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A
Good
evening
this
is
a
meeting
of
the
Athens
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals.
The
time
is
7
p.m.
on
September
11,
2007
I'm,
calling
a
meeting
to
order
at
this
time.
The
board
consists
of
five
members
and
two
alternates
and
alternate
takes
full
part
in
discussions
of
the
board
and
becomes
a
voting
member
in
the
absence
or
conflict
of
interest
of
a
regular
member.
This
evening
we
have
present
members,
Betty,
hallo,
Roger,
Cruiser,
Greg
Lebel
and
our
alternate
our
alternates
Hector
Florez
and
Michelle
dribbled,
and
this
evening
Hector
is
our
longest
standing.
A
Alternate
will
be
sitting
in
place
of
John
Golding.
Also,
the
president,
this
evening,
our
administer
to
Steve
Pearson,
Greg,
Lebel,
I'm,
sorry
that
Greg
Lovell
Paul
Ashton
Bakker,
oh
and
I'm
Muriel
Frederick,
the
chair,
trying
to
see
I
know
that
Paul's
here
some
well
there.
You
are
Paul
Ashton
Becker
our
acting
secretary
and
is
Michael
Miller.
Here
from
the
yes,
we
have
the
city
law
director's
office
represented
the
board,
operates
according
to
following
procedure:
I
the
chair
names
and
describes
the
case.
A
The
Zoning
Administrator
cites
the
specifics
of
the
refusal,
the
appellant
or
representative,
then
will
state
the
case
for
granting
the
appeal
testimony
next
will
be
taken
from
those
who
support
granting
the
appeal,
then
those
who
wish
to
speak
in
general
comment
and
those
who
spoke
do
not
support
denial
of
the
appeal.
Following
all
testimonies,
the
board
will
receive
concluding
remarks
from
the
appellant
discussion
from
the
floor.
Then
we'll
be
closed.
The
board
will
deliberate
and
render
a
decision.
A
Let's
see
under
athens
city
code
23:07.
Oh
three:
B:
the
board
has
the
power
to
grant
such
variances
from
the
code,
as
will
not
be
contrary
to
the
public
interest,
so
that
the
spirit
of
the
code
shall
be
observed.
Public
safety
and
welfare
secured
and
substantial
justice
done.
Athens
City,
Code,
section
23,
9,
1
0
C
requires
variances
from
the
code
shall
not
be
granted
unless
the
board
makes
specific
findings
of
fact,
based
directly
on
the
evidence
provided
to
it
that
each
and
every
one
of
the
following
six
criteria
are
met.
A
1
there
must
be
a
practical
difficulty
or
undue
hardship.
That's
caused
by
the
exceptional
circumstances
pertaining
to
the
specific
piece
of
property
number
2.
There
must
exist,
exceptional
circumstances
or
conditions
applying
to
the
property
or
its
intended
use
that
do
not
in
general,
apply
to
properties
in
the
same
zoning
district
in
preservation
of
equal
property
rights.
It
must
be
determined
that
literal
interpretation
of
the
code
would
deprive
the
appellant
of
rice
that's
commonly
enjoyed
by
others
in
the
same
vicinity,
while
granting
the
variance
would
not
convey
a
special
privilege
and
for
number
4.
A
It
must
be
determined
that
the
variance
is
the
minimum
required
to
make
reasonable
use
of
the
property.
That's
number
5
is
an
absence
of
detriment
requirement.
It
must
be
determined
that
the
granting
of
the
variance
will
not
be
a
substantial
detriment
to
adjacent
properties,
normally
impair
the
purposes
of
the
code
or
the
public
interest
and
last
it
must
be
not
of
a
general
nature.
The
variance
can't
be
of
such
general
or
recurring
nature
that
the
situation
is
more
reasonably
be
handled
by
changing
the
law.
A
Any
person
aggrieved
by
the
decision
of
the
board
may
file
an
appeal
to
the
Court
of
Common
Pleas,
and
such
petition
must
be
within
30
days
after
the
mailing,
the
mailing
of
the
Boyd's
resolution
to
the
appellant
tonight.
There
are
three
cases
on
the
agenda:
the
first
105
0
1,
V
498
Columbus
road,
which
is
Zone
B
3,
is
a
snit
Leslie
Schuyler
is
the
appellant.
A
Second
is
O:
7
1
3
s,
4
12,
Fort,
Street,
zoned,
r1,
John
Wharton
as
the
appellant
and
number
the
last
107
1/4
v4
93
to
95
Central
Avenue,
which
is
zoned
r1
good
works
represented
by
Keith
Wasserman.
Is
the
appellant
the
board
is
required
by
law
to
take
testimony
under
oath?
If
you
want
to
speak
this
evening,
please
stand
to
be
sworn.
A
Do
you
swear
the
testimony
you
give
to
be
the
truth,
the
whole
truth
and
nothing
but
the
truth.
Thank
you
all
right.
Well,
our
first
case
on
the
agenda
this
evening
is
actually
a
return.
Appearance
for
98
Columbus
road
ace
net
Leslie
shower
is
we're
reviewing
a
case
that
we
heard
for
a
snap
on
the
12th
of
June,
and
we
had
requested
a
review
of
the
case
three
months
later
and
we're
ready
to
hear
what's
transacted
in
the
meantime.
B
A
C
D
C
Ventures
center
at
94,
Columbus
Road,
since
we
appeared
June,
12th
and
2007,
we
have
taken
the
hopefully
following
steps
to
correct
any
concerns
that
our
neighboring
businesses
may
have,
as
I
mentioned
in
June,
one
of
the
pieces
of
equipment
that
we
utilize
in
our
facility
to
recondition
the
air
is
called
an
ozonator
and
the
ozonator
neutralizes
any
aromas
being
emitted
from
our
ventilation
and
exhaust
system
from
the
thermal
processing
room.
The
inspection
of
the
ozonator
equipment
and
repairs
to
the
system
by
our
local
service
provider
has
been
made
since
their
last
appearance.
C
We
have
also
contracted
with
that
local
provider
to
now
conduct
quarterly
inspections
of
the
equipment
instead
of
semiannual
inspections,
as
we
had
previously
scheduled
in
previous
years.
We
also
inspected
and
cleaned
out
the
ventilation
fan
and
the
ductwork
in
the
thermal
processing
area.
We've
also
met
with
the
city
of
Athens
fire
inspector
to
review
additional
options
to
install
ventilation
system
that
would
in
you
to
bring
fresh
air
into
the
thermal
processing
room.
We've
learned
what
we
can
do
and
what
we
can't
do
in
terms
of
compliance
with
both
local
and
state
fire
code.
C
So
I
think
we
have
a
clear
understanding
and
now
can
draw
up
the
plans,
hopefully
that
can
be
approved
before
we
install
that
equipment.
In
terms
of
our
tenants,
we
have
notified
all
our
processors
and
tenants
of
a
new
dock
door
and
entry
door
policy.
So
if
you
look
at
our
building
the
food
venture,
Center
you'll
notice
that
there
is
a
smaller
dock
which
is
directly
across
from
the
thermal
processing
room
and
I.
C
Think
there
has
been
concerns
that
that
is
where
some
of
the
aromas
have
been
emanating,
so
that
door
now
has
an
automatic
lock
on
it.
The
entry
door
that
people
would
access
the
facility
from
also
has
an
automatic
door
locks.
So
you
have
to
key
your
way
in
whether
you're
a
tenant
or
an
employee
of
one
of
the
tenants
at
all
times
during
the
day.
So
that's
pretty
much
24/7.
At
this
point
we
initiated
monthly
memos
on
the
facilities,
policies
and
procedures.
C
Both
our
kitchen
and
facilities
manager
have
also
communicated
with
all
thermal
processors
who
utilize
onions
or
peppers
as
one
of
their
ingredients
in
their
recipes,
and
we
have
now
changed
the
scheduling
that
any
prepping
or
sauteing,
particularly
of
onions
since
the
onion
smell,
was
I.
Think
what
our
neighbor
was
most
concerned
about
can
now
only
be
scheduled
when
our
neighboring
businesses
are
not
in
operation.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
agreed
upon
when
I
appear
in
June,
given
the
input
from
our
neighbor
that
that
would
only
occur
prior
to
9:00
a.m.
C
or
after
7:00
p.m.
Monday
through
Saturday,
so
that
change
has
also
been
made
aware
of
by
all
our
thermal
processors.
We've
also
looked
into
investigating
an
additional
foodservice
hood
that
we
could
put
over
what's
called
a
tilting
brazier
and
that's
typically
the
piece
of
equipment
where
onions
are
sauteed.
We
have
not
actually
installed
a
hood
but
we're
looking
into
exactly
how
much
it's
going
to
cost.
It
will
probably
be
about
a
10
to
$11,000
installation
with
the
additional
ventilation
and
ductwork
system.
A
C
C
Do
it,
instead
of
every
six
months,
every
three
months,
so
I'm,
not
sure
in
terms
of
what
the
additional
actual
repairs
were?
We've
tried
to
upgrade
it
so
that
it
will
be,
and
you
know,
I'm,
not
the
tech
person
in
the
facility,
so
they
could
probably
describe
it
better.
I
could
maybe
get
them
to
send
you
an
email
and
I'm.
A
Not
take
either
so
okay
I
just
wanted
to
know
what
they
you
know,
whether
anything
actually
defect
had
actually
been
found
with
that
equipment,
but
it
just
needs
maintenance
with
you're,
a
fire
inspector
and
the
new
ventilation
system
that
you
are
planning
to
install.
Have
you
scheduled?
Do
you
have
that
scheduled
now?
It.
C
Within
the
next
month
or
a
couple
months,
the
problem
more
is
raising
the
additional
funds
to
be
able
to
do
the
installation.
So
the
review
should
occur
and
I
think
that
will
give
us
a
better
sense
of
the
price
tag
for
the
installation
and
as
far
as
we
know
and
I
know,
I
checked
in
with
mr.
Pierson.
We've
had
no
further
communication
of
any
concern
from
any
of
our
neighborhood.
A
F
C
G
C
C
A
A
A
G
H
C
A
Alright,
our
second
case
is
412
Fort
Street,
our
appellant
is
it's
his
own.
Our
one,
the
appellant,
has
requested
a
substitution
of
a
non-conforming
use
by
another
non-conforming
years.
The
request
is
to
substitute
an
unpaved
parking
area
for
two
vehicles,
with
a
paved
parking
area
for
seven
vehicles.
Steve.
Could
you
give
us
the
details
of
the
refusal?
If
there's
something
beyond
that.
I
A
J
In
the
packet
of
information
that
were
provided,
the
first
thing
you
have
should
have
as
a
vicinity
map
that
indicates
where
the
the
property
in
question
is
located.
I
know
it's
advertised
as
well:
Fort
Street
the
address
is
12
forth.
The
activity
is
taking
place
on
the
southern
end
of
the
property,
which
is
behind
the
armory
at
the
end
of
Court
Street.
A
J
J
J
J
One
of
the
things
the
city
officer
requested
was
a
survey
and
a
survey
was
conducted
by
si
England
and
associates,
and
you
should
have
a
drawing
that
kind
of
looks
like
this.
It
actually
indicates
where
the
gravel
parking
area
is
behind
the
armory,
but
the
parking
is
not
actually
on
the
lot.
There
are
only
two
parking
spaces
associated
with
a
lot
that
actually
fit
on
it,
so
you
have
another
drawing.
This
looks
like
this
and
what
what
the
appellant
proposes
is
to
actually
move
this
parking
back
completely
on
the
lot.
J
Unfortunately,
undated,
but
what
I
did
was
I
explained
to
mr.
Wharton
his
options
if
he
wished
to
expand
that
parking
area
in
the
future,
and
this
letter
was
written
about
that
same
time.
For
me
about
a
year
ago,
mr.
warden
opted
to
request
a
substitution
of
a
non-conforming
use
for
not
more
objectionable,
non-conforming
use
as
one
of
the
one
of
the
three
options
that
he
had.
There
are
no
standards
for
how
the
board
considers
it.
You
just
have
to
determine
that.
