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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
AUGUST 8, 1990
The regular meeting of the Englewood Board of Adjustment and Appeals was
called to order by Vice -Chairperson Lighthall at 7:35 p.m.
Members present: Seymour, George, Lighthall. Shaffer, Cohn, and Waldman.
(Board Member Welker entered the meeting at approximately 7:40 p.m.).
Members absent: None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member Seymour moved that the Minutes of July 11, 1990 be approved as
written.
Board Membe r George seconded the motion .
All members voted in favor of the motion, and Vice-Chairperson Lighthall ruled
the Minutes of July 11, 1990 , were approved as written.
APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT
Board Member Seymour moved that the Findings of Fact for Cases #7-90, #8-90,
#9-90, and #10-90 be approved as written .
Board Member Cohn seconded the motion.
Al l membe r s voted in favor of the motion, and the Vice-Chairperson ruled the
Fi ndings of Fact approved.
Chairman Welker entered the meeting and assumed the Chair. He announced that
the matter before the Board was not a Public Hearing, but a continuation of
the review of Case #5-90 heard at the June 13, 1990 meeting. At that meeting
the Board made a decision to extend the variance for 3229 1/2 South Lincoln
Street for 60 days, at which time Mr. Cullifer would appear before the Board
with a pr ogress report on his efforts to f i nd suitable storage to house his
excess vehicles.
Dorothy Romans,
Planning Administrator
stated that Steve Ozburn, Code Enforcement Officer, had · been monitoring
the operation at 3229 1/2 South Lincoln Street. In the Staff Report were
the photographs taken by Mr. Ozburn on August 7, 1990 that showed the
number of vehicles on the premises. Mrs. Romans brought to the Board's
attention, that those photographs reflected Mr. Cullifer' s efforts to
comply with the condition of having no more than four (4) cars waiting
for service or parked outside the premises .
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Michael Cullifer •
of 3229 1/2 South Lincoln Street
approached the podium. He stated the excess cars were moved and
arrangements made to rent a lot on a monthly basis. He informed the
Board that the lot was located at Dartmouth and Umatilla and could
accommodate up to twenty (20) cars.
Mrs. Romans
approached the podium again. She explained that Mr. Cullifer,s case was
of special significance because auto repair is strictly prohibited in a
B-1 Zone. She stated that the goal of the City was to strictly prohibit
. auto repair businesses in the Central Business District. She stated that
given the nature of Mr. Cullifer,s business, in her opinion, he should be
operating within the I-1 industrial zone area of the City. Mrs. Romans
stated that when the variance was granted to Mr. Cullifer in 1984, the
rules were stretched to accommodate Mr. Cullifer because no hardship had
been demonstrated. ·
Mrs. Romans emphasized that because the City gave Mr. Cullifer special
allowance to continue to conduct his business in the B-1 Zone District,
it is his responsibility to operate within the parameters of the
conditions specified in the variance granted by the Board. She concluded
that Code Enforcement personnel would continue to monitor the number of
cars on the premises.
After having considered the testimony, Mr. Seymour made the following motion:
THAT IN CASE #5-90, MR. MICHAEL CULLIFER, OF 3229 1/2 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET, BE •
GRANTED A VARIANCE TO CONTINUE OPERATION OF AN AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS IN THE
B-1, BUSINESS DISTRICT, UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL REVIEW AT THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS IN JUNE, 1991, AND BE SUBJECT TO THE SIX (6)
CONDITIONS AS STIPULATED BY THE BOARD FROM THE 1984 DECISION.
Ms. George seconded the motion .
On the call for the vote on the motion, all members voted in the affirmative.
CITY ATTORNEY,S CHOICE
Mr. Brotzman answered the Board,s questions on the progress of the Kurtz-Tague
Case. He stated that it appears that Mrs. Tague is not going to redeem the
property and the bank will own it as of August 27, 1990. The City will then
be able to work directly with the Bank .
DIRECTOR,S CHOICE
None.
BOARD MEMBERS CHOICE
Chairman Welker read .a letter of appreciation from the City Council and
distributed the City pins to each Board member.
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With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at
8:05 p.m .
Respectfully submitted
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