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MOORESVH,LE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MINUTES JANUARY 9, 2003 TheMooresville Board of Zoning Appeals met on Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 6:00 P.M. at the Mooresville Town Hall. Board members present were: Alan Kramer, Chairman, Chris Crouch, Jori Swisher, and Don Barry. Mike Young was absent. Town Attorney Tim Currens was present. Motion was made by Don Barry, second by Chris Crouch, to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2002 meeting. Motion carried 4-0. First on the agenda was the election of officers. Mr. Kramer asked for nomination for Secretary. Motion to approve Chris Crouch for Secretary was made by Don Barry, second by Jon Swisher. Motion carried 4-0. Motion was made by Don Barry, second by Chris Crouch, to approve Jon Swisher as Vice Chairman. Motion carried 4-0 Motion was made by Jon Swisher, second by Don Barry, to approve Alan Kramer as Chairman. Motion carried 4-0. Next on the agenda was Ross Holloway, Hollowy & Associates, representing Jeff Clinger, 6680 Vista View Ct., asking for a multiple variance to construct a second dwelling at 136 W. South Street, which was a continuance for the December meeting. Mr. Holloway introduced Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Clinger, their daughter and Mr. Michael Lundy. Their daughter will be the one benefiting from the variance. The variance is the preliminary steps for the division of lot located at 136 W. South Street, for the purpose of construction of a second dwelling that will be accessed off of a paved alley on the north side of the lot. He passed out five photos showing the surrounding properties. The lot to the west known as lot 034 and lot 033, that lot has been previously divided and has two dwelling on it. To the North lots 009 and 008 is a division of a previous lot and to the east of these lots 012, 013 and 014 are division of lots. The area has a history of several divisions of different lots. The lot to the west has been divided and is very similar situation to what the Clinger's are proposing. The third sheet is a variance sketch showing the location of the existing houses to the west, also the proposed size of the house. They meet the rear sit back and the side Yard set backs, so their variance is in two parts. One is for the front set back and the other is for variances for the lot sizes for the minor platting. The south half will be about 4600 sq. ft. and the north half about 4500 sq. ft. They are also proposing a 1320 sq. ft. home. The fourth sheet shows a drawing of the 1320 sq. ft. home they are proposing. The need for the variance arises from the fact that the Clinger's daughter has some special needs that require that she lives in walking distance to services and has a home that has special construction requirements, such as a fire retention system and some areas that will meet her special needs. This also puts her