J
It's
not
more
objectionable
it'll
still
be
a
non-conforming
use
a
parking
lot
in
our
line,
legal
non-conforming.
You
should
also
have
in
your
packet
a
letter
for
mr.
Wharton.
That
explains
his
point
of
view
on
the
situation
and
a
couple
pages
that
are
copies
of
the
city
of
Athens
comprehensive
plan
that
addressed
parking
in
the
Uptown
area.
I'm
on
the
one
page,
it's
right
up,
the
top
says
improved
downtown
parking
and
the
second
page,
which
is
the
one.
Without
the
picture.
J
A
M
My
name
is
John
Wharton
I
live
here
in
Athens,
I
have
been
sworn
in
and
you
know
what
I've
asked
to
be
distributed
as
two
of
the
pieces
of
the
property
has
a
plan
that
the
city
is
recently
implemented.
I,
don't
think
it
took
a
real
extensive
study
for
people
to
realize
that
there
is
a
lack
of
parking.
It
seems
to
be
the
continual
complaint,
especially
in
here
neighborhoods,
where
students
seem
to
spill
out
with
their
parking
if
they
live
downtown.
When
I
bought
12
Ford
Street
approximately
a
year
ago.
M
M
It's
pretty
unattractive,
quite
honestly,
and
you
know,
as
with
any
pretty
steep
Bank
as
time
goes
on.
What
happens
is
silt
and
sediment
continues
to
wash
down
the
hill,
and
you
know
my
my
concern
is,
as
time
goes
on,
it
becomes
less
and
less
attractive
for
parking.
I
noticed
the
Masonic
Lodge
is
summer,
went
in
and
had
something
come
in
with
a
piece
of
equipment
to
clean
out
the
silt
from
the
back
of
their
parking
lot.
M
I
inquired
with
Steve
months
ago
about
actually
constructing
a
parking
lot,
and
that's
when
I
was
informed
that
that
would
be
a
technical
violation.
I
would
lose
my
grandfathering
of
a
non-conforming
use,
so
I
couldn't
I
can't
really
do
anything
about
the
help
explaining
what
I
want
to
do
in
getting
the
board's
blessing.
What
I
would
like
to
do
is
come
into
the
area
and
excavate
some
dirt
to
establish
after
it's
been
engineered
properly,
to
establish
a
retaining
wall,
put
drainage
behind
it
to
prevent
any
further
erosion
of
the
hill,
ultimately
I'm
afraid.
M
What's
going
to
happen,
it's
not
only
is
the
parking
going
to
be
further
eroded
and
value,
but
also
some
of
those
trees
that
are
there
are
going
to
eventually
fall.
We've
seen
I
think
all
of
his
creek
beds
and
rivers,
where
the
bank
constantly
gets
washed
out
and
washed
out.
Eventually,
these
huge
trees
are
falling
in
the
creek.
Well,
there's
some
nice
maple
trees
there
that
are
screwing
on
the
side
of
the
hill
and
ultimately
the
root
system
is
going
to
I,
think
fail
and
those
trees
are
going
to
plan
on
cars.
M
If
not
people,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
it
would
be
attractive
to
actually
come
in
and
comply
with
code
and
pave
the
parking
lot,
which
is
what
you're
supposed
to
do
and
build
a
retaining
wall
and
put
some
light
there.
Maybe
a
dust
of
dawn,
light
I
have
tenants
to
park
there
of
my
properties
and
adjoining
properties
and
I
haven't
even
trimmed
the
trees
or
anything
because
of
the
technicality.
Nothing,
nothing
should
be
done
until
I
have
the
blessing
of
the
board,
so
I've
done
nothing.
M
You
know
in
essence,
re-landscaped
with
some
plan,
that's
approved
by
the
city.
I've
created
two
parking
lots
in
the
last
five
or
six
years,
and
Steve
knows
where
they
are
I,
think
they're,
attractive,
they've
been
landscaped
and
whatnot
well-maintained
the
downtown
area.
If
you,
if
you
read
studies
from
various
organizations,
they
say
that
you
know
the
last
thing
that
for
it,
downtown
you
want
to
do
is
go
in
in
level
buildings
and
create
surface
parking
lots.
This
is
a
parking
area
that
is
pretty
much
out
of
view
of
everybody.
M
It's
not
like
you're
you're
leveling,
something
to
create
something
so
I
think
it's
an
ideal
place
to
to
have
parking
where
it
is
of
hidden,
but
there's
cars
there
and
I'm,
not
sure
where
the
seven
came
from
as
far
as
parking
space.
Instead
up
and
down
seven.
What
did
you
we
wanted?
We
want
to
create
whatever
parking
we
can
create.
J
M
M
N
M
Very
steep,
okay
and
to
go
back
even
a
short
distance.
It's
going
to
require
a
pretty
substantial
wall,
probably
I'm,
not
an
engineer
but
obviously
I
have
built,
as
most
of
you
know,
and
even
if
the
city
didn't
require
for
it
to
be
engineered
from
my
head
and
say
financially
I
want
to
have
somebody
come
in
and-
and
you
know,
tell
me
what
needs
to
be
done-
there
might
have
to
be
some
dead
men
placed
in
the
wall.
You
know
anchored
back
in
the
wall
to
provide
stability.
M
H
O
O
H
Have
some
real
concerns
about
that?
The
code
does
not
at
the
moment
allow
parking
lots
in
r1
districts.
Neither
does
it
allow
people
who
are
not
residents
of
that
all
one
district
to
park
there.
Okay,
so
we've
got
to
two
obstacles
as
I
see
it
and
I
guess.
My
primary
objection
here
is
gonna,
be
that
we're
talking
about
using
r1
district
for
a
business
news.
O
M
M
B
zona
B
3
zone.
Actually,
as
we
all
know,
and
we're
not
talking
about
whether
there's
going
to
be
cars
there
or
not.
There
are
10
cars.
There
they're
still
going
to
be
10
cars
there.
No,
we
can
either
have
10
cars,
they're
parked
hidden
among
trees,
with
no
lighting
on
gravel
or
we
can
make
it
attractive.
Okay
and
still
have
ten
cars
parked
there
on
a
paved
log.
That's.
H
H
E
H
O
M
M
Your
input
and
as
I
said,
I
think
it
would
be
an
improvement.
That's
my
opinion
to
have
something
that
that
would
be
safer,
cleaner
and
more
attractive
and
still
provide
parking
for
ten
cars
or
nine
cars.
Eight
cars,
whatever
whatever
can
be
provided
it
is
in
our
one
zone
if
it
was
an
Allen
beer.
Okay,
you
know
if
it
was
a
r3
zone,
I
would
have
already
created
a
parking
lot
like
I
did
in
my
other
two
locations
and
I
think
you
know
what
I've
done
at
these
other
two
locations
is.
M
Is
I've
provided
parking
for
probably
20
cars?
Steve
could
tell
you
for
sure,
but
I
think
it's
approximately
20
cars
that
are
not
now
parking
on
Grosvenor
Franklin
or
the
areas
that
that
are
getting
a
lot
of
pressure,
and
so
you
know
I
I,
look
upon
this
as
as
a
I
think
the
code
intended,
which
is
it's
not
more
objectionable,
I,
understand
you'd
like
to
not
see
parking
in
r1
zone.
M
F
H
H
A
F
H
F
F
G
M
I
mean
you
know.
Obviously,
if
you
want
to
say
no,
that's
fine,
we'll
leave
it
the
way
it
is.
You
know,
I
mean
you
know,
I'm,
not
that's,
not
a
threat,
it's
just
it
I
think
it
would
be
an
improvement.
All
you
read
and
this
plan
is
improved
parking
improve
parking.
That's
all
you
read,
we
don't
have
enough
of
it
improve
parking.
That's
why
you.
M
Out,
okay,
and
so
if
you,
if
you
read
the
plan
and
no
less
than
five
places,
it
says
that
we
lack
parking.
It's
the
number
one
concern
of
the
residences
parking
I'm
I'm
coming
in
and
saying:
okay,
I'm
parking
ten
cars.
Here
we
can,
we
can
kick
these
students
out,
I
mean
if
the
parking
was
taken
away
and
go.
M
Let
him
park
wherever
or
we
can
make
it
safer
for
these
students
and
have
it
lit,
not
have
them
stepping
out
on
trees
and
weeds
and
gravel
and
mud,
and
we
can
pave
it
and
put
in
a
wall
and
make
it
structurally
sound
so
that
the
trees
won't
fall
down.
You
decide
what
you
want
to
do
them
I'll.
Do
whatever
you
want.
That's
fine.
C
P
I
have
been
sworn
in
my
wife
and
I
own
14,
Fort
Street,
which
is
the
adjoining
property
John
Morgan's
property
at
12:40
and
I
do
not
oppose
having
parking
in
the
alley
at
the
back
of
12
Fort
Street.
It
seems
to
me
a
good
place
for
much-needed
parking
uptown
closed
to
businesses.
I
would
prefer
that
nothing
be
done
and
that
the
ten
spaces
that
are
there
would
be
allowed
to
exist
the
way
they
are,
but
that
doesn't
seem
to
be
an
option.
P
But
that
it
can't
be
done
on
the
front
of
the
property
up
on
the
residential
street
Fort
Street,
where
there's
a
large
driveway
and
could
be
more
parking
up
there.
So
as
long
as
you're
allowing
the
parking
down
below
on
the
alley
behind
the
property
or
it's
close
to
the
businesses,
and
you
can
restrict
that
it
doesn't
happen
up
above
in
the
residential
area.
Then
I
have
no
objections
to
this
proposed.
Thank.
Q
Q
Actually,
this
is
too
will
and
it's
from
Jeffrey
Smith,
and
he
was
the
geologist
from
the
US
Department
of
Agriculture's
soil
and
Conservation
Service.
So
we
had
the
US
soil
and
conservation
people
come
and
see
what
had
happened
and
why
it
had
occurred.
And
if
you
will
take
a
minute
and
read
this
information,
you
will
see
that
they
talk
about
the
toe
of
the
area
being
cut
away.
Q
And
so
what
happened
is
that
the
soil
began
to
move
once
again
seeking
what
they
refer
to
as
its
natural
angle
of
repose,
which
is
what
happens
when
soil
is
cut
away?
We
asked
about
retaining
walls
and
that
we
were
told
that
retaining
walls
would
would
not
of
the
type
that
we
would
be
able
to
afford
to
have
done
there
or
the
Masonic
Lodge
was
not
willing
to
do
put
in
this
kind
of
toured
this
kind
of
expense.
We
were
said
that
we
were
told
that
that
was
not
going
to
be
a.
Q
Q
Q
Another
non-conforming
use
that
is
no
less
egregious,
is
a
real
mistake.
I.
This
is
definitely
not
what
the
case
would
be
if,
if
there
would
be
cutting
done
to
the
bottom
of
the
land
there,
the
other
thing
I
would
like
for
you
to
take
a
look
at
is
a
packet
that
we
were
given
about
how
landslides
occur
and
I
ran
that
off,
so
that
those
of
us
I
know
a
lot
of
you
on
the
Zoning
Board
have
information
and
experience
with
building
and
I
I
would
strongly
urge
you
to
look
at
the
county
plat
map.
Q
There
then,
finally
I
would
like
for
you
to
look
at
the
letter
that
went
to
mr.
Smith
from
Ron
Chapman,
who
was
the
service
Safety
Director
at
the
time,
and
he
was
mentioning
at
the
time
the
reasons
why
what
the
Masonic
Lodge
had
done
was
in
violation
of
of
zoning
at
the
time
so
I
I
would
strongly
encourage
that
you
take
some
time.
Hang
on
to
these
materials.
Q
I
F
Certainly,
sympathize
with
your
the
issue
that
you're
having
there
with
them
I
believe
it's
a
Masonic
Lodge,
yes,
and
what
you're
saying
is
that
retaining
walls
are
bad
things.
No.
F
F
R
Q
Q
H
Q
Q
A
Q
Q
L
L
Briefly,
though,
on
the
retaining
wall
issue
and
the
issue
of
burden
and
going
forward
Mr
Gru's
er,
and
it
was
in
a
colloquy
between
Mr
Gru's
around
mrs.
miles,
you
know
and
I
suppose,
at
some
expense,
maybe
maybe
a
proper
retaining
wall
could
be
built.
But
the
board
I
asked
the
board
to
consider
the
application
before
it
and
where
the
burden
lies
in
this
proceedings,
the
burden
lies
with
the
applicant
and
there's
no
detail
about
the
retaining
wall.
That
would
be
built.
L
L
The
applicable
anthem,
city
code,
section
is
2305,
o
and
I.
Won't
it's
in
the
packet.
The
first
paragraph
deals
with
the
the
general
consideration
and
yes,
what's
done
can't
be
objectionable,
then
there's
division,
a
subdivision,
a
as
was
pointed
out
in
an
hour
zone.
No
change
shall
be
authorized
to
any
use
that
is
not
a
permitted
or
conditionally
permitted
use
in
any
our
zone.
L
Not
what's
proposed
here,
maybe
said
in
the
distance
past
it
was
more
than
two
well
then
let
me
be
whenever
a
non-conforming
use
has
been
changed
to
a
conforming
use.
Such
you
shall
not
be
there
after
be
changed
to
a
non-conforming
use.
Maybe
in
the
distance
past
there
were
more
than
seven
spaces
there,
but
that
was
a
long
time
ago.
It's
now
partially
conforming
because
it's
only
two
now
so
you
know
on
these
technical
legal
points,
even
though
the
real
concern
here
is
the
objection
ability
which
was
amply
demonstrated.
L
I
think
these
technical
legal
points
are
also
relevant
and
the
and
I
submit
that
they
absolutely
block
it.
This
is
not
a
request
for
a
variance.
These
are
absolute
requirements.
No
change
shall
be
authorized
to
any
use.
It
is
not
permitted
or
conditionally
permitted
in
Arizona
beyond
being
a
concern.
It's
the
law.
It
should
be
followed
if
there's
a
request
for
a
variance
later,
that's
a
different
matter,
but
this
is
the
absolute
law
it
should
be
followed
and
in
that
connection,
not
the
sound
to
a
lawyer
like
I,
do
appear
because
of
some
things.
L
I
read
in
the
paper
about
standing
issues.
I
do
appear
here
also
with
my
attorney
and
if
an
appeal
is
required,
because
the
Board's
decisions
other
than
as
I
propose
I
will
represent
myself
in
the
Court
of
Common
Pleas.
And
finally,
let
me
note
that
I
into
appearing
personally,
my
peer
is
a
co-chair
for
Ana.
That's
near
Northside,
neighbors,
sort
of
Association,
which
also
supports
Christine
Chandler's
position
and.
A
A
M
M
M
She
had
mentioned
that
the
Masonic
Lodge
had
violated
code.
That's
exactly
why
I'm
here,
not
by
name
code,
to
ask
permission
to
do
what
I
want
to
do.
I
didn't
bring
in
a
backhoe
in
the
middle
of
the
night
or
on
a
Saturday
afternoon
and
start
working.
I
came
asking
your
permission
so
I'm
trying
to
not
violate
the
code
as
far
as
Jeff
Smith
I
knew.
Just
enough
part
is
death.
Jeff
Smith
did
some
work
for
me,
Jeff
was
a
great
guy.
M
I
tried
to
get
him
to
quit
smoking
cigarettes,
okay,
that
did
he
meant,
but
the
fact
is
Jeff
told
me
on
several
occasions.
You
can
build
on
clay
if
you
keep
play
dry,
okay,
which
is
why
you
hire
experts,
you
find
out
what
needs
to
be
done
and
how
to
do
it
properly.
I
did
not
bring
engineering
plans,
because
I
haven't
hired
an
engineer.
Why
hard
engineer
I'm
not
gonna,
be
given
permission
to
hire
an
engineer
and
constructed
properly?
Okay.
M
Mr.
Cruz
are
brought
up.
The
question
is
to
the
size:
I,
don't
know
what
the
size
would
be
because
until
you
actually
come
in
with
somebody
that
is
an
expert
in
the
field
of
geology
and
engineering,
you
don't
know
what
you
can
do.
That's
what
I'm
trying
to
decide.
What
can
I
do?
The
starting
point
was
here:
if
you
say
I
can't
do
anything.
Why
would
I
hire
an
engineer
or
a
geologist?
M
M
Know,
I'm,
sorry
that
in
you
know
the
fact
that
there's
some
erosion
or
loss
of
soil
to
mrs.
Chandler's
yard,
the
only
yard
or
lot
that
would
be
acted
by
putting
in
this
wall
is
mine.
I
own
two
Lots
I,
it's
a
quite
an
extensive
distance
and
it
would
seem
that
that
concern
would
be
even
more
of
a
reason
to
come
in
and
stabilize
an
already
precarious
geological
situation.
The
hill
is
falling.
Okay,
it's
not
like
maybe
going
to
erode.
It
is
eroding.
Okay,
go!
M
Look
at
it,
you'll
see
it's
falling
down,
I
want
to
stop
it
from
falling
down,
and
you
know
I'm,
sorry
that
we
always
have
to
create
work
for
attorneys.
As
you
can
see,
I'm
I
don't
have
any
attorneys
with
me
tonight.
I
have
no
idle
threats
here,
but,
as
I
tell
people
in
my
office,
I
do
not
get
intimidated
or
impressed
easily,
and
you
know
if
you
you
know
it
seems
like
you're
being
told
geez.
If
you
don't
find
my
way,
I
will
appeal.
M
M
Simple
request
to
improve
a
parking
area
that
that's
parking
now
it's
been
parking
for
sixty
or
seventy
years,
it'll
be
parking
sixty
or
seventy
years.
Now
you
simply
going
to
determine
how
attractive
or
unattractive
that
parking
is
and
how
safe.
It
is
that's
up
to
you,
but
thank
you
for
your
time.
Any.
H
H
H
The
second
approach,
the
land
step
problem,
would
involve
taking
action
in
the
affected
area
after
viewing
and
discussing
the
problem.
With
our
current
with
our
area
engineer,
it
was
decided
that
a
minimum
of
land
smoothing
be
accomplished
in
the
affected
area
to
eliminate
any
areas
where
surface
water
might
find.
The
two
trees
on
the
left
of
the
land
slip
should
be
cut
to
prevent
them
from
falling
over
the
rock
to
the
escarpment
and
taking
soil
material
with
them.
H
Engineer
suggested
that
any
land
can
be
accomplished
by
hand
because
of
the
vibration
that
heavy
equipment
would
produce
on
the
site.
Our
area
engineer
boys
series
concerned
that
heavy
equipment
working
on
the
site
could
set
up
even
more
soil
movement.
Bah-Bah-Bah-Bah-Bah
tell
the
ground
with
a
rototiller.
H
A
third
approach
exists
that
should
be
considered
if
the
lands
that
encroaches
father.
This
would
involve
some
type
of
piling
system
that
is
anchored
into
stable,
geologic
material
near
the
top
of
the
land
slip.
A
consulting
geologist
such
as
dr.
Jeffrey,
Smith,
no
longer
with
us,
should
be
contracted
if
this
approach
is
being
considered.
So
it's
not
gonna,
be
perhaps
just
a
terribly
easy
solution.
In
any
case,
if.
M
I
could
respond
to
that
Ashley
I
hired
Jeff
Smith
when
I
built
my
parking
garage
at
32,
North
Congress.
This
piling
system
that
you
reference
is
actually
what
we
did.
We
actually
put
16.
We
had
to
get
a
berm
out
of
Columbus
to
come
down
and
drill
down
to
the
stone
we
put
in
16
pillars
that
were
basically
concrete
with
rebar
and
that's
what
we
established
our
footers
on.
That's
actually
what
we
poured
our
footers
on
I
might
look
like
an
attorney
but
I'm
not
I'm
a
farm
boy.
M
M
I
M
A
J
Just
a
couple
of
points
that
I
think
of
clarification,
correction
city
of
Adams
adopted
its
land
development
ordinance
in
1989
prior
to
that
there
had
been
problems
with
activity,
going,
hurt
disturbing
activity
in
town,
but
there
was
no
local
regulation,
so
in
1989
the
land
development
ordinance
was
adopted
by
council
and
it
identified
the
service
safety
director
is
the
administrator
for
that
program.
So
if
you
need
a
variance
or
not,
it
doesn't
matter.
J
So
even
if
a
variance
is
granted-
and
this
is
just
a
theoretical
kind
of
thing-
it
could
be
possible
to
land
development
permit
couldn't
be
approved
and
therefore
it
wouldn't
go
forward.
It
would
only
go
forward
if
the
service
safety
director
was
convinced
that
it
met
the
requirements
of
title
27,
which
is
the
land
development
ordinance.
J
Technical
information
here
locally
is
obtained
by
the
Athens
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District
to
have
an
office
in
the
plains.
I
worked
with
Kevin
Lewis
up
there,
all
the
time
and
he'll.
Do
these
soils
inventories
to
help
the
administration
plan
develop
and
ordinance
is
based
on
a
document
that
was
done
by
the
US
conservation
service
called
soils
inventory
of
at
that's
the
base
document,
so
just
a
little
bit
of
clarification
on
additional
permitting.
That
might
possibly
be
necessary
if
you
go
back
to.
J
If
you
look
at
the
letter
from
Chris
Garrick
that
I'd
alluded
to
this
in
your
packet
mm-hmm.
This
was
back
in
2006
and
if
you
look
at
the
second
paragraph,
it
says,
let's
see
additionally,
we
would
request
a
ruling
from
your
office,
and
this
is
a
letter
addressed
to
me
from
mr.
Geary
request
a
ruling
from
your
office
as
to
whether
cleaning,
paving
and
otherwise
restoring.
In
this
case,
it
said
four
parking
spaces
shown
on
the
survey
would
constitute
a
material
alteration
that
would
remove
the
parking
areas.
Grandfathered
scats.
J
J
This
letter
is
written
to
follow
up
on
our
earlier
conversations
regarding
the
use
of
parking
spaces
located
at
12
forts
treat
for
the
outdoor
cafe,
operated
by
bronies
at
seven
West
carpenter,
Street
enclosed
with
this
letter
or
copies
of
the
warranty
deed,
restricting
the
use
of
the
two
spaces
for
the
carpenter,
Street
property,
a
map
showing
two
legal
parking
spaces,
a
map
showing
four
parking
spaces
and
a
copy
of
the
gene
Watkins
affidavit
provided
earlier
to
your
office.
Mr.
J
J
Your
assistance
in
this
matter,
if
you
need
any
further
information
from
my
office,
please
let
me
know,
and
then
the
letter
is
follow-up
letter
and
I
think
you
do
have
a
copy
of
that
essentially
was
to
address
the
question.
Mr.
Gehrig
had
raised
a
ruling
from
your
office
as
to
whether
cleaning
paving
otherwise
restoring
the
four
spaces
would
constitute
a
material
alteration.
What
then,
was
done
was
a
letter
was
written
to
mr.
warden
by
me
copied
to
mr.
Garrett.
That
essentially
said
yes,
it
would,
as
mr.
warden
said,
you'd
lose
your
grandfather.
H
J
Consulted
with
the
law
director's
office
about
how
do
I
respond
to
mr.
Garrett's
question,
and
this
letter
was
a
result
of
that
consultation
which
offered
three
alternative
approaches
to
come
to
the
and
mr.
Wharton
chose
substitution
of
non-conforming
use
for
not
more
objectionable,
larger
formulas.
Okay,.
H
J
There's
no
mr.
more
dimension,
there's
nothing!
That's
been
done
to
the
air
it's
the
way.
It's
always
been
okay,
and
these
were
three
options
of
approaching
the
board
and
mr.
Borden
was
afforded
by
my
office
after
consultation
with
the
law
director's
office,
about
how
to
approach
a
situation
to
enlarge
the
parking
area.
Okay,
so.
H
A
I
think
Betty's
question.
My
question
also
is:
will
if
he
actually
he's
currently
he's
got
parking,
that's
been
grandfathered,
it's
been
sort
of
eroded
over
the
years,
and
so
my
understanding
of
grandfathering
is
that
if
it's,
if
you
don't
maintain
it,
it's
not,
you
don't
retain
it.
