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MOORESVILLE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS The Board of Zoning Appeals of the Civil Town of Moores- ville met at a called meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 1978, at 7:30 p.m. The following Board members were present: Mr. Ray House, Mr. Paul Walters, Mr. Steve Edwards, and Mrs. Nan Kollmeyer. The attorney for the Board, Mr. David E. Lawson, was also present. Steve Edwards, as Chairman of the Commission, called the meeting to order. In the absence of an appointed secretary, Mrs. Nan Kollmeyer was selected to act as acting secretary for the meeting. Mr. Edwards advised the Board that the meeting was called to act upon Petition No. 2, 1978, filed by petitioners Carl J. Walker and Ruth L. Walker, husband and wife, at 630 Maple Lane, Mooresville, Indiana. The Petition as filed was reviewed by the Board. The petitioners were represented by their attorney, Mr. Tim Currens, of Mooresville, Indiana. Mr. Lawson, as attorney for the Board, advised that as the return receipts for notice to adjoining property owners were not filed at the time of the hearing that in the event the Board would act favorably upon the Petition that it would have to be conditional upon petitioners' counsel presenting to the Board the return receipts that were sent to the adjoining property owners in accordance with the Affidavit filed in the proceedings. Mr. Currens presented evidence on the Petition for his clients, asking that the variance be permitted for use of the property as a ceramic hobby shop, basically wherein Mrs. Ruth Walker would be holding classes for six people or less in regards to ceramic finishing. There were no other persons appearing in favor of the petition. Several remonstrators appeared in opposition to the Petition. A written Petition in opposition to the variance was also presented to the Board by remonstrator, Mr. James Thompson, 71 Sunset Manor, Mooresville, Indiana. Covenants of the sub- division were also presented to the Board by Mr. Thompson wherein it was his position that the granting of this variance would be in violation of the covenants of the subdivision. Mr. Lawson, as attorney for the Board, advised the Board and those persons present that any action by the Board of Zoning Appeals in acting upon the Petition would have no legal effect upon valid covenants in the subdivision. The following property owners also voiced their objections to the granting of the variance, the same being: