Minutes 11-06-72¥~N3TES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTmeNT MEETING HELD AT CITY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, MO~U]AY, NOV~2~BER 6, 1972 AT 5:30 P. M.
PRESENT:
Ezetl Hester
Foy Ward
Robert Beane
Fran.k Lucas
Lester Cousins
Robert Ness, Building InspectOr
AB~.NTt
Walter Rutter, AlternP.te
Robert Collier, Alternate
Robert Hueston
~. Hester called the meeting to order ~.t 5~30 P. M.
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Minutes - October 30, 1972
Mr. Cousins moved t~t the ndnu~es of Octobe~ t6 and October 30
be approved ~s written, s~conded byMr. Lucas. l~otion c~rri~ed
Parcel ~'l - Relief from 60' lot width requirement to 50' lot width platted
Lot 195, L~urel Hills, &th Addition
Recorded in Plat Book 23, Page
Palm Beach County Records
Address: 1206 N. ~. 7th Ct.
Applicant: Joseph E. S~llow
Fm. Swallow stated that he is the original owner of this property
and it was purchased prior to the 60' requirement. He would like
to build a single family home. He bought the lot 20 years ago.
George Peters objected to the request. He represents his son-
in-law and daughter, ~. & Mrs. Jack Lulof, of 1323 N.W. 8th Ct.
He asked why the n~il in BoyntonBeach takes 5 days to errive.
Mr. Hester stated that the mail is not the concern of this Board,~
and suggested that he go to the Post Office.
Mr. Peters further st~..ted that there are beautiful homes in the
area and no one should be rble to build on a 50' lot. It would
only cheapen the neighborhood. All they could put up is cr~cker
boxes.
Mr. %~ard pointed out that if this lot was 100' he could build
the same size house that he is going to put on this 50' lot.
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BOARD OF ADJUST~k~ ~,EETING
NOVE~ 6, 1972
Mr. Hester st~ted that Mr. Swallow owned this property before
1962 when the requirement ch~nged and h~s been poying taxes all
these years.
Mr. Peters strongly objected ,to the request.
Fred Camp, 1320 N.W. 8th Ct. stated that he has lived in Ls~urel
Hills for 18 yes, rs. In J~,nuary he v~nted to buy the 55½' lot
~cross from him. He v~s told he could not build on this lot~
Then in April the lot ~s sold to a man from Ft. L~uderd~le and
a house was put up. He never received ~ny notice of this. He
could not build on this yet they let this nm.n come in from Ft.
Lauderdale and build a house.
~r. Hester stated that if you wanted to buy it, you could not
build on it, not being 60' in R-1 ~one, but he does not know
the c~ se.
Mr. Ness told ~. Camp to co~e to the Building Department s~nd
he will go over the records with him.
~r. C~mp was not objecting to this request.
Letters of objection were received from the following property
I. Nick M~ybow
2. i~rian a.nd G~.il Fankhouser
3. Mr. & ~,~rs. J~mes Smith
~',.Ir. Peters stated that the 300' re~dius does not t~ke in ranch
territory-.
Mr. Hester stated that he was in error, any one in the area cen
be he~rd, it is a Public Hearing.
}~r. Bes~ne moved that the request be grs~nted~ seconded by ~lro
Cousins. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Ward moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Lucas. Motion c~.rried.
}{eeting adjourned.
Ezell Hester, Chairman
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