So
what
they've
retained
to
date
are
two
parking
places
in
that
location
as
grandfathered.
A
A
A
J
I
D
A
J
A
A
S
A
J
I
T
B
I
C
J
A
All
right,
thank
you
for
that
clarification
that
helps
I,
guess
all
right.
I.
We
have
finished
with
all
of
the
discussion
from
the
floor
and
we
have
attempted
already
to
close
in
the
commentary.
So
I
would
like
to
move
on.
It.
Has
anyone
any
interest
in
further
discussing
this?
We
don't
actually
it's
not
a
variance,
so
we
don't
have
to
go
for
findings.
Do
we
want
simply
to
make
a
motion
and
discuss
the
motion
or
how
would
we
like
to
proceed
with
this?
Do
we
need
any
further
discussion
before
we
make
a
motion?
S
A
Okay,
so
what
we
need
is
someone
to
move
to
approve
the
request
for
a
substitution
of
an
unpaved
parking
area
for
two
vehicles,
with
a
paved
parking
area
for
seven
vehicles,
where
parking
is
only
permitted
for
residents
of
the
premises.
This
is
an
expansion
for
not
an
expansion.
This
is
a
substitution
of
a
non-conforming,
not
more
objectionable.
G
U
G
S
F
A
U
A
A
It's
not
a
variance;
it
doesn't
require
findings,
but
I
find
the
findings
useful.
If
no
one
objects
to
are
looking
at
the
findings
as
we
go
through
I
think
we
should
do
that
all
right,
the
practical.
What
is
the
practical
difficulty
or
hardship
that
mr.
Hortons
property
has
that
would
be
addressed
by
doing
this
substitution,
it
would
be
vidiq
that
the
hillside
is
currently
sliding.
H
G
H
S
A
Were
at
one
time
five
and
it
was
not
maintained
as
five
for
more
than
a
year,
it's
not
being
a
five
and
became
whatever
was
still
there,
because
you
don't
you
don't
maintain
a
grandfather
status
without
you,
don't
retain
a
grandfather
status.
I
got
maintaining
it
over
the
course
of
a
year,
I
believe
it's
one
year
of
not
using
it.
That
way
that
that
you
then
lose
the
status.
E
A
G
A
A
Well,
I
I'm,
not
gonna
quarrel
about
the
engineering
part,
because
Steve
has
pointed
out
that
that
that
really
isn't
something
that
we
have
to
determine
is
the
the.
What
we
have
to
determine
is
about
the
preservation
of
property
rights.
At
this
point,
is
would
would
he
being
being
denied
his
property
rights
if,
if
he
weren't
able
to
improve
this
parking
lot.
H
H
Of
the
area,
and
particularly
since
I've
already
said
about
20
times,
this
is
gonna
be
for
her
business
years,
and
the
fact
is
that
since
mr.
Wharton
mentioned
brownie
several
times,
we
know
that
some
of
the
parking
will
be
used
for
people
who
are
going
to
brownies.
Some
of
them
will
no
doubt
sit
outside
and
we
know.
V
W
G
Have
to
excuse
me,
it's
twice,
you
cut
me
off,
please.
Let
me
finish.
I
think
we
need
to
take
a
look
at
what
that
piece
of
property
looks
like
at
night.
What's
going
on
back
there
and
to
give
him
an
a
little
extra
parking
space.
I
know,
he's
gonna
put
in
big
money
to
do
that
and
you
think
he's
gonna,
let
a
retaining
wall
fall
down
or
hurting
other
people's
property
he's
got
to
build
a
level.
That's
the
improvement,
we're
taking
something!
That's
crapping
right
now
and
saying:
can
we
make
it
better?
Yes,.
F
E
A
It
because
it
wasn't
physically
possible
to
do
it
safely,
that
that
is
up.
You
know,
that's
awesome.
Only
thing
we
have
to
do
here
is
not
determine
whether
or
not
it
could
be
safely
done.
Is
whether
or
not
it
can.
We
can
grant
it
within
the
restrictions
of
the
code
that
we're
required
to
follow,
and
because
are
really.
We
have
only
got
a
very
restricted
authority
to
do
what
you
know
to
to
grant
variances
and
other.
A
H
A
A
G
Like
this
is
a
unique
situation,
has
none
to
do
it
to
property,
more
parking
space
I?
Think
it's
going
to
clean
it
up
and
put
a
light
back.
There
he's
gonna
have
drainage
back
there.
You
think
the
big
money
back
there,
but
more
important
deleted,
we're
taking
something,
that's
ugly
and
we're
gonna.
Let
it
stay
ugly
or
we
have
an
opportunity
to
make
it
safe.
H
G
G
A
Has
no
okay,
yeah
I?
Don't
think
anybody
would
object
to
making
something
beautiful,
but
whether
we
have
the
authority
to
permit
him
to
do
something
in
this
particular
area
is
what
we'll
all
determine
in
a
short
while
I
think
a
young
good
people
can
disagree
all
right.
We
have
to
also
determine
whether
or
not
this
is
the
minimum
to
make
reasonable
use
of
his
property.
A
A
A
A
S
A
Okay,
if
mr.
Horton
decides
that
he
wants
to
object,
he
can
do
so
once
he's
gotten.
His
letter
from
the
code
enforcement
office
and
I
would
like
to
I
think
I
would
like
to
go.
Get
a
drink
of
water.
S
A
H
H
B
A
X
A
I
U
F
A
A
We're
ready
to
go
oh
good.
Okay,
then
we're
ready,
Steve.
The
the
case
that
we're
here
to
you
were
planning
to
listen
to
now
is
495
93
to
95
Central
Avenue.
It's
case
number
zero,
714
V
in
zone
r1
good
works
with
keeps
Wasserman
as
the
appellant
requesting
a
modification
to
conditions
attached
to
a
previous
resolution
to
request
to
expand
the
floor
area.
The
structure
where
such
as
an
expansion
required
prior
VGA
approval,
apparently
we're
wanting
to
expand
further.
Would
you
like
to
give
us
the
details?
Steve
sure.
J
My
name
is
Steve
Pearson,
the
Zoning
Administrator
for
the
city
of
Athens
and
I
have
been
sworn
in.
First
thing:
I'd
like
to
do
is
ask
the
board,
in
relationship
to
a
workshop,
that
we
had
recently
pertaining
to
request
for
public
records,
and
anyone
who
appeals
a
decision
of
the
board
has
that
right
to
do
so
in
the
Court
of
Common
Pleas.
Whenever
that
happens,
there'll
be
a
request
for
a
transcript
of
the
meeting
and
that's
an
audio
transcript.
J
J
A
U
A
U
J
91
Central
Avenue
is
currently
the
home
of
Timothy
house.
It's
a
boarding
house,
slash
homeless,
shelter
was
granted
permission
actually
the
minutes
of
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals
from
the
late
80s
when
it
was
originally
given
permission
to
be
there
was,
it
was
a
conditional
use
approval,
but
a
boarding
house
or
homeless
shelter
is
not
a
felicitous
and
conditionally
permitted
use
in
the
zone.
I
think
what
they
really
meant
to
say
was.
It
was
a
use,
variance
with
conditions
all
right
and
there
were
four
conditions
with
that
original
approval.
J
It
talked
about
any
expansions
or
requests
for
expansions
had
to
come
back
to
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals,
and
so
the
board
has
heard
cases
related
to
expansion
of
91
Central
Avenue
several
times.
The
most
recent
was
a
request
to
build
a
shed
at
the
board
at
that
last
meeting,
I
had
provided
at
the
request,
mrs.
holo,
all
the
minutes
of
the
previous
meetings
to
establish
the
history,
all
the
different
meetings
that
had
occurred
there
and
to
me
that
was
the
essentially
the
basis
on
why
I
thought
no
matter
what
the
proposal
was.
J
I
J
There
was
a
copy
of
this
and
should
be
a
copy
of
it
in
your
package
of
information,
in
addition
to
proposed
use
of
the
reference
property
as
and
exists
as
an
extension
of
a
boardinghouse
previously
approved
by
variance
from
the
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals
and
with
attached
conditions.
I
would
note
the
following:
if
the
lot
where
good
works
now
exist
were
combined
with
the
subject
lot,
which
is
a
proposal
to
combine
91
and
the
lot
where
93
95
central
is
located,
the
total
lot
area
divided
by
the
proposal
of
coverage
would
be
37%.
J
3%
stew,
maximum
is
permitted
in
that
zone
number
two.
There
would
be
only
five
parking
spaces
for
clients
and
staff
table
B,
section,
23,
11,
plus
tree
park
requirements
require
one
space,
reach,
permitted,
occupant
and
one
for
every
300
square
feet
of
floor
area
for
office
use.
Current
current
occupancy
is
15
proposed
use
is
not
listed
as
use
permit
in
the
zone.
Boarding
houses
first
appears
of
committed
use
in
our
three
multifamily
zones.
The
separate
property
is
located
in
our
one
single-family
zone
and
then
I
put
as
the
board
reviews
the
case.
J
J
J
The
restriction
on
number
of
people
just
has
to
do
with
unrelated
persons,
not
PMF
members.
The
request,
then,
is
to
I
believe
have
families
reside
in
the
93
95
half
of
the
building
and
that
single
person's
reside
in
the
91
existing
section.
You've
got
a
little
small
map
that
I
shrunk
down
off
of
this,
drawing
that
was
provided
by
night
Mike
and
all
will
vanish.
No
architects.
J
J
A
V
And
I'm
counseled
for
good
works,
Inc
and
Keith
Wasserman
is
going
to
make
a
presentation
as
well
to
answer
some
of
the
specifics
about
the
plan.
Why
the
need
for
the
corridor
between
the
two
properties
but
I,
had
presented
the
application
and
tried
to
prepare
that
in
the
vein
of
what
is
required
by
the
code
and
seeking
variances
on
these
properties.
Just
to
give
you
a
very
brief
overview,
if
I
may
in
this
late
hour,
there's
ninety
one
central
is
where
the
current
shelter
is
located.
V
Ninety
three:
ninety
five
central
is
the
next
door
property
that
good
works.
Inc
has
a
an
option
to
purchase.
A
copy
of
the
option
is
attached
to
the
paperwork
that
was
submitted
so
that
the
board
would
understand.
We
have
not
already
acquired
the
property,
one
of
the
conditions
to
the
acquisition
of
that
properties
that
we
would
have
also
sufficient
governmental
approvals
for
the
purchase
and
for
the
improvement
of
the
property.
V
The
variances,
as
mr.
Pierson
reviewed
for
us
to
acquire
the
property
next
door
would
require
at
least
three
particular
variances
to
be
granted.
Those
address
refer
to
the
flocked
coverage.
If
the
current
shelter
will
be
be
expanded
by
a
corridor
to
append
to
the
next-door
property,
we
would
be
looking
at
this
as
an
expansion
of
the
existing
homeless
shelter
and
to
accommodate
the
other
property
to
bring
them
together
as
one
unit
we
would
hold
them
as
contiguous
and
continuous
properties.
V
We
would
be
exceeding
the
current
lot
coverage
of
30%
permitted
and
the
approximation
is
about
37%
lot
coverage.
So
we
would
need
a
variance
from
the
bulk
control
on
that
percentage
of
lot
coverage.
We
would
also
need
a
variance
from
the
parking
requirement
there
would
be
about
a
total
of
five
parking
spaces
available,
whereas
the
code
currently
requires
a
one
space
per
permitted
occupant,
and
this
would
be
a
variance
from
the
r-1
single-family
zoning
to
allow
for
a
use
as
a
boarding
house
and
office
space.
V
The
code
requires
that
we
give
a
narrative
statement
covering
certain
issues
that
the
board
would
like
the
applicant
to
provide.
It
is
the
it
is
our
submission
that
the
granting
of
the
variances
would
enhance
the
appearance
of
the
neighborhood,
provide
housing
to
persons
in
need
and
be
in
accord
with
the
purpose
and
intent
of
the
zoning
regulations,
of
protecting
property
rights
and
promoting
public
health
safety,
morals
and
general
welfare
to
the
residents
of
Athens
city
and
would
not
be
injurious
to
the
area
or
detrimental
to
the
public
welfare.
V
The
granting
of
the
variances
will
not
prevent
the
establishment
of
any
use
which
is
not
permitted
in
the
zone
because
of
the
fact
that
good
works
currently
has
a
property
of
ninety-one
central.
It
has
been
operating
as
a
shelter
for
the
homeless.
This
would
be
extending
and
just
extend
the
operations
that
are
currently
there.
V
Strict
application
of
the
zoning
code
would
create
a
hardship
by
precluding
the
extension
of
the
homeless,
shelter
and
denying
good
works.
The
ability
to
aid
families
in
particular,
who
were
in
need
of
shelter
and
in
need
of
some
privacy
which
they
currently
do
not
have
at
the
91
central
location
and
mr.
Wasserman
will
be
glad
to
address
that
issue.
The
corridors
between
the
corridor
between
the
two
properties
is
necessary
for
control
and
security
of
the
premises
and
to
prevent
any
danger
risk
to
the
community
and
again
mr.
V
The
impact
of
the
granting
of
the
variances
will
not
be
greater
than
any
permitted
or
conditionally
permitted
in
that
area,
because
it's
currently
there
is
already
a
shelter
right
there.
The
proposed
variances
will
not
impair
an
adequate
supply
of
light
and
air
to
adjacent
properties.
We
will
not
substantially
increase
congestion
in
the
public
streets,
increase
the
danger
of
fire
or
endanger
the
public
safety
or
substantially
diminished
or
impaired
the
property
values
for
20
years
good
works.
It
has
been
a
good
neighbor
to
that
in
this
community.
It's
operated
a
homeless,
shelter
at
91.
Central.
V
V
So
they
would
not
add
congestion
to
the
streets
and
the
residents
are
constantly
supervised
by
staff
at
the
show
again
required
to
abide
by
a
very
strict
set
of
rules.
And
it's
the
granting
of
the
variances
requested
will
not
confer
on
the
applicant
any
special
privilege
and
is
denied
by
the
Zoning
Board
code
to
other
land
structures
and
buildings
in
the
same
zone,
because
we
probably
do
have
that
special
use.
Permit
or
variance
I
respectfully
submit
that
on
behalf
of
good
works.
I
V
Y
Y
Y
We
hope
to
improve
the
visual
look
of
the
property
and
that's
our
intention
to
keep
a
clean
and
stable
and
safe
community
and
then
just
for
your
reference.
This
is
how
we
maintained
our
other
properties,
we're
committed
to
cleanliness
and
good
looking
properties
and
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
that
as
a
reference
and
if
it's
okay
I'd
like
to
pass
these
around
to
the
folks.
Just
second
see
visually.
Y
Y
More
than
twenty
years
we've
been
attempting
to
assist
homeless,
men,
women
and
children
at
the
Timothy
house
named
the
Timothy
house
in
1999,
known
as
good
works
up
until
that
point
and
we've
endeavored
to
keep
a
safe,
clean
and
stable
temporary
house
for
people,
we
have
a
strong
commitment
to
the
neighborhood
and
maintaining
stability
and
security,
and,
if
our
neighbors
create
of
our
residents
rather
create
problems
for
our
neighbors,
we
take
that
very
seriously.
We've
had
from
the
very
beginning,
a
call
first
policy,
so
we
don't
have
people
walking
onto
the
property,
they
must
call.
Y
We
do
a
phone
interview.
We
will
continue
that
that
we
have
no
intention
of
changing
that
and
the
primary
reason
is
to
protect
the
neighborhood.
We
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
responsible
with
bringing
in
anywhere
from
150
to
200
different
individuals
every
year
who
are
homeless
into
that
neighborhood.
Every
year
we
go
out
to
the
neighborhood,
give
them
information
about
our
program,
how
to
get
in
touch
with
us.
If
they
have
any
questions,
so
we
make
ourselves
accessible.
We
have
open
houses
all
the
time
in
an
effort
to
be
a
good
neighbor.
Y
The
purpose
of
our
expansion
is
specifically
towards
accommodating
the
crisis
of
homeless,
homeless
families.
Homelessness
is
half
of
what
homeless
families
have
to
deal
with.
The
other
half
is
having
to
live
in
a
shelter
with
strangers.
You
can
imagine
the
trauma
of
homelessness.
Maybe
you
can't
I've
been
homeless.
Y
In
a
little
more
of
a
private
space,
and
when
this
property
became
available
to
us,
we
want
to
try
to
obtain
it
for
the
purpose
of
serving
homeless
families,
specifically
in
emergency
situations
on
one
half
and
then
providing
transitional
housing
to
those
same
families.
On
the
other
half
the
necess.
The
necessity
of
a
corridor
is
for
control,
as
I've
worked
with
thousands
of
homeless
people
over
the
past
20
plus
years,
I'm
aware
that
we
cannot
do
what
we
do
with
this
and
provide
the
security
to
our
community,
unless
we
can
have
control
that.
Y
Who's
not
in
the
building
when
they've
come
in.
We
keep
a
log
of
every
activity
that
goes
in
we're
dealing
with
for
the
most
part,
people
who
are
having
very
difficult
situations
and
after
being
homeless,
and
seeing
the
other
side
I'm
aware
that
without
control
we
will
have
innumerable
problems
and
the
community
would
have
innumerable
problems.
I
mean
we
could
obtain
the
property
theoretically
and
just
put
families
in
there
who
came
to
us
and
said
they
were
homeless
and
legally
do
that
without
any
as
long
as
we
rent
it
to
them.
Y
But
we
are
concerned
about
maintaining
the
same
level
of
control
in
the
neighborhood
that
we
have
now
and
I.
Think
it's
reasonable
that
we
would
have
that
desire
to
maintain
this
control
for
the
purpose
of
safety
and
stability
at
all
times.
That
quarter
is
absolutely
essential
so
that
we
can
monitor
who's
coming
in
and
who's
going
out
at
all
times
without
it
we
simply
cannot.
We
cannot
serve
people
in
that
house
who
are
homeless.
In
my
view,
I
think
I
can
stop
there
and
see
if
you
have
any
comments
or
questions.
A
You
answered
my
question
about
the
need,
for
that
is
the
reason
that
you're,
that
you're
wanting
to
have
this
shelter
in
the
neighborhood,
where
you're
currently
already
have
a
shelter.
Is
it
because,
if
for
some
reason
being
in
that
neighborhood
is
a
superior,
is
a
superior
location
to
other
places,
I
mean
it's.
It's
not
an
it's,
not
a
look.
It's
not
a
neighborhood
in
which
your
shelter
is
permitted
by
code.
Is
there
a
reason
that
you
would
rather
expand
this
particular
shelter
in
a
neighborhood
in
which
it's
not
permitted
instead
of
I?
Y
Y
We're
not
uptown
we're
not
we're
not
in
situations
that
are
very
tempting
we're
off
the
main
corridor
of
activity,
but
I
think
we
desire
to
we
put
so
much
into
that
property.
We
have
no
intention
of
stopping
what
we're
doing
I
mean
at
this
point.
We
have
permission
to
do
that.
We
we
simply
want
to
consist
families
who
are
crowded
in,
and
that's
the
best
location
for
us
to
do
that.
Y
I
I,
don't
know
whether
you
know
the
thought
has
just
never
occurred
to
me
that
there
is
a
better
location
in
Athens,
for
what
we're
doing.
I
think
we've
had
tremendous
support.
I
think
the
letters
indicate
that
are
some
of
our
neighbors
are
here
to
speak
about
that
I,
don't
know
another
location
honestly
in
Athens
and
we'd
have
to
come
here
and
go
through
the
neighborhood
associations
and
and
wrestle
through
that
process.
Y
Y
H
So
some
emergency
will
be
the
one
of
these.
Things
is
available
for
wedding
receptions
and
weddings,
and
things
like
that.
So
a
lot
is
going
on
at
that
property
and
I
wonder
if
to
follow
up
or
you'll.
Just
ask
you
if
it
wouldn't
make
sense
to
build
something
new
there
on
the
roadway.
You
have
a
big
operation.
Rather
than
to
work
on
this,
rather
shabby
house,
as
Muriel
said
and
I
neighborhood
way,
it's
not
permitted
I.
Y
Don't
think
I
understand
your
question
in
the
early
1990s,
the
Department
of
Job
and
Family
Services
proposed
that
they
would
provide
shelter
in
the
county
home.
That's
about
four
miles,
I
believe
from
Athens.
We
are
a
little
distance
from
the
city.
People
would
have
to
walk
there,
even
when
I
am
walking
on
that
road.
I
am
conscious
of
police
dogs
that
that
are
barking
and
threatening
it's
not
on
any
trance
trance
/
tation
route.
Y
You
have
to
walk
quite
a
distance
to
get
to
the
bus
and
it's
it's
very
difficult
to
provide
those
services
to
people
who
have
to
walk
that
far
and
are
dependent
on
transportation.
In
contrast
to
the
timothy
house,
where
the
bus
stops
right
in
front
of
the
house
with
just
not
where
there's
no
public
transportation
there.
So
it's
a
pretty
isolated
situation
as
well,
and
the
ability
to
control
people
on
that
property.
Those
35
acres
is
almost
impossible.
We're
just
not
set
up
for
that
level
of
supervision.
Y
The
level
the
people
that
stay
there
who
are
in
our
programs
have
the
difference.
Is
the
timothy
house
takes
30
minutes
to
get
in
by
telephone
interview?
The
hanna
house
requires
a
30
day
pass
and
they
have
to
graduate
it
to
a
pretty
high
level
of
trust,
and
then
it's
run
exclusively
by
volunteers,
not
by
paid
staff,
and
when
we
don't
have
volunteers
at
the
house,
we
don't
have
a
program
which
is
the
case
at
the
present
time.
We're
not
running
a
program
there,
because
we
don't
have
Appalachian
immersion
in
terms.
H
Y
H
B
I
O
Y
I
believe
we
can
manage
that
safety
question
with
the
corridor.
One
of
the
challenges
we're
up
against
is
finances.
Our
program
gets
a
grant
of
fifty
eight
thousand
dollars
a
year.
It
costs
us
one
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
to
run
the
Timmothy
house.
We
have
to
raise
all
the
rest
of
our
dollars
through
private
donations.
You
may
be
on
our
mailing
list.
You
may
contribute
thank
you,
but
the
reality
is
the
reality
is.
If
we
were
to
have
a
separate
operation,
we
simply
cannot
raise
those
dollars.
Y
A
A
H
H
Addition
shall
be
made
to
the
building
without
prior
approval
of
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
provide
two
identified
parking
spaces
at
the
back
of
Raymond
Street.
The
conditional
variance
be
permitted
for
a
limited
length
of
time.
This
was
the
initial
approval,
so
they
had
to
come
back
in
January
of
89,
followed
by
reappraisal
about
the
Zoning
Board
upon
a
free
application
by
good
works.
Staff
representative
must
be
present
around
the
clock
whenever
the
house
is
occupied.
V
O
V
Road
we've
also
done
them
in
town
and
I
was
surprised
to
discover
about
a
couple
weeks
ago
how
few
people
were
there
on
a
Friday
night
and
how
few
would
straggled
in
later,
because
they
had
walked
all
the
way
there
to
be
able
to
attend
the
Friday
night
supper
and
I
didn't
even
think
about
that
I
just
jumped
in
my
car
and
drove
there.
I
never
thought
about
not
having
some
means
of
transportation
being
big
issue
for
the
homeless.
V
A
H
E
E
In
my
seven
years
of
living
in
Athens
than
I,
currently
see
in
my
my
neighborhood
now,
which
is
predominantly
rentals
and,
in
fact
have
called
the
police
far
fewer
times
in
my
duration,
my
two-and-a-half
years
of
working
at
the
timothy
house
in
close
contact
with
the
residents
than
I
have,
in
my
short
time,
living
on
Mill
Street.
