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From YouTube: Board of Adjustment Meeting, 07/11/2018
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City of Laredo Board of Adjustment Meeting held on July 11, 2018 at the Laredo City Hall Council Chambers.
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Okay,
all
right,
then
I
guess
we'll
move
on
to
the
first.
The
first
one
is
a
request
submitted
by
Hector
I
meant
to
authorize
an
exception
to
the
literal
interpretation
on
the
way
to
land
development
code.
Section
24,
77
entitled
mentioning
standards
by
granting
of
variances
setback
requirements
on
lot,
37
block
six
Collini
Heights
subdivision
located
at
39,
14
sharp
Sharan
Drive.
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Never
informed
that
we
we
have
that
incorrectly.
My
appraisal
in
2013
reflected
that
carport
and
also
a
swimming
pool
that
I
built
the
same
year
2012,
and
there
was
no
problem
after
all.
Six
years
after
I
get
fine
for
not
complying
with
with
year
with
setbacks
in
the
permits,
so
among
all,
IQ
I
would
like
to
keep
my
my
carpet
assist
his
therapy,
demolish
it
and
being
in
the
city
going
from.
If
you
want.
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Okay,
you
have
made
honorable
chairman
and
honorable
members
of
the
Board
of
adjustments
charlie,
send
me
yet
for
the
record
councilmember
district
6.
This
property
is
in
my
district
and
I've,
been
out
there
personally
to
inspect
and
review
it
and
I
know.
There's
a
president
in
the
past,
with
the
Board
of
adjustments
or
by
what
the
priority
is.
The
safety
of
any
other
people,
perhaps
driving
through
the
living
through
their
and
the
existing
property
lines,
are
already
set
back
sufficiently
to
were
there
that
that
safety
hazard
is
not
triggered.
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There
are
no
issues
with
drivers
coming
in.
He
lives
in
a
corner
when
you're
at
that
corner.
There's
plenty
of
room
to
be
to
see
back
I
deemed
it
unfair.
When
I
just
heard
of
this
a
few
months
ago,
I
thought
it
was
unfair
that
his
contractor
had
actually
applied
for
the
permits
pulled
out
permits
and
we're
thinking,
because
I
spoke
to
building
about
this
is
that
the
contractor
never
called
for
a
final
inspection,
I'm
thinking.
At
that
point,
the
building
inspector
would
have
caught.
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It
he's
advised
six
years
later
that
there's
there's
a
that
he's
encroaching
into
this
into
the
setback,
and
so
what
we
are
doing
through
the
building
department
is
we're
trying
to
implement
a
system
whereby
a
permit
is
a
certain
age
or
certain
time
that
that
point
we
automatically
go.
Do
the
inspection,
because
this
is
not
the
only
case
where
that's
happened.
There's
been
several
cases
whereby
there,
the
construction
is
done.
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The
contractor
does
not
call
the
building
department
for
the
final
inspection,
and
then
things
like
this
happen,
and
so
I'm
calling
this
to
plead
with
you.
All
I
have
personally
gone
out
there
to
to
visit
the
location.
I
know,
there's
some
concern,
sometimes
in
this
setback,
concerns
with
utilities
and
things
of
that
nature.
I'm.
What
utilities
contractor
I
also
work
doing
that
all
the
utility
contractors
that
I
know
have
bore
machines.
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I
have
a
bore
machine
if
there's
any
structures
in
the
backyard
that
are
encroaching,
because
almost
every
job
that
we
do,
there's
always
structures
back
there
that
are
in
this
setback
or
an
utility
easement
will
bore
right
underneath
I,
don't
see
that
as
a
problem
either.
In
fact,
that's
common
practice
with
with
all
utility
companies,
so
I
just,
would
ask
you
to
please
consider
granting
the
the
adjustment
to
this
property,
as
I
have
personally
been
out
there
to
see
it
and
I
don't
see
a
thing
together.
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mean
it
might
be,
it
might
be
important
to
see
what
exactly
the
building
permit
had
sure
are
trying
to
put
the
onus
on
on
the
city
that
they
would
not
have
a
louder
building
I,
don't
think
they
would
about
not
about
a
building
permit
for
the
structure.
That
is
there
right
right,
right,
I,
don't
think
they.
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Remember
the
permit
would
not
have
been
granted
to
a
serial
setback.
Correct,
never
correct.
The
Kramer
would
have
been
ran
to
a
zero
setback,
so
yeah
I'd,
like
I'd,
like
the
information
as
to
what
was
granted
and
how
it
was
granted
it'd,
be
as
if
it
was
granted
as
a
carport.
Then
it's
open
on
three
sides
there's
a
little
aisle.
We
could
allow
five
five
feet
of
that,
but
to
go
to
a
zero
setback.
I
find
I.
Do
not
I.
Do
not
go
with
that
Azir
all
the
way
to
the
zero
setback.
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You
said
honorable
chairman,
there's
no
way
that
the
building
department
would
have
proved
it
right
that
way,
so
I'm
thinking
that
the
plans
went
in
within
the
guidelines
and
then
the
contractor
builded
differently
right
and
the
owner
here
was
not
where
that
was
that
he
thought
he
pulled
out
his
permits.
The
permits
on
my
windows
up
here
said
he
thought
everything
was
fine,
so
but
that's
one
that
we're
also
working
with
the
Chairman
with
the
with
the
building
department
said
this
doesn't
happen
anymore.
It's
not
fair
to
our
citizens.
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Under
understanding
that
it's
not
fair
to
the
homeowner,
if
it's
affection
is
not
not
made
I
said,
but
since
they
were
already
in
the
home,
there
was
no
no
need
for
a
certificate
of
occupancy
right.
So,
but
we
do
need
to
have
some
type
of
closure
on
this
aggregate
in
the
future,
because
this
is
happening
more
than
ever.
It
is
mr.
Chairman
I.
We.
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In
my
experience
with
easements
is
that
whenever
a
utility
company
needs
to
get
in
there,
they'll
go
underground,
no,
no
go
bury
in
fact,
I
think
those
are
those
laws.
I
guess
if
you
will
are
outdated,
I
think
that
need
to
be
revisited
by
the
state
or
whomever
needs
to
revisit
that,
because
at
every
closing
buy
a
property.
You
can't
do
anything
back
there,
however,
over
the
last
10
years,
at
least
almost
every
property
that
we
get
back
there,
or
at
least
maybe
10
to
15
percent
of
them.
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They'll
have
structures
back
there
and
we're
boring
underneath
them.
So
it's
common
practice.
Knowledge
utility
companies,
don't
want
to
go
through
all
the
hassle
of
the
legal
fight
and
everything
else,
or
so
they
just
have
their
contractors
more
underneath
so
I
don't
foresee
and
then
be
on
the
corner.
It'd
be
real
easy
to
just
get
underneath
this,
but
it's
not
even
it
wouldn't
even
be
a
problem
cuz,
it's
just
a
roof
structure.
So
in
regards
to
that
utilities,
minute
I,
my
opinion
is
that
you'll
be
okay,
but.
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We
have
never
that
I,
at
least
as
long
as
I've
been
on
the
Board
granted
one
to
a
zero
I.
Think
that's
your
answer.
I
can
remember
that
doesn't
mean
that
that
doesn't
mean.
That
is
not
the
case,
but
one
of
the
things
we
do
need
to
think
about
this
in
the
future.
We
need
the
help
of
the
city.
We
need
the
help
of
the
city
to
where
we
can
close
these
gaps.
And
this
doesn't
happen.
You
know
it's
not
it's
not
a
fault
of
the
landowner.
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The
permanent
was
taken
out,
but
at
the
same
time
we
need
to
figure
out
a
way
how
we
can
hold
somebody
responsible
for
these
actions,
because
you
know
it's.
