Board of Zoning Appeals Agendas and Minutes

AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE CITY OF HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, HELD IN THE HARDY CASH CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, 22 LINCOLN STREET, AT 5:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012. Present: Chairman Thomas Savage and Board Members Rodney Gentry and John Pope. Absent: Board Members Burnett Peters and Linda Ellis. Also present were Zoning Administrator Steve Shapiro, Senior Deputy City Attorney Lesa Yeatts, Court Reporter Virginia Giles, and Recording Secretary Mary Cole. A motion was made by Board Member Pope and seconded by Board Member Gentry that the minutes of the March 19, 2012 meeting be approved as submitted. A roll call vote on the motion resulted as follows: AYES: Gentry, Pope, Savage NAYS: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Ellis, Peters 12-007: A public hearing was held on the application submitted by Triumph Christian Center, 4915 W. Mercury Blvd., LRSN 3002703, a variance to reduce the required front parking setback from 30’ to 6’ and reduce the required side parking setback from 10’ to 0’ (zero) to allow a church in an existing building. Steve Shapiro stated that the Triumph Christian Center application, which was continued from February 6th meeting, was requested by the Pastor to be withdrawn as they are no longer in the building. A motion was made by Board Member Pope and seconded by Board Member Gentry to withdraw the request. A roll call vote on the motion resulted as follows: AYES: Gentry, Pope, Savage NAYS: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Ellis, Peters Page 1 of 2 12-014: A public hearing was held on the application submitted by Target Corporation,1911 Saville Row, LRSNs 7001204 & 7001205, an appeal of the Zoning Administrative Officer’s decision to not allow an abandoned nonconforming freestanding sign to remain on the parcel. Steve Shapiro stated that he called the Target representative as well as the sign company to let them know that we would only have three members present at today’s public hearing. Mr. Shapiro advised them that they could go forward with the public hearing because three members constitute a quorum, but that they would have to have three affirmative votes for approval of their application, or they could ask for a continuance; they have requested a continuance to the next meeting date of April 16, 2012. A motion was made by Board Member Pope and seconded by Board Member Gentry to continue the appeal request to April 16, 2012. A roll call vote on the motion resulted as follows: AYES: Gentry, Pope, Savage NAYS: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Ellis, Peters There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 5:05 pm. __________________________ Thomas Savage, Chairman Page 2 of 2