Board Members Present: Richard Braziel, Gordon Reiselt, Elizabeth Doak, Craig Wallace, Jim Montalbano, and Ian Sansom. Attachment 1
Guests: Katy Braziel, Nate Sims & Bly 1502 Silver, and Bill Cobb
Meeting called to order:7:00 pm
Treasurer’s Report: See Attachment 2
Approval of Prior Minutes: The minutes from the January 9, 2012 Annual Meeting were approved.
Zoning:
- 401 Maple SE – The City admitted they made a mistake when they issued the building permit for garages but the EPC approved the zoning change because the builder had all ready substantially completed the work.
- 1502 Silver SE – The EPC denied all three requested variance stating the lot was not exceptoinal but pointed out that the applicant can have 3 dwelling units (rental units) under current zoning.
- 1401 Silver SE – EPC approved for non-conforming.
- Blue Smoke Garage – The site was being used as a mechanical repair facility for two wheel motorized vehicles and was not conforming to code. The actual mechanical work has been moved but the sales activities are being conducted out of the site. This conforms to code.
APD SE Area Command Survey:
APD is seeking input thru a survey to assess and evaluate your current and future perceptions of the issues relating to crime and your overall quality of life. The survey site is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3XWN3T2. See Attachment 3
Trees on Yale
Ian Sansom has been working to get the City to take care of the trees on Yale
between Coal and Central. The Parks department told him that he needed to go thru the SHNA even after he mentioned he was a SHNA board member. Ian will draft a letter for Gordon to put on official SHNA letterhead and send to Ike Benton under Gordon’s ignature.
Good Stuff that happened in January:
- New bark around trees on Silver
- Smiths grocery landscaped and stucco the west side of their building
- Thanks to Larry Stevens for the work on 1401 Silver.
- SHNA more than doubled membership in last three months
Meeting Adjourned: 7:55 PM