This
is
happening
more
and
more
where
people
are
coming
to
us
with
hat
in
hand
and
saying
look
what
happened.
I
didn't
have
anything
to
do
with
it
which
they
didn't,
but
at
the
same
time,
but
at
the
same
time
we
need
to
somehow
another
make
certain.
This
doesn't
happen.
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Really
think
that's
part
of
the
problem
here,
like
I,
think
that
the
homeowner
went
through
the
process
of
making
sure
there
were
permits
taken
out
and
that's
what
we
want.
You
know
what
we
want
property
owners
to
do
if
you're
going
to
add
something
or
not
go
to
the
building
department,
yet
you're,
it's
through
the
contractor
through
yourself,
you
know,
I'm,
saying
yeah,
you
put
some
confidence
and
trust
into
your
contractor,
hoping
that
he
does
everything
by
the
book
and
many
times.
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That's
where
the
communication
stops
there
now
we're
not
following
up
with
inspecting
the
final
products
that
are
out.
There's
that's
also
another
dilemma,
I
think
for
our
decision
making
process
here.
So
we're
trying
to
be
fair
to
you,
sir,
but
we're
also
trying
to
adhere
to
let
those
kind
of
requirements
that
we
have
when
easements
are
there,
that
you
can't
kind
of
encroach
onto
the
easements
and
I
think
the
councilman's
point
is
also
fair.
I
mean
there's,
there's
new
procedures
that
are
being
done.
People
are
boring
underground
or
whatever.
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I
said
we
don't
know
all
there's,
there's
plenty
of
issues
where
communication
was
broken
down,
I'm,
just
like
whether
it's
on
the
follow
up
from
the
city
as
well
I
mean
I'm,
not
trying
to
point
the
fingers
either,
but
we're
in
a
dilemma
now
for
a
homeowner
who's
been
there
for
six
years
and
this
structures
been
there
we're
telling
them.
We
want
you
to.
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But
having
said
that,
the
issue
you
have
to
look
at
is
that
if
you
go
out
and
hire
a
contractor,
you're
hiring
a
contractor
for
the
most
part,
because
you
want
that
contractor
to
know
more
than
you
are
exactly
and
you're
trusting
that
what
he
is
really
doing
is
what
it
is
now.
I
will
say:
I
will
say
that
the
difference
between,
if
you're,
asking
him
to
do
it
up
to
this
line
and
also,
if
it
comes
up
in
this
line,
I
would
have
questioned
it.
I
really
would
have,
but
not
everybody
does
yeah.
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Be
somebody
in
that
neighborhood
wanted
to
build
the
same
type
of
structure,
so
they
went
to
the
office.
We
apply
for
the
permits
and
they
said
no,
so
that's
when
the
complaint
started,
because
they
were
starting
to
what
about
him,
what
about
them
and
and
actually
his
complaint,
it's
and
they
have
called
it
release
several
times
to
the
office.
Checking
for
the
status.
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Think
that's
unprecedented
to
but
I'm,
just
like
I'm
just
saying
to
give
some
deference
to
the
homeowner,
because
this
is
what
has
happened
in
the
past
six
years.
Now
we
have
an
issue
from
the
neighborhood.
Other
people
want
the
same
thing
that
he
has,
but
I
do
think
that
we're
showing
some
kind
of
diligence
here
to
say
there
is
a
lot
of
issues
here
where
some
blame
or
can
be
prone
to
the
contractor
or
follow-up
from
the
building
department
or
whatever
we're
trying
to
say
look.
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What
happens
when
times,
though,
is
like
we
can
only
we
can
only
vote
on
the
issue,
that's
in
front
of
us
at
the
time
in
that
I
understand
like
what
you're
saying
well,
you
gave
it
to
him
and
you
didn't
give
it
to
me
in
the
same
respect
we're
also
in
positions
where
people
come
from
older,
neighborhoods
and
say
well,
this
got
done.
We
have
been
60
years
old
by
10
I
kid.
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Thank
You
mr.
chairman,
if
I
may
just
real,
quick
in
fact
right
now,
staff
is
currently
working
on
revisiting
these
setbacks.
Because
of
all
these
situations
that
are
happening,
we
recognize
the
dilemma
that
you
all
are
faced
with
and
and
the
dilemma
that
our
citizens,
our
homeowners,
are
faced
with,
and
so
we've
got
the
experts.
Our
staff
is
working
on
exactly
that,
as
as
we
speak
to
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so.
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Emotions
I
think
everybody
understand
the
motion,
a
second
all,
those
in
favor
aye.
Any
opposed.
Okay
motion
carries
okay.
Having
said
that,
I
want
to
bend
or
councilman's
ear
here
for
a
moment
that
one
of
one
of
the
things
that
we
need
your
help
in
is
to
tighten
up
these
the
laws
and
ordinances
that
we
have.
We
have
too
many
of
them
were
we
get
to
a
certain
point
and
then
there's
nothing
done
after
that.
Okay.
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That's
one
way
to
do
it
and
I
know.
That's
perhaps
gonna
be
part
of
the
discussions
that
we
have
that
will
be
presented
to
Council
I.
Consider
you
guys
the
experts
in
this
field
too,
so
the
your
opinions
are
valued.
It
is
important
if
we
have
a
technical
review
board.
I
know
there's
slam,
they
got
a
bunch
of
they've
addressed
some
great
issues
that
were
of
great
development
problems
for
land
developers,
making
homes
much
more
affordable
up
to
anywhere
from
three
to
five
thousand
dollars
per
lot.
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Just
with
the
improvements
that
we've
made
to
the
land,
evelopment
I
think
you
guys
in
your
experience,
can
also
perhaps
to
the
assistance
of
staff,
create
a
list
for
us
or
create
a
list
for
the
technical
review
board,
so
they
can
begin
to
review
it,
and
this
is
exactly
the
kind
of
feedback
that
we
need
to
get
yeah.
There's
like
we
appeal
to
the
public
and
a
regular
basis
come,
let
us
know
what's
going
on,
we
don't
we
can't
be
everywhere
at
the
same
time.
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And
we
together
have
been
together
here
for
a
number
of
years
and
we
would
be
willing
at
any
time
to
appear
before
the
City
Council
look.
We
make
you
know
the
things
that
we
run.
We
run
into
roadblocks
many
times
here
where
we
don't
want.
We
want
to
make
certain
that
we're
doing
following
the
ordinances
of
the
city.
Yes,
sir,
then
something
happens
and
there's
no
teeth
in
it.
That's.
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Okay,
your
request
submitted
by
Daniella
Verado
and
Aloha,
and
what
are
those
authorizing
instructions?
The
literal
interpretation,
Laurita
land
development
code,
section
24
77
in
title
dimensional
standard
by
granting
of
variance
to
the
minimum
lot
area
for
a
duplex
on
lot,
15
block
Celina's
key
subdivision,
one
located
in
501
Michigan
Avenue.
Anybody
here
to
speak
on
behalf.
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Did
submit
whatever's
from
your
packet
that
side
fun
with
the
floor
plan,
she
did
submit
everything
else
like
I
said:
they're
building,
Department
reviewed
it
and
what
mr.
EDA
with
us,
which
is
a
building
examiner
for
this
type
of
construction?
He
said
that
the
only
thing
or
issue
he
found
within
this
side
is
a
lot
area,
so.
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motion
to
second
most
of
the
sticker
for
a
second,
we
got
a
motion,
a
second,
the
closing
public
here,
all
those
in
favor
aye.
Any
of
those
motion
carries
all
right.
Having
said
that,
what
do
we
do?
Okay,
Karen
commotion
tonight,
I
have
a
motion:
Thank,
You,
Brandon
and
a
second
to
granted
as
it
is.
I
have
any
discussion
all
those
in
favor.
Any
opposed
motion
carries
okay.
Yes,
yes,.