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City of Cape Girardeau
P.O. Box 617
` Cape Girardeau, MO 63702-0617
� °'� March 14, 1991
The Board of Appeals held its regular meeting, Thursday, March 14,
1991, at 7:00 p.m. , in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 401
Independence Street.
Members Present:
Tony Sebek, Roy Halbert, Dave Pfeiffer, Alternates
James Arnzen and Ralph Maxton.
Members Absent:
Ralph Flori, Tom Phillips
City Staff present:
Charles Hoppe, Chief Code Inspector
Call to order at 7:00 p.m. by Tony Sebek, Chairman.
ems Roll Call.
Upon motion made by James Arnzen and seconded by David Pfeiffer,
the minutes from the January 10, 1990 meeting were unanimously
approved.
Variance Request:
In a variance request submitted by Mr. Edward Snider, for his
house being constructed on Lot 13 Lorraine Drive, Dave
Pfeiffer motioned to allow a variance from Section 608. 1 of
the building code requiring a 4" step up from the garage floor
to the living area. Ralph Maxton seconded the motion and the
Board voted unanimously for approval of the variance with
the stipulation that he install a 1" step up from a ramp that
has a 3" fall to the garage floor drain and that an approved
airtight seal be installed around the door. The seal must
meet the approval of the chief code inspector.
In a variance request by Mr. Chuck Moutell, of Moutell
Construction Co. , from Section 708. 1 of the building code, to
allow a 6'4" ceiling rather than the required 7'6" ceiling in
the basement of his place of business located at 619
Broadview, Maxton motioned to allow the variance and Roy
Halbert seconded the motion. The Board voted unanimously in
favor of the variance stating that the business at its
00m4) present location was grandfathered from the current building
code.
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Other Business:
Discussion of the 1990 Minimum Property Maintenance Code was
tabled until June, 1991. At that time, the Board will discuss
appointing a committee to work with city staff in developing a
draft ordinance for the Board's consideration.
The Board requested that City staff research grandfathering
from the BOCA Code and the jurisdiction of the Board of
Appeals over merchant's license inspections.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The next regular meeting
of the Board of Appeals will be Thursday, April 11, 1991 at
7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Roy Holbert
Secretary
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