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MOORESVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS The Mooresville Board of Zoning Appeals met May 18, 1977, at 7:30 P.M. Members present were: Raymend House, Steve Edwards, Paul Walters and Eweather Stephens. Attorney David Lawson was also present. Due to a conflict of interest relating to one of the petitions to be heard, Steve Edwards disquallfied himself and asked that he be replaced fo~ this meeting by another member of the Plan Commission (the governing body of which Steve is a representative on the Board of Zoning Appeals). By unanimous vote the Board of Zoning Appeals asked Willlam Abbott to replace Steve Edwards for the meeting of May 18, 1977. In Edwards absence the meeting was called to order by Vice Pres- [dent Paul Walters. The Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read. Docket #3, 1977, was presented by Attorney James G. aJ~.L[Lfor his clients, william Asher of ,2,0 E~ H~rrison Street, Mortinsvilie, Ind. Connie Haven of 28869 Kehres , Elkhart, Ind, and Lyla Thomas of 1210 E. Harrison Street, Martinsville, Ind. The petition,as published, requested a variance for property at 132 W.-Harrison 5t~ in Moor&sville, from residentlal A, s~ngle (amily to a multiple family dwelling. Attorney Lawson explained that would involve re-zoning and would fall under the jurisdiction of the Plan Commission. Lyla Thomas explained there had been a misunderstanding; what she and William Asher were seeking is to have two apartments in the dwelling, thus allowing William Asher, as life-tenant, to occupy one of the two apartments during his flfetime, and the other to be rented and provide an income for the lifetime of Willlam Asher. Attorney Mains requested an oral change of the petition to ask for a variance from Residential A, one family to Residential B, t~e family, with the restriction that the variance be restricted to the time during which William Asher maintains his residence at 132 W. Harrison St. After discussion between Attorney Mains and Lyla Thomas, who acted as spokesman for William Asher, it was agreed that the petition could carry the restriction. Remonstr~to~s~E~presented by Attorney Ralph Lett who presented a I,st~o~F?~.l?~6~concerned w~o ~ad si~n~d petitions objecting to the published petition; ~n ~ts or~gmal form. Those people speaking to their concerns, who identified themselves, were: Glendolyn Ferguson, W. Harrison St., Helen Hart, 121W. Harrison, John White, 124 W. Harrison St., Bill Ruona, 166 W. Harrison St., and Boyd Head Once the petition was orally changed and clarified and remonstrators were assured that only two apartments were intended and that William As~Jer wooed in fact be residlng~bne of the ~two apartments, for his lifetime, the remonstrators agreed that if the