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Pecan Press
The Pecan Press is published monthly by the Hyde Park
Neighborhood Association in Austin, Texas.
Editor
Grant Thomas 454-7284 <hgthomas@palnet.org>
Associate Editor
Sarah Sitton 459-4530 307 E. 39th St.
Poetry Editor
Nancy Taylor Day 892-0127 <NancyLTD@aol.com>
Crime Reporter
Bruce Nadig 323-0779 <motorbruce@hotmail.com>
Advertising Director
Mike Capochiano 4904 Avenue H 467-9198
Production Manager
Robert M. Farr 731-0617 <bobfarr@austin.rr.com>
Mail Ads to:
Print Deluxe
7500 Chelmsford Dr. Austin, TX 78736
Note: Each month's ad and editorial deadline is
the 15th of month preceding publication.
Distribution Coordinator
Herb Dickson 4401 Avenue D 458-4335
Area Coordinators
Contributors
Bruce Banner,Candy Gray Becker,Cynthia Beeman,Laurence Becker,
Mary Collins Blackmon,George Bristol,Lewis Brownlow,Katherine Bryn,Mark
Burkhardt,Amon Burtoe,Martha Campbell,Inga Maric Carmel,Josephine Casey,
Nicole Caspers,Kitty Clark,Carol Cohen Burton,Mike Capochiano,Susan
Crites-Krumm,Celeste Cromack,Rob D'Amico,Herb Dickson,Avis Davis,Don
Davis,Lynn Denton,Pam Dozler,Cathy Echols,Jordan Erdos,Jack Evins,Patricia
Florence,Merle Franke,Gregory Free,Larry Frelich,Robert Garrett,Mary
Carolyn George,Larry Gilg,Susan Gilg,Ann S. Graham,Carolyn E. Grimes,Ben
Heimsath,John Kerr,Susan Kerr,Bo
Kersey,Deanna King,Susan Kirk,Anna Kotecki,Karen McGraw,Sharon
Majors,Barbara Manson,Alan Marburger,Peter Maxon,Brook Meggs,Fred
Meredith,Susan Moffat,Catherine Moore,Jill Nokes,Wanda Penn,Cecil
Pennington,Linda Pennington,Peter Pfeiffer,Dorothy Richter,Walter
Richter,Margie Sanford,Sheree Scarborough,Cathy Short,Sarah
Sitton,Thad Sitton,Julie Strong,Kathleen Strong,Lao Tzu,Jennifer
Vickers,Katie Vignery,Sandra Villalaz-Dickson,Lorre Weidlich,Joe Wiseman
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"Damn it," I said to myself. "If Dorothy can do that for the firestation, I can do the same thing ..."
the Travis County Appraisal District web site, www.traviscad.org to look at the plat maps. By my calculation, the property in question is approximately 6,500 square feet. The minimum allowable lot size for two family dwellings on a single lot is 7,000 square feet.
Let's see. Forms ready for a cement pour. No building permits issued or applied for. Substandard size lot for two dwelling units. This just isn't adding up right. I decided to call the number listed on the For Lease flyer. I ended up leaving a message, but the owner called me back shortly. She told me all about the remodeling of the house in front, and how nice it was. I asked about the back. "What's going on in back? It looks like there is a lot of work going on." I said.
"Oh, that will only be going on for about 45 days" the owner replied.
"What are you putting in? Are you building a garage apartment or something?" I asked.
"Well yes. But it will be very small. Probably only one or two people will live there. Actually it is going to be pretty small, so it will probably be just one person."
I had to fess up at this point. "Well, I'm not really interested in renting your
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"Like what?" she asked.
"Well," I said, "to begin with, there is no building permit. Second, that is a substandard size lot for two dwelling units. You need to have a lot at least 7,000 square feet for a second unit. Your lot is only about 6,500 sq/ft."
"Actually," she said "the construction is just a rehab of an existing building, so it is O.K."
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Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
P.O.Box 49427 - Austin, TX 78765
http://www.hydepark-na.org
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