Minutes 08-14-64Minutes of 'B~ard of Adjustment of the City of Boyntcn Bea. ch, held
in City Hall, Boynton Beach, Florida, AugUst lA, t96~, §.00 P.M.
Pre sen~ t ~
Ab sent_:
George Davis, Chairman
Wi lliam ~ Yate s
David Swank
John Thomas (AlternateI
Col. Wehrell (Alternate
M. L. ~Doughty
Jay Same
Dirck Groote~boer, Director
of Planning & 'Inspections
F. To Kain, City~anager
~r. Davis called the meetLug tc order at 5:05 p.m. with the
above noted members present. In the audience were the two appli-
cants, '$illi~ Kuster and Forest R. E~ngee.
Mr. Thomas moved that the Board dispense with the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting. Col. Wehrell seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
Pub_l.._i~ Hearing .,. Lot 6...'.Harbor Estates; ~ppllcant-Etlliam...._Kuster
Public hearing was called on the requested variance in rear
setback on Lot 6, Harbor Estates, as recorded-in Plat Book 21,
Page 98, Palm Beach County Records; address ~64 North Road.
There were no objectors present and none had been received by
mall. Mr. William Kuster was present and 'told the Board that he
would like ~o build, a garage and would like to come to within 8
feet of the rear instead of the 25' required. It was brought out
that ~_~ny existing buildings in the area were b~ilt closer to the
r~a~ than 8~, The Board was very familiar with the conditions
existing in~.Harbor Estates, as it had had many cases of a similar
nature, wherein the deed restrictions and the City restrictions
worked together to make a hardship for the owner of lots there.
~r. Thomas moved that the Board grant the variance to 8 feet of
the rear line. Col. V~ehrell seconded. Motion carried
public .He.aring-Lot 22.B!ock 5 .Lake Addition; Appl.icant-F.R. Han~ Eee
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Public hearing was Called on-a'request for approval of Change
in non-conforming use, en the above property. Mr. Forest R. itangee
was p~esent and explained to the Board that he wanted to enclose
car stalls and convert the space to bedrooms with baths for rental
pmrposes. Mr. Hangee contended that the alteration would improve
the property as. the present stalls were used to store articles by
renters. The present zor~ing was R-lA.
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There were no objectors present. Two communications had been
received on the application. One from Douglas Brayley,.636 No JE.
8th Avenue objecting to the change and the other f~om Bill Lynch,
617 N. E. 8th Avenue giving his approval to the request.
The Board st~die~ the zoning ordinance as it applied te this
case. The chairma~ and Col. ~ehrell contended that the ordinance's
intent was not to expand a non-conforming use. ~r. Thomas and
~r. ~W~uk felt. that the ~anprovement in the property ~nd the man's
hardship, based on less of revenue, was su£~icient to grant the
req~e st.
~. Swank moved that the application of ~r. Hangee be approved
and that he be allowed to change and improve the non-conforming mse.
Nr. Thomas seconded. Notion denied. A~S: Nessers. Thomas and
Swank; NAYES: ~essers. Davis, Tares and ~eh~ell.
The meetLng was adjourned at approximately ~:4§~ p.m.
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