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B. JENNINGS |
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RANDELL K. WOODRUFF County Manager AVA MURGIA |
Record of Proceedings
Senior Center Conference Room
Courthouse Complex
Chairman Roger Lambertson called to order a meeting of the Camden County Board of Adjustment with the following members present:
Chairman Roger Lambertson
Vice Chairman Morris Kight
Members William McPherson,
Tony Royle, Emory Upton, Patrick Duckwall and
The following members were absent: none
Also present were Dave Parks, Permit Officer and Melissa Joines, Clerk to the Board.
Chairman Lambertson called for consideration of the agenda. There were no changes and no motion made.
Chairman Lambertson called for
consideration of the
Chairman Lambertson called for comments from the public. Hearing none Chairman Lambertson continued with the agenda.
New Business
Item #1 Variance
Application (UDO 2004-05-02) to install a Class B singlewide mobile home
in General Use District (GUD) to provide health care located at 466 Horseshoe
Road, South Mills Township
Chairman Lambertson stated that
Barbara Sawyer, applicant was sworn in and stated she was requesting to put a singlewide mobile home on her property for her father. Mrs. Sawyer stated it would be for medical reasons so that she could ensure that her father takes his proper medications and can get to certain places on time. Mrs. Sawyer stated the current zoning would not allow for a singlewide. Mrs. Sawyer presented the board with a letter from the adjacent property owners stated the approval of the request.
Chairman Lambertson stated he
had ridden out to the property and stated it was a long ways down
Hearing no more comments or questions, Chairman Lambertson continued with the variance questions:
1. If the applicant complies strictly with provisions of the Ordinance, he can make no reasonable use of his property.
Applicant response: My
father has a singlewide trailer at Powell’s Trailer Park that has to be moved
due to his medical condition. The
property I own at
Staff response: If applicant complies with the provisions of the Ordinance, they can make reasonable use of property.
Kight made a motion that if applicant complies
with the provisions of the Ordinance, they can make reasonable use of property. Royle seconded the
motion. The motion passed 5-0.
2. The hardship of which the applicant complains is one suffered by the applicant rather than by neighbors or the general public.
Applicant response: Yes, the hardship is suffered by my family,
as my father George Upton is 81 years old and has been a resident of South
Mills all his life. He was in the
hospital from December to March. He
needs to be close to me so I can take care of him by making sure he takes
his medication and is eating.
Staff response: The hardship is suffered by the applicant and
not by the neighbors or general public.
McPherson made a motion
that the hardship is suffered by the applicant and not by the neighbors
or general public. Lane seconded
the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
3. Does the hardship relate to the applicant’s land, rather than personal circumstances?
Applicant response: The hardship relates to personal
circumstances and the land, as my property is not large enough to subdivide
and singlewides are not permissible in the GUD. Also, my father owns the singlewide and cannot
afford to purchase a modular or build a new home.
Staff response: The hardship relates to the land and personal
circumstances as member desires to provide the necessary health care and
honor her father’s request to live on his own, but current zoning laws
prohibit having two dwellings on one lot and singlewides are not permissible
in a General Use District (GUD).
Chairman Lambertson made a motion that the hardship relates to the land
and personal circumstances as member desires to provide the necessary
health care and honor her father’s request to live on his own, but current
zoning laws prohibit having two dwellings on one lot and singlewides
are not permissible in a General Use District (GUD). Lane
seconded the motion. The motion
passed 5-0.
4.
The hardship is unique, or nearly so, rather
than one shared by many surrounding properties.
Applicant response: Yes, hardship is unique as my father lives to far away for me to ensure he takes his medication and eats right. He owns a singlewide and cannot afford a modular home or to build. The use of his singlewide would be on a temporary basis and will be removed when the medical care is no longer required.
Staff response: The hardship is unique.
Kight made a motion that the hardship is unique. McPherson seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
5.
The hardship is not the result of the applicant’s
own actions.
Applicant response: The
hardship is not the result of my actions.
Staff response: The hardship is not the result of the applicant’s
own actions.
Lane made a motion
that the hardship is not the result of the applicant’s own actions. Royle seconded the
motion. The motion passed 5-0.
6. The Variance will neither result in the extension of a nonconforming situation in violation of Article 14 nor authorize the initiation of a nonconforming use of land.
Staff response: If variance is approved, this will create a temporary nonconforming situation.
Lane made a motion
that if variance is approved, this will create a temporary nonconforming
situation. Kight seconded the
motion. The motion passed 5-0.
Chairman Lambertson made a motion to approve the variance with the conditions as recommended by staff. Kight seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
Items for Board
members and staff
Staff stated they were going to try and contact the
Information
Board of Commissioners
Minutes –
Planning Board
Minutes –
Chairman Lambertson stated since the meeting was on a Tuesday after a holiday, that if a meeting was required to have it on the next Monday. Staff stated they would extend the deadline date for applications another week.
Lane made motion that the meeting of the Camden County Board
of Adjustment be adjourned. Kight seconded the motion. The
motion passed 5-0. The meeting adjourned
at
Approved: ______________ ________________________________
Date Chairman
ATTEST:
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Melissa G. Joines
Clerk to the Board