So
that
could
just
be
said,
I
feel
that
good
works
makes
an
utmost
priority
to
protect
the
neighborhood,
to
improve
the
neighborhood,
to
encourage
and
promote
community
and
safety
and
well-being.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Z
So
many
kids
that
are
moved
around
during
these
traumas,
miss
out
on
critical
junctures
in
their
education.
I
also
want
to
say
that
I've
had
nothing
but
good
experiences
with
good
works.
Their
residents
have
I,
don't
know
if
there's
a
rule
that
they're
not
supposed
to
like
address
me
or
anything,
but
they
always
just
smile
and
nod,
and
they
don't
talk
to
me
unless
I
say
hi.
How
are
you
but
it's
nice,
you
know,
I
have
I,
have
a
son
and
as
a
mother,
I
kind
of
am
nervous
of
strangers
and
they've.
Z
R
I'm
Sheila
mark
and
I
live
on
North
Point
Drive
in
Athens
and
I.
Wouldn't
you
haven't
and
I
have
been
sworn
in.
I
would
really
like
to
speak
in
support
of
this
expansion
of
the
good
works
program.
I
think
that
the
timothy
house
is
in
a
very
good
neighborhood
for
families,
I'm
very
close
to
the
school
close
to
physicians,
close
to
the
grocery
store
safe
to
walk
around
in
the
neighborhood
close
to
recreational
facilities
at
the
ball
park.
R
I
think
it
would
just
give
them
a
norm
as
normal
a
way
of
life
as
possible,
and
if
you
go
to
other
cities,
you
see
people
sleeping
in
the
parks
in
storefront
doorways.
We
don't
have
that
problem
in
Athens.
We
just
don't
have
that
problem
and
it's
because
of
good
works
and
I
think
we
should
just
count
on
Keith
Wasserman's
experience
in
this
area
and
his
good
judgment
in
developing
the
program
over
the
20
years
and
give
him
all
the
support
that
we
can
for
his
program.
Thank
you.
K
My
name's
David
good
luck
and
former
staff
member
good
works,
yes,
I
have
been
sworn
and
I
reside
at
four
to
six
three-fourths
Android,
Road
and
open
in
Ohio,
as
I
said,
I'm,
a
former
staff
member
good
works
and
I
worked.
The
night
shift
and
I
can
attest
you
the
the
amount
of
control
that
we
do
keep
started
with
the
residents
and
I
think
it's
a
great
idea
to
have
a
separate
house
for
the
families.
K
A
T
T
What
do
you
think
I
feel
my
neighborhood
raising
my
kids?
Children
I'm,
sorry,
kids,
our
baby
goats,
what
about
behind
the
West
elementary
school?
But
there
are
rentals
for
low-income
people.
We
don't
know
what
kind
of
people,
because
they
give
them
a
half-an-hour
interview.
Why
aren't
they
made
to
get
background
checks?
T
They
need
to
have
background
checks,
cost
$15,
I,
don't
know
mr.
Pierson.
Do
they
still
do
that
for
tax
caps,
police
department?
Does
it
everyone
should
be
checked?
You
don't
know
who's
coming
in.
You
don't
know
by
talking
to
them
over
the
phone,
who's,
good,
who's,
bad,
and
that
makes
me
mad
it's
what
you
want
your
grandchildren
to
live
next
to
homeless,
shelter
or
your
children
to
live
next
to
a
homeless,
shelter-
and
you
don't
know
anything
about
these
people.
T
You
learn
about
your
neighbors,
not
strangers
coming
in
and
going
out
and
then
somebody
else
coming
in.
We
have
no
idea
who
is
staying
there
now
when
you
go
to
think
about
this.
Think
about
your
own
grandchildren
think
about
your
children.
Would
you
have
wanted
them
to
grown
up
in
this
situation?
It's
not
the
greatest
situation.
Thank
you
very
much
and.
A
AA
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Anne
Ruben
I
am
a
resident
at
88.
Maplewood
Drive
in
Athens,
Ohio
and
I
have
been
sworn
and
I'm
here.
To
give
you
some
information
and
support
a
request
about
what
is
happening
with
families
and
families
losing
their
roof
over
their
head
in
our
communities.
I
am
the
managing
attorney
at
southeastern
Ohio
legal
services.
We
are
the
civil
legal
aid
program
for
four
counties.
AA
This
means
we
are
representing
individuals
who
are
being
evicted
from
their
homes
who
are
being
evicted
from
public
housing
or
subsidized
housing,
and
we
are
representing
people
who
are
being
foreclosed
on
and
losing
their
homes
through
foreclosures,
which
is
a
ever
more
increasing
problem
in
our
community.
Our
clients
are
low
income
people
who
do
not
have
many
resources
on
which
to
rely,
and
they
often
are
turning
to
facilities
such
as
good
works.
AA
Good
works
is
one
of
the
very
few
shelters
in
our
communities
that
we
are
serving
in
the
Appalachian
counties
that
is
open
to
individuals
and
families
whose
do
not
have
any
alternative
for
housing.
I
did
a
quick
check
in
terms
of
the
number
of
cases,
and
this
is
the
information
that
I
would
like
to
present
to
you
comparing
last
year,
the
number
of
eviction
cases
and
the
number
of
people
that
are
affected
in
the
families
being
evicted
between
the
first
eight
months
in
2006
and
2007.
AA
So
you
have
an
idea
of
the
magnitude
of
what
Keith
is
talking
about
when
he
says
there
is
a
crisis
and
homelessness
for
families
we
represented
about
65
individual
families
last
year
in
the
first
eight
months,
which
was
about
and
fifty
household
members
and
in
this
year,
in
the
first,
in
the
first
eight
months,
we've
now
had
over
76
families
represented,
which
is
230
individuals.
So
you
can
see
by
representing
20
more
families.
X
Hi,
my
name
is
John
price
I
live
in
Columbus
Ohio
and
at
1475
a
cliff
Court
I
am
a
former
resident
of
Athens
Ohio
I
lived
here
from
1995
to
the
beginning
of
2001.
I
have
the
bachelor's
degree
in
biology
having
employed
with
Ohio
University
and
Ohio
State
University,
since
1995
I
also
have
a
master's
degree
in
city
planning
and
I'm
also
mentally
ill.
X
The
gentleman
that
was
to
hear
two
speakers
before
me
I,
don't
really
think
he
realizes
that
I
think
he's
seen
the
glass
as
being
half
empty
rather
than
half
full.
In
my
case,
I
was
to
the
point
where
I
didn't
have
the
energy
to
even
hold
up
my
head.
Since
then,
I
have
rebuilt.
My
first
job
in
rebuilding
was
actually
at
Ohio
University
and
since
then,
I've
made
had
a
couple
of
publications
and
we're
having
first
authored
in
biology.
I
actually
learned
that
I
am
quite
successful
as
a
grant.
X
Writer
and
I
did
not
know
this
potential.
Until
after
my
episode
with
mental
illness,
I
was
actually
a
consumer
at
southeast
Middleton,
Health
Center,
while
I
was
here
and
I
agree
with
the
lady
from
the
mental
health
center
that
there
is
a
crisis
and
I
see
that
as
a
planner,
where
I
see
the
problem
with
the
or
mortgage
failures,
the
lack
of
health
insurance,
lack
of
job
security,
all
these
things
to
be
triggers
that
could
cause
homelessness
and
I,
don't
see
the
pressures
from
these
decreasing
the
event
thing
I
see
them
increasing.
X
As
concerns
to
the
concerns
with
the
zoning
of
petition,
one
of
them
was
parking
and
one
of
the
issues
was
with
the
lack
of
parking
spaces
from
the
photo
that
I
saw
of
the
other
properties.
There
are
other
parking
spaces
and
one
potential
solution
could
be
that
of
carpooling
from
the
sites
where
there
are
parking
spaces
so
that
the
staff
can
congregate
at
Timothy
house
and
potentially
this
new
house,
if
it's
approved
and
then
conserve
parking
spaces,
so
parking
is
not
a
problem
as
for
lot
coverage.
X
This
is
a
change
from
30
to
37
percent
I
know
from
the
legal
system,
with
planning
that
the
courts,
often
with
you,
the
benefits
versus
the
minuses
concerning
public
benefit
or
the
public
interest
in
this
case,
because
of
the
potential
for
increased
need
for
services
that
keep
this
point
to
take
on
the
burden.
I
can
see
that,
maybe
even
this
house
may
not
be
enough,
I
don't
know,
but
it's
like
I,
don't
see
that
the
need
for
housing
decreasing
I,
see
it.
The
need
potentially
increasing
and
I
feel
that
this
far
outweighs
any
detriment.
X
Percent
versus
3
percent,
7
percent
of
law
coverage
the
benefit
to
the
community,
because
I
think
that
what
he
does
is
superior
I
do
not
donate
to
Columbus
shelters,
I,
think
they
are
inferior.
The
reason
why
I
think
that,
and
one
of
the
issues
that
I'm
going
to
bring
up
is
because
they
only
do
half
the
job.
The
shelters
in
Columbus
only
provide
a
roof
over
your
head
and
food
on
in
your
belly.
They
do
not
provide
the
extra
step
that
takes
to
get
out
of
homelessness
back
into
your
own
home.
X
My
dress
that
I
gave
you
I
owned.
The
home
grana
I
have
a
mortgage,
but
I
could
pay
off
that
mortgage
at
any
time.
At
this
point,
believe
they're
not
as
for
the
occupancy
residency.
The
r-1
status
as
like
I
think
with
the
the
parking
issue
that
that
is
a
major
to
one
concern
being
also
at
a
in
mental
institutions.
In
the
past,
I
realized
that
having
the
protection
is
important
and
I
could.
X
From
the
operations
of
the
homeless
shelter,
that
efficiency
is
important,
making
the
most
of
the
staff
that
is
available
and
if
you
impose
increased
burdens
by
having
two
fiscal
walls
separating
the
two
houses
or
there
may
be
one
crisis.
But
then
some
of
the
people
that
may
be
staffed
in
the
one
house
may
not
be
aware
of
what's
happening
in
the
other
house.
Having
that
physical
connection
may
create
improved
efficiencies
and
make
the
function
of
the
house
better
and
I.
X
Concerning
the
stage
of
the
people
that
are
at
that
house
that
it
would
be,
it
would
be
a
waste
of
resources,
precious
resources
of
the
homeless,
shelter
to
duplicate
that
effort
by
not
by
having
not
having
that
physical
connection.
As
for
the
location
of
the
house,
as
for
me,
one
of
the
issues
were
for
my
recovery
and,
like
I
said
I
do
have
evidence
of
my
success
of
my
recovery
as
not
feeling
isolated,
and
if
you
have
a
shelter
that
is
out
in
the
middle
of
boondocks,
it
does
not
help
in
mental
health
recovery.
X
You
feel
like
you're
being
isolated
by
that
society,
and
it's
like
I,
like,
unlike
the
gentleman
that
left
this
scene
before
hearing
everybody's
case
I,
do
not
see
that
the
holes
are
people
that
are
necessarily
problems,
I
see
them
as
people
who
are
not
reaching
their
potential.
In
other
words,
I
see,
the
glass
is
half-full,
if
not
more
full
than
half
empty,
and
it's
like
in
my
case,
if
I
did
not
get
the
job
at
Ohio
University,
there
would
have
been
a
very
good
chance
that
I
may
have
been
institutionalized.
X
E
X
Reach
their
potential
of
being
useful
citizens
again
of
not
being
a
burden
on
society,
but
being
productive
citizens
and
I
am
an
example
of
that.
I
think
that
is
imperative
to
a
have
it
in
a
community
setting
where
the
people
feel
like
they
belong
rather
than
feel
like
they
have
been
ostracized
by
the
community
too.
It's
like
I
think
that,
because
some
resources
are
scarce,
that
accommodation
needs
to
be
made
to
make
sure
that
the
shelter
can
run
efficiently
with
the
limited
resources
that
they
have.
X
X
X
A
Think
you
did
say
that
at
least
I
hope
you
did
anyway.
We
do
have
another
person
who
wants
to
give
his
testimony,
and
could
you
keep
it
brief
if,
at.
O
All
possible,
keep
it
free.
