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�r- MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
JULY 6, 1993
A public meeting of the Fountain Hills Board of Adjustment was convened and called to order by Vice-
Chairman Don Andrews at 7:00 p.m.,Tuesday, July 6, 1993 in the Town Hall Conference Room located
at 16836 E. Palisades Blvd., Fountain Hills, Arizona.
AGENDA ITEM #1 - CALL TO ORDER
Vice-Chairman Andrews called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken and present for roll call were the following members of the Fountain Hills Board of
Adjustment: Vice-Chairman Donald Andrews, Commissioner Paul Kostura, Commissioner Samuel
Nicholson, and Commissioner Earl Stavely. Also present were Associate Planner, Loras Rauch and
Administrative Assistant, Joan McCartney. Chairman George Bard had an excused absence.
AGENDA ITEM #3 - PLEDGE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION
Vice-Chairman Andrews dispensed with the pledge to the flag and invocation because of the lack of a flag
in the conference room.
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AGENDA ITEM #4 - SWEARING IN OF BOARD MEMBERS: EARL STAVELY
Magistrate Stuart Shoob swore in Earl Stavely as a Boardmember on the Fountain Hills Board of
Adjustment.
AGENDA ITEM #5 - CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - JUNE 8, 1993
Boardmember Nicholson made a MOTION that the minutes of June 8, 1993 be accepted as written.
Boardmember Kostura SECONDED and the motion CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #6 - REVIEW AND CONSIDER VARIANCE REQUEST BY:
STUART & CHRISTA FARR (#93-03)
15660 TEPEE DRIVE
PLAT 505B, BLOCK 1, LOT 80
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA
Mrs. Rauch presented the Staff Report on case number V93-03. Boardmember Kostura asked what the
distance to the curb from the house was and was told by Mrs.Rauch that it was 16 feet,but that the Board
could only be concerned with the distance to the property line from the garage which was 6 feet.
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Boardmember Stavely asked if the Zoning Ordinance setback requirements or the driveway policy took
precedence. Mrs. Rauch stated that the Zoning Ordinance would take precedence because although the
Town Engineer had developed the Driveway Policy,she wasn't certain that it was mandated by law. Mrs.
Rauch stated that she would check with the Town Attorney for a more defmite determination.
Boardmember Stavely asked what the front yard setback on the neighboring property was and was told
by Mrs. Rauch that a variance had been granted by the county for a 6 foot front yard setback.
Vice-Chairman Andrews asked if the garage was attached. Mrs. Rauch explained that the garage was
attached and that access to the home could be obtained by interior steps and that access to the front door
was by exterior steps.
Mr. Wayne Lee, Cervantes Court, stated that he was within a 300 foot radius of the property in question
and wanted to observe the process by which a variance is heard. Mr. Lee offered no objection to the
variance.
Vice-Chairman Andrews wanted it entered into the record that neither the applicant nor his representative
was present for the meeting.
Boardmember Nicholson made a MOTION that the variance be granted for a six foot front yard setback
at the garage only. Boardmember Stavely SECONDED and the motion CARRIED unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM #7 - ADJOURNMENT
Boardmember Nicholson made a MOTION that the meeting be adjourned. Boardmember Stavely
SECONDED and the motion CARRIED unanimously. Vice-Chairman Andrews adjourned the meeting
at 7:25 p.m.
FOUNTAIN HILLS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
By: i
�yJ�� George Bard,'Chairman
A rI EST: 6�e7%�/( if
Joan McCartney, Administra ' e Assistant
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the meeting of
the Fountain Hills Board of Adjustment held on the 6th day of July, 1993. I further certify that the
meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this 10th day of August, 1993./�
Joan McCartney, Administrativ Assistant
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