a traffic
hazard, on the following described property:
Lot 9, Block 1, Bren Rose Addition, City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of
Oklahoma.
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
Date approved:______________________
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Chair