My
name
is
Michael
keys,
1176,
so
I'm
the
Avenue,
my
wife
and
I
have
volunteered
it
good
works.
In
the
past,
we've
been
a
longtime
friends
with
keeping
Darlene.
We
knew
them
when
they
started.
It
just
wanted
to
address
a
couple
of
issues
that
haven't
been
touched
upon
in.
O
That
is
health
and
safety
and
cleanliness.
According
to
the
Athens
news,
the
police
chief
said
that
they
had
a
very
good
record
regarding
any
disturbances.
I
believe
this,
because
of
very
strict
house
rules,
I
think
that
was
mentioned
a
little
bit
even
rules
regarding
the
front
porch
and
how
the
behavior
is
to
be
on
the
front.
O
Porch
I
also
want
to
mention
that
there
are
a
couple
of
different
conditions:
if
you're
from
out
of
town
out
of
state
you're
traveling
through
you're
eligible
at
least
when
I
volunteered
there,
the
person
is
eligible
for
an
overnight
and
then
they
must
move
on.
It's
primarily.
The
purpose
is
for
Appalachian
residents
who
are
homeless,
and
so
that
narrows
it
down
to
the
folks
in
our
area
in
our
neighborhood.
Thank
you,
I
have
been.
AB
Thank
you.
This
is
his
written
statement.
My
name
is
Jim
Todd,
my
wife
and
my
two
sons
were
homeless
and
stayed
at
the
Timothy
house
for
three
months.
The
most
difficult
problem
that
I
faced
was
accepting
help
and
feeling,
like
a
failure
to
my
wife
and
my
sons
and
being
forced
to
play
to
a
place,
was
way
out
of
my
comfort
zone,
a
structure
of
the
Timothy
house,
House
Rules,
a
meeting
with
the
caregivers,
was
most
helpful.
AB
To
me,
good
works
was
a
connecting
place
for
us
and
enabled
us
to
get
our
lives
back
on
track
issues
related
to
being
a
homeless
family
and
living
among
strangers.
Single
homeless
people,
raising
our
sons
and
living
with
no
privacy
was
stressful,
very
stressful,
and
it
made
it
difficult
to
talk
through
talk
things
through
as
a
husband
and
wife
we
felt
like
we
were
on
stage
living
at
the
Timothy
house,
created
a
lack
of
right
with
a
regard
to
privacy.
AC
I
AC
Done
my
name
is
paul:
riesling
I'm
at
7990,
Floyd
Drive
in
the
plains,
I
have
been
sworn
in,
but
I
stand
as
the
senior
pastor
of
Central
Avenue
United
Methodist
Church,
which
is
just
down
the
street
from
good
works.
I
stand
in
support
of
this
variance
for
a
number
of
reasons.
Many
of
them
already
suggest
at
first
just
a
reaffirmation
that
good
works
is
a
good
neighbor
and
everybody
is
talking
about
safety
and
I
just
want
to
stand,
and
just
say
that
my
experience
with
good
works
has
been
phenomenal
on
that
level.
AC
The
idea
of
the
additional
property
is
so
that
the
families
have
their
space
by
themselves
and
I
think
that
that
creating
dignity
also
contributes
to
safety,
that
the
more
people
feel
dignified
there
with
their
families.
If
the
you
know
it
contributes
the
idea
of
safety
also
I
just
want
to
speak
to
the
idea
of
being
a
well-kept
property,
I
challenge
anybody
to
walk
the
west
side
and
find
a
better
kept
property
than
good
works.
AC
Unfortunately,
including
the
one
at
Central,
Avenue,
73,
Central,
Avenue
I
know
that
there's
some
concern
for
visual
beauty
and
those
kinds
of
things,
but
I
just
want
to
ask
the
question:
what
really
makes
a
neighborhood
beautiful?
Is
it
really
because
of
shrubbery
and
sight
lines,
or
is
it
the
quality
of
life?
That's
going
on
good
works
is
a
community
of
healing
and
hope
where
lives
are
being
changed
and
redirected,
and
the
ability
of
good
works
to
control
access
to
that
property
really
contributes
to
the
effectiveness
of
the
shelter.
AC
V
AD
A
E
A
AD
Been
on
the
board
of
good
works
in
the
past
I
pastor,
a
church
in
the
plains.
One
of
the
things
that
is
not
being
said
about
good
works
so
far
is
its
philosophy
of
transition.
The
transition
is
leaving
one
thing
and
entering
another,
and
the
vital
principle
is
the
way
you
leave.
One
thing
determines
the
way
you
enter
the
next.
What
this
variance
would
do
would
allow
them
to
be
even
more
effective
for
families
to
transition
from
from
wandering
in
in
confusion
and
smoothly
into
a
structure
of
life.
AD
I
have
some
of
my
congregants,
our
former
good
works
recipients
and,
in
fact,
the
young
man
that,
just
that
the
letter
was
was
red
and
his
behalf
is
one
of
those
people
and
he
has
now
working.
It's
been
a
asset
to
the
community,
and
this
leads
me
to
my
other
point
and
I'm
going
to
say
this
quickly
and
I'll
take
my
seat.
It
gives
people
an
opportunity
to
give
back
to
the
community
what
good
works
does
and
in
a
family
setting
it
makes
Athens.
It
gives
Athens
a
different
light.
AD
I
think
that
they
who
run
good
works
are
people
that
you
can
trust
and
are
high
quality
people
and
I
can
speak
for
the
credibility
of
mr.
Wasserman
I
wouldn't
want
a
homeless
shelter
in
anybody,
its
hands
other
than
his,
and
he
helps
our
community
be
respectful
in
that.
In
that
sense,
having
said
that,
I'll
take
you
see.
Thank.
A
W
Keep
skittle
585
one
Pleasant,
Hill,
Road
Athens
Ohio
have
been
sworn
in
or
like
to
state
that
probably
many
people
in
this
room.
It
would
not
be
very
difficult
at
all
for
any
of
us
to
become
homeless,
for
us
to
find
ourselves
in
the
same
situation
with
the
unemployment.
The
way
it
is
with
foreclosures
at
an
all-time
high.
W
It
could
be
very
possible,
though
we
could
find
ourselves
in
a
homeless
situation,
and
I
would
like
to
think
that
we
would
have
a
place
to
go
I
think
as
a
community.
We
should
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
help
good
works
lately.
We
should
turn
this
whole
thing
around.
How
can
we
help
you
rather
than
I'm?
Not
sure
we
want
to
approve
this?
So
I
would
like
to
just
encourage
the
board
and
ask
you
to
look
for
ways
to
help
good
works.
Do
the
good
work
that
they
do?
Thank
you.
D
A
D
AE
Yes,
ma'am.
Thank
you.
I
can
attest
to
a
couple
of
the
concerns.
One
concern
that
was
raised
and
I
know
we've
taken
that
out
of
turns
I'll.
Try
to
keep
this
brief,
but
we
have
a
number
of
as
a
volunteer
and
is
also
having
been
served
on
staff
at
good
works.
I
can
attest
that
we
have
a
number
of
teenagers
and
also
middle
school-aged
children
that
come
to
to
serve
through
good
works
and
they
all-
or
at
least
the
majority
of
them,
spend
time
doing
some
of
their
service
in
the
shelter.
AE
I
can
tell
you
that
the
interactions
they're
appropriate
and
safe
for
those
children
and
that's
something
that
we're
encouraging.
We
want
folks
to
get
involved
from
not
only
adult
standpoint,
but
that's
something
that
was
encouraged
from
all
points
of
view
from
also
seeing
out
economic
backgrounds,
because
it's
a
good
thing,
in
my
view,
to
and
in
good
works
view,
I
believe
to
have
that
kind
of
interaction.
AE
So
it
is
reiterate
a
little
bit
of
the
point
that
there
is
that
giving
back
to
the
community
aspect
of
good
works,
but
I
can
specifically
attest
to
the
fact
that
there
is
a
level
of
safety,
that's
maintaining
that
and
that
we
do
invite
and
have
a
number
of
children
that
do
come
in
and
our
part
of
the
good
works
program
from
the
volunteers.
Standpoint
I
think
they've
learned
valuable
lessons
there
being
a
teacher
myself.
I
can
definitely
appreciate
that.
AE
Also
as
a
taxpaying
homeowner
in
Athens,
you
know
I
just
gotta
say
my
heart
and
vote
is
gonna,
be
with
people
who
are
gonna,
be
willing
to
support
this.
It's
continually
growing
need
of
homelessness,
especially
among
families.
It's
been
alluded
to
all
this
subprime
market
mess
that
has
been
foreclosing
we're
just
you
know.
Many
people
are
very
close
to
the
point
of
homelessness,
and
so
so,
as
that
being
my
perspective,
as
a
citizen
of
Athens
just
want
to
make
that
known
as
well.
Thank.
F
H
A
A
Okay,
we're
gonna
just
take
one
more
speaker.
If
someone
who
has
got
something
that
we
know
now,
everyone
in
the
room
knows
what
a
really
fine
job
good
works
does
and
and
the
dreadful
need
for
immunity.
They're
really
impressing
needs
that
there
are
for
sheltering
homeless
people.
There
are
about
three
people
who
still
want
to
are
there?
How
many
people
still
need
to
speak
and
have
something
new
to
say
to
address
something
that
isn't
covered
by
what
I
just
said?
AF
AF
AF
They
need
the
space
and
the
peace
and
the
privacy
so
badly
and
the
location
I
think
you
know
we
are
a
family
neighborhood
and
we
should
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
help
families
and
help
families
stay
strong
and
maintain,
and
you
know,
do
what
they
need
to
do
to
get
back
in
their
own
homes.
And
thank
you
thank.
A
N
N
I'm
assistant,
professor
of
in
the
Department
of
Family
Medicine
at
Ohio
University,
and
a
clinical
physician
at
University,
Medical
Associates
I'm,
addressing
a
need
that
I
have
not
haven't
heard
brought
up
yet
from
strictly
medical
point
of
view.
We've
we
have
heard
mental
health
point
of
view.
As
a
physician
who
has
treated
adults
and
children,
it
is
crucial
that
children
have
access
to
preventive
as
well
as
acute
care.
I
personally
have
patients
who
live
on
Lourdes
road
and
they
have
not
been
able
to
attend
needed
medical
appointments
because
of
transportation
issues.
N
A
D
D
The
Wicca
members
present
WCA
were
not
in
favor
of
combining
the
ninety-one
central
street
timothy
house
with
the
duplex
located
next
door.
93
95,
Central
Avenue,
even
though
the
west
side,
Neighborhood
Association
and
its
members
have
supported
variances
in
the
past
for
good
works,
including
the
expansion,
that's
at
the
91
Central
Avenue,
and
we
support
the
social
services
that
good
works
provides.
But
the
expansion
of
an
additional
boardinghouse
zoned
area
in
the
r1
neighborhood
exceeds
what
many
members
of
the
neighborhood
are
willing
to
support.
D
D
Rather
it
will
become
the
area
91,
93
and
95
central,
a
complex
taking
away
from
the
neighborhood
feeling
that
exists
there
currently
and
that
neighborhood
feeling
includes
Timothy
house.
We
do
support
Timothy
house
and
the
work
that
goes
on
there.
One
of
the
suggestions
that
we
we
made
was:
could
they
not
put
their
financial
effort
into
the
facilities
at
ler,
twig,
Road
and
in
housing,
homeless,
families?
We
understand
the
needs.
D
X
A
A
W
AG
At
14,
grand
avenue
which
is
in
the
neighborhood
I
actually
live
in
the
neighborhood,
and
the
reason
I'm
here
is
not
because
I'm
against
the
work
of
good
works.
I
appreciate
the
works
that
that
good
works
has
done
over
the
past
and
in
the
in
the
past
years,
and
also
concur
with
Johnny
Kernan,
ski
and
the
rest
of
my
colleagues.
AG
If
you
will
in
the
Westside
community
association
when
I
started
the
Westside
neighbor
sation
back
in
1989,
one
of
the
first
things
we
worked
on
was
changing
the
zoning
from
R
to
R
three
multifamily
to
our
one
residential
single-family.
In
order
to
to
facilitate
the
steps
to
us,
stop
the
the
tide
of
neighborhood
blight.
