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MOORESVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES v THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 139 2001 The Board of Zoning Appeals met on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 7:00 P.M. at the Mooresville Town Hall. Members present were: President Don Barry, Alan Kramer, Jon Swisher, and Mike Young. Jeff Justus was absent. Town attorney Tim Currens was present. Mike Young, second by Alan Kramer, made a motion to approve minutes of August 9, 2001. Motion carried 4-0. First on the agenda was Mr. John Larsen of Holloway and Associates, representing Davis Homes, requesting a variance for Lot 262 Grandview Sec. 5 for frontage setback from 30 feet to 28.6 feet. The home has already been completed and the people are residing in the home. According to the mortgage survey the house sets 28.6 feet from the front setback and the requirement is 30 feet. There being no objections from the floor, Alan Kramer, second by Mike Young, made a motion to approve the variance for frontage setback from 30 feet to 28.6 feet for Lot 262 Grandview Section 5. Motion carried 4-0. Next on the agenda was Ms. JoLee Charstrand, residing at Whipperwill Lake in Monrovia, Indiana,requesting a variance for 51 East High Street from R-1 to B-2 and signage. Ms. Charstrand stated she was not planning on residing in the house, but operating a pottery business on this property. She stated that she is not planning on making any major changes in the house, but leaving as it had been restored so it could later be used as a home if a future owner so wished. She will be holding pottery classes, asking other artist in the area to provide seminars, and selling her pottery. Her hours of operation will be from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Concerning parking facilities, there is currently three parking spaces behind the house off the alley and a concrete pad that would have two more parking spaces. There is also approximately 100 feet on the street which would provide four more parking spaces. There is space between the utility building and the concrete pad when cleared would provide two to three more parking spaces. This would provide 12 parking spaces in all. She does not expect on an average of more than five people at one time. The signs will be free standing signs that will be closer to the roadway. She provided images of existing freestanding signs on High Street. She is asking for two signs, because the property contains several trees and she wants to maintain the residential appreance, so later if someone buys the property they can use it as a residence. Freestanding sign would not be a visible because of the trees, so to be able to keep the trees she wants to put the signs on each of the front corners of the property. • Mr. Barry asked how many parking spaces were available, she said right now there were nine spaces with three more spaces in the future. Mr. Swisher asked if the signs would be