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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-06-01 BOA MINUTESMINUTES BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA 1001 NORTH IDAHO ROAD APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA JUNE 1,1981 7:00 P.M. In Attendance Absent Bill Vaughn,Acting Chairman Harvey Morrison Dale Burfiend Mary Luddy Chuck Newcomer,Acting Executive Secretary Becky Nendza,Staff Jackie LeCount,Secretary 1.Chairman 2.Mr.Newcomer 3.Chairman 4.Luddy/Burfiend 5.Chairman 6.Mr.Newcomer 7.Mrs.Corsi Bill Nunn Bill Furness Joe Jessamine (vacation) Guests Lois Cummings George Luddy Lloyd L.Bray Mae Goff Norma J.Corsi Donald E.Gullelson opened the meeting at 7:05 P.M.and requested the Executive Secretary to call the roll. called the roll and determined four (4)members present as above announced that a quorum was present and that the first item on the agenda would be the approval of the "Minutes"from the meeting of May 4,1981. M/S "BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Adjustment of Th-e-City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that the "Minutes"of the meeting of May 4,1981,be approved as written." The motion passed 3-1 with Mr.Burfiend voting present because he had not attended the meeting in question. announced that the section for public hearings was now open and asked Mr.Newcomer to brief the Board on case BA -4-81 (Corsi). explained that the applicant in this case is Norma J.Corsi,the property owner of a parcel located on S.Hilton Road.The property is approximately 250 feet X 125 feet.This is excluding the easements of 33 feet taken off of each side. He said the applicant is requesting permission to place a second mobile home on the property to house a family member.There is currently one mobile home located towards the front half of the parcel. He said the variance request is to put the second mobile home on and this would be a variance to Section 805 of the City Zoning Ordinance which requires the one dwelling unit per acre and a quarter. explained that she brought a picture and a copy of her mother's income that she gets each month. She said that her mother could not afford anything on her own and she was not able to keep her and what she wanted to do was set a mobile home on the parcel for her to live in. Page 2 -Board of Adjustment Minutes of June 1,1981 8.Chairman 9.Mrs.Corsi 10.Chairman 11.Mrs.Corsi 12.Chairman 13.Mrs.Corsi 14.Chairman 15.Mr.Gullelson 16.Mrs.Luddy 17.Mr.Gullelson 18.Mr.Corsi 19.Mr.Gulleson 20.Mrs.Cummings 21.Mrs.Corsi 22.Mr.Newcomer 23.Mrs.Corsi asked i f the mobile home was going to go approxi- mately 80 feet behind the present mobile home. answered "Yes". asked how she proposed to serve another mobile home. answered:another septic tank would be put in. asked how far was the mobile home from the wash. said it was probably three or four feet.She ex- plained that there had only been water in there twice since she has lived there. asked i f there was anyone who wanted to speak in favor of the applicant or in opposition. explained that Mrs.Corsi lives directly behind him. He said that he bought the property there for the spaciciousness of it,and that he plans to retire soon and live there. He explained that if Mrs.Corsi wanted to place a second mobile home on the property,she should alsohavetogothroughthe'iGrandfather"clause. asked just what his objection to Mrs.Corsi placing another mobile home on her property was. explained that it would be back to back with his property. said that she was not behind him,but that the Quigley's were. said he was somewhat confused after he studied the map which was on the drawing board. explained that she was opposed to having Mr.Corsi place another trailer on her property because when she had purchased the land some ten years ago,i t was with the stipulation that only one dwelling was allowed to 14 acres. She said that they liked the area out there because i t was sparsely populated and i f an exception is made for one person,there will be others doing it,and then we will not have what we have out there now. stated that there were others up in the area with more than one trailer on each lot. explained that any mobile homes out there,unless on an acre and a quarter now,would either be on a lot that was split below the acre and one quarter before enactment of the City Zoning Ordinance or else illegally put on at one time when the County had jurisdiction over the zoning. stated that her neighbors to the front,back,and side of her had no objections to her placing a second mobile home on the property. Page 3 -Board of Adjustment Minutes of June 1,1981 24.Chairman 25.Mrs.Corsi 26.Chairman 27.Mr.Newcomer 28.Mrs.Luddy 29.Mr.Newcomer 30.Luddy/Burfiend asked i f they had just one mobile home on their property. answered "Yes".One has a little house. asked for recommendation of the staff. said that he had a letter from the City Zoning Administrator which read: "Having reviewed the application with the City Attorney,i t is my interpretation that the request falls within the Board's authority under Section 2403 (h). Because of the reason given for the requested variance,i t is recommended that the variance be granted with the condition that when the applicant's mother no longer needs the use of the second trailer,the second trailer is to be removed.Further conditioned,that the variance for the second trailer must be renewed in nine (9)months". asked i f the property was sold,would i t be sold with the variance. replied that it would be up to the Board to specify stipulations and conditions. M/S "BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Adjustment of the m y of Apache Junction,Arizona,in the case of BA -4-81 an application submitted by Norma J.Corsi with property legally described as: N 1/2,SW 1/4,NE 1/4,SE 1/4,SE 1/4 of Section 22,Township 1 North,Range 8 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian,Pinal County, Arizona. Hereby granting a temporary and revocable permit, as authorized by Section 2403 (h)of the City Zoning Ordinance,to the applicant for placement of a second mobile home on the subject property.This permit shall be subject to the following conditions; 1.Only the applicant's mother may reside in the mobile home. 2,The permit shall be good for a period of nine (9)months.Before the end of the nine month period,the applicant,if desirous of renewing the permit,must notify the Board and appear before the Board to present evidence, satisfactory to the Board,showing that renewal of the permit is justified. 3.All other requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance shall be complied with. 4.All applicable regulations of other agencies having jurisdiction shall be complied with. The Board bases its decision on the following findings of fact: 1.I t is because of a hardship case,with the stipulation that the applicant's mother only may reside in the mobile home. 2.and,as a further condition,the permit shall cease to exist i f the applicant sells or transfers the property". Page 4 -Board of Adjustment Minutes of June 1,1981 31.Chairman 32.Morrison/Luddy The motion carried 3-1 with Mr.Vaughn voting "No". stated the reason that he voted "no"was he believed it was not in the best interest of the community and he did not feel there was a legal hardship. M/S to adjourn the meeting of the Board of Adjustment Uf —the City of Apache Junction,Arizona. The motion passed 4-0. 33.Chairman There being no opposition,adjourned the meeting at 7:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ///at 9i7,1---- 'dries Newcomer Acting Executive Secretary Approved: William Vaughn,Acting Chairman