This
process
took
about
18
months,
went
through
the
Planning
Commission.
The
Zoning
Board
in
the
City
Council
working
in
in
conjunction
with
the
nei
with
the
mayor's
office
in
that
marathon
was
Mary
Hendrickson.
AG
The
numbers
of
young
families
moving
in
are
increasing.
It's
amazing,
I
think
there's
been
four
or
five
houses
sold
in
the
neighborhood
in
the
last
few
months,
which
hasn't,
which
is
unusual
in
this.
In
this
market,
Nerva
is
a
population
of
elementary
and
analysts
of
the
population
of
elementary
middle
school.
Children
in
the
area
has
been
on
the
increase
in
regards
to
the
lorig
location,
which
offers
an
opportunity
for
an
expansion.
AG
A
A
It
the
way
it's
been
phrased
it,
it
doesn't
stay
it
the
way
it
normally
does,
but
it's
basically
they're
wanting
to
buy
this
know
that
this
other
house
combine
it
with
the
current
Timothy
house
as
an
expanded
and
expanded
rooming
house,
but
it's
to
have
a
different
focus.
The
focus
is
to
be
for
families.
It's
a,
but.
I
AF
H
AG
23O
708
in
applications.
It
says
that
the
applications
be
made
by
the
property
owner
now.
The
question
I
have
in
this
regard
is:
why
are
we
here?
These
good
works
doesn't
own
the
property
at
the
duplex
at
the
present
does
not
does
not
own
the
property.
So
how
can
the
board
the
is
it
under
the
scope
and
authority
of
the
board,
the
BCA,
to
consider
anything
in
regards
to
some
property
to
a
property
which
a
party
is
not
a.
H
J
A
AG
That
the
point
is
this:
is
this
isn't
this
is
not
just
about?
It
is
just
about
for
my
perspective,
just
as
mr.
Nevsky
said
earlier
about
the
yeah
colossal
change
of
the
of
this,
this
part
of
the
neighborhood,
and
you
can
see
my
investment
from
my
previous
statement
of
fact,
is
you
know,
I
worked
really
hard
to
convert
this.
AG
Which
is
not
so
it's
not
that
I
mean
I
totally
support
the
work
good,
and
in
that
sense,
but
another
point
which
has
been
brought
up
in
this
in
this
session.
It's
like
good
works
is
also
a
business
and
that
you
should
be
considered
because
you're
talking
about
moving
offices
into
this
building
and
that's
not
a
permitted
conditional
use
or
variances
are
not
permitted
in
this
particular
zone.
As
far
as
that
goes
just
want.
H
A
I
know
that
this
is
I
cannot
keep
it.
In
my
mind,
the
map
of
the
city
all
the
time
this
particular
this
kind
of
an
establishment
would
be
permitted
in
our
three
zone:
correct
where
it's
the
are
three
so
home.
What
part
of
the
city
is
our
three?
Would
it
have
access
to
health
services?
Would
it
have
a
walking
distance
to
stores?
Would
it
be
walking
distance
to
a
school?
Are
there
are
three
designated
areas
that
would
fit
the
requirements
for
this
facility
and
and
still
be
within
city
code.
J
Boarding
houses
first
listed
as
a
permitted
use
in
an
r3
right,
but
it
would
also
then
additionally
be
permitted
in
other
zones
beyond
that
in
business
zones,
code
has
recently
changed
where
the
occupancy
would
have
to
be
residential.
Occupancy
would
have
be
on
the
second
floor
and
above
but
boarding
house
would
be
a
permitted
use
in
an
r3
of
b1
b2
b3,
not
permitted
in
M.
Now,
just
your
straight
up
our
three
zones.
Basically
all
the
land
that
Ohio
University
owns
that
they
might
lease
down
toward
the
river
is
r3.
J
C
J
J
J
J
J
J
A
J
J
There
was
never
anything
that
the
board
looked
at,
except
to
say:
if
you
expand
and
I
suppose,
expansion
could
be
viewed
as
expanded
building
or
expanded
service.
Okay,
so
I
just
wanted
to
bring
that
out.
I
haven't
heard
how
many,
how
many
families
helped
and,
as
I
said
before,
you
know,
there's
no
limitation
on
family
size.
The
city
doesn't
do
that.
That's
not
even
a
zoning.
A
housekeeping
unit
is
a
family
or
unrelated
persons,
but
I've
not
heard
anything
about
how
many
families-
and
it's
not
indicated
on
the
drawings.
Y
Y
Terms
of
we
have
done
on
our
all
of
our
cost
estimates
we'll
need
to
do
to
meet
state
codes.
We
recognize
that
so
we'll
need
to
do
some
rewiring
fire
suppression,
sprinkler
systems,
we're
going
to
not
change
the
facility
at
all,
but
we're
going
to
upgrade
the
entire
facility
as
we
have
resources
I'm,
not
sure
if
I
can
speak
specifically
to
that
question
and.
A
F
You
know
this
is
such
a
wonderful
facility
I
donated
some
things.
My
wife
has
and
were
supportive
of
this
system
outstanding.
Most
of
the
government
money
we
spend
on
welfare
programs
gets
wasted.
New
people
are
utilizing
every
nickel.
Why
did
you
have
to
get
down
into
an
r1
zone
and
put
that
wonderful
facility.
S
H
Let's
see
what
we
are
trying
to
get
it
was
allowed.
Let's
see,
I
can't
remember
exactly
what
that
was
with
two
conditions
that
had
to
do
with
the
office
space
in
93
there
was
a
request
for
a
play,
set
that
hadn't
gotten
a
permit
and
that
was
granted
and
then
in
95
there
was
a
variance
passed
four
to
allow
an
addition
to
the
forming
structure
was
to
be
a
family
bedroom.
It
increased
a
lot
coverage
and
reduced
the
setbacks
it
did
pass.
H
Although
I
was
the
only
person
who
voted
against
it
in
98,
but
even
before
that
there
were
15
people
occupying
the
house
from
time
to
time.
In
2003
there
was
a
quick
request
for
their
variance,
which
also
would
have
reduced
the
side.
Setback
increased
a
lot
coverage.
If
motion
was
initially
tabled
and
then
came
back
again
again,
it
was
a
furnace
accessory
structure
and
that
variance
was
denied.
H
So
just
for
the
record,
you
already
know
that,
and
people
in
the
audience
probably
do
know
that
the
property
has
been
expanded,
because
there
is
a
need
for
it.
But
again,
my
question
is:
is
this
r2
zone
that
was
an
autism
now
in
our
one
zone,
appropriate
for
continued
expansion
when
we
have
been
advised
to
limit.
Y
One
thing,
I
might
just
add,
is
there's
no
guarantee
we're
gonna
continue
at
all
we're
providing
a
free
service
to
the
citizens
of
the
community
by
the
willingness
of
generosity
of
many
people,
so
it's
possible.
We
could
be
closed,
who
who
is
responsible
for
the
homeless
of
our
community?
Y
It's
not
me
I've
chosen
that
responsibility,
but
who
is
the
responsible
agent
in
society
that
cares
for
the
weak
and
the
vulnerable
and
the
needy,
and
as
families
continue
to
so
I'd
like
to
frame
the
question
larger
than
good
works,
we've
done
what
we
can
for
20
26
years,
we're
not
gonna,
be
around
forever
I
think
we're
only
trying
to
do
our
part
to
help
vulnerable,
weak
and
needy
families.
That's
why
we're
trying
to
do
and.
A
Everyone
I
think
in
this
room
appreciates
what
you
have
been
doing
and
really
really
wants
you
to
continue
as
long
as
you
possibly
can.
The
question
that
we're
having
to
decide
here
is
whether
the
location
that
you
selected
all
those
many
years
ago
and
grew
like
Topsy,
whether
it's
still
appropriate.
So
we
appreciate
your
testimony.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions,
I
think
we're
probably
ready
then
and
listeners
go?
Did
you
have
something
that
you
needed
to
add
No.
V
Always
been
said
that
needs
to
be
said,
except
it
to
make
it
clear
that
if
the
if
the
variances
were
denied
I
pray,
they
will
not
be,
but
if
they
were,
the
property
would
continue
as
a
non-conforming
use.
It's
a
student
rental
as
you
can
see
the
condition
of
it
right
now.
So
that
is
the
way
and
it
has
been
grandfathered
in
under
the
old
r2.
So
it's
just
to
be
clear
that
it
is
not
a
single-family
residence.
Yes,.
V
R
A
F
A
J
Refuse
the
permit,
if
I
had
it
would
look
like
normal
variance,
is
the
reason
that
I
didn't
approve.
It
will
refuse
it.
It
was
under
the
original
jurisdiction
of
the
board.
They
had
previously
heard
the
case,
granted
the
variances
and
attached
a
condition
that
it
doesn't
matter
what
happens
from
here
on
out.
You
come
back
to
the
board
for
review
I.
A
J
A
J
Has
been
consistently
looked
to
be
the
case
all
along
the
reason.
I
didn't
do
it.
That
way
was
because
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
the
original
jurisdiction
of
the
board
to
handle
it.
However,
they
wanted.
My
recommendation
would
be
that
you
do
look
at
variances
for
use.
You're
expanding
a
non-conforming
use
previously
granted
a
variance.
You
have
excessive
lot
coverage
by
7%
and
you
have
whatever
it
was
five
parking
spaces
where
and
see.
I
didn't
even
know
how
many
well.
J
You
know
we
don't
reckon
pitch
spaces
would
be
required
because
there
was
no
indication
of
the
number
of
units
if
you're
talking
about
2
per
unit
or
2
per
family,
there's
going
to
be
4,
that's
an
additional
8
onto
the
15
plus
the
office
space.
So
we're
talking,
if
you
were
in
the
right
zone,
you'd
need
25
parking
spaces.
I
had
no
indication
of
knowing
even
how
to
determine
the
number.
N
H
H
Being
asked
to
modify,
they
use,
variance
that
originally
had
conditions.
I
think
we
would
wish
to
continue
those
conditions
but
to
modify
the
situation
to
allow
the
property
at
ninety-one,
Central
Avenue,
to
be
made
contiguous
and
continuous,
with
the
property
at
93,
95
Central
Avenue,
and
to
connect
the
two
existing
properties
by
way
of
a
passageway
of
undetermined
size
between
them.
H
Connected
with
that,
we
would
be
allowing
them
to
contend,
use
these
properties
as
non-conforming
properties
and
in
an
r1
zone
which
does
not
allow
such
multiple
family
dwellings.
We
would
be
allowing
them
to
continue
with
the
five
existing
parking
places
between
the
two
entities
when
they
leave
probably
at
least
twenty
five
star
places.
R
U
A
H
AH
A
S
B
H
H
I
A
I
H
A
H
A
H
B
H
H
A
A
A
S
A
H
H
S
F
X
A
F
H
G
A
H
I
A
A
I
think
probably
every
member
of
this
board
is
a
supporter
of
both
Timothy
house
and
good
works.
I
am
but
I
have
to
also
vote.
No,
because
there's
there
isn't
any
place
to
do
it.
I
mean,
however,
not
being
happy
about
it,
doesn't
get
you
anything
I'm,
so
sorry,
but
I'm
afraid
that
we
have
to
vote.
No.
A
I
A
A
A
A
J
At
the
at
the
training
workshop
session
that
you
had
with
law,
director
hunter
after
a
recent
meeting,
I
was
requested.
I
provide
each
of
you
with
a
copy
of
the
city
comprehensive
plan,
because
there
are
lots
of
references
in
the
zoning
code
and
say
in
accordance
with
the
comprehensive
plan.
So
each
of
you
Oh.
J
A
J
Council
has
has
implemented
a
couple
things
in
relationship
to
the
comprehensive
plan
like
the
lowering
of
maximum
building
heights
in
the
Uptown
area.
Aha,
they've
done
that
already
there's
site
plan
review.
Title
41,
that's
now
being
considered
by
council,
was
a
proposed
implementation
measure
from
the
comprehensive
plan.
So
implementation
is
starting
to
have
an
that's
your
guidance
tool.
What
direction?
Okay.