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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2008_01_03Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota January 3, 2008 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Voting members present were Matt Kurtenbach, David Rusten, Larry Klingbile, Matt Kurtenbach, Jay Vanduch and Peterson. Alternate-Jim Pederson was also present. Alternate-Mike Keating was absent. Also present were Steve Berseth, Roger DeGroot, Paul Moriarty, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #1 – (Klingbile/Rusten) Motion to approve the minutes of the December 6, 2007 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Rusten/Vanduch) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 - Brookings School District 5-1 has made a request for a variance on Lot 1, Parkview Second Addition (Brookings High School outdoor track at 5th Street South and Medary Avenue). The request is to erect a 28’ x 30’ storage building two (2) feet from the west front lot line. The required setback is 30 feet in the R-1B Residential District. (Kurtenbach/Klingbile) Motion to reconsider the vote from December 6, 2007. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. (Klingbile/Kurtenbach) Amendment to the motion to add "provided no access drive is installed from Medary Avenue to the storage building”. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. DIck Peterson recused himself from the Board. Item #4 - Sioux Empire Development Company has made a request for a variance on Lots 5 and 6, Block 2, Oyloes Addition, also known as 202 7th Street (northwest corner of City Plaza Shopping Center). The request is to install an additional access drive onto 7th Street. The maximum number of access drives permitted onto a local street is two (2). C:\Documents and Settings\LCarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK16F\BA-2008-01-03 (2).doc 1 (Vanduch/Rusten) Motion to approve the variance request. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson C:\Documents and Settings\LCarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK16F\BA-2008-01-03 (2).doc 2 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota January 3, 2008 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Voting members present were Matt Kurtenbach, David Rusten, Larry Klingbile, Matt Kurtenbach, Jay Vanduch and Peterson. Alternate-Jim Pederson was also present. Alternate-Mike Keating was absent. Also present were Steve Berseth, Roger DeGroot, Paul Moriarty, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #3 – Steve Berseth, Athletic Director, explained the history of the joint use of facilities between the city and the school. He noted that the original track was completed five (5) years after the high school was constructed and there was not enough room for eight (8) lanes at that time. SDSU had now partnered with the school since SDSU’s track field could not be expanded. This created a need for more land for buildings and bleachers. He felt it would be very difficult to find another location for the building. Berseth stated that the football drill area was moved to the west end, and the proposed building would contain football equipment. Relocating it would be inconvenient. Roger DeGroot, Superintendent, noted that the new plan showed a reduced building and greater setback. Allyn Frerichs, Parks Director, submitted a letter of support for the location of the building. Kurtenbach favored the new location. Klingbile recommended approval but only if no driveway were allowed from Medary Avenue for safety reasons. Berseth remarked that there were no plans to install a curb cut. The portable bleachers and football sleds were moved in and out of the track area only a couple times a year. Item #4 – Paul Moriarty, President of Sioux Empire Development Company, stated the variance request was connected to an expansion of the theatre. He explained that two (2) houses and two (2) driveways along 2nd Avenue would be removed for the project. He said that the block was 700 feet long on 7th Street, and all the existing access drives were service entrances. He felt the parking lot design would function better with an access to 7th Street versus 2nd Avenue. C:\Documents and Settings\LCarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK16F\BA-2008-01-03 (2).doc 3 C:\Documents and Settings\LCarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK16F\BA-2008-01-03 (2).doc 4 Kurtenbach felt the elimination of two (2) driveways off 2nd Avenue and the installation of one driveway along 7th Street was an improvement. Klingbile felt traffic would be better dispersed off the site with the proposed request. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson