HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2008_02_21Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
February 21, 2008
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on
Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Members present were David Rusten, Larry Klingbile, a-Jim Pederson, a-Mike
Keating, and D. Peterson. Matt Kurtenbach and Jay Vanduch were absent. Also
present were Jason Harms, Randy Harvey, Steve Wuerz, Chuck Berry, Dorothy
Ishol, Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others.
Item #1 – (Klingbile/Rusten) Motion to approve the minutes of the February 7,
2008 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Keating/J.Pederson) Motion to approve the agenda. All present
voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 - Humbug, Inc. has made a request for a variance on Block 2, Equestrian
Addition, also known as 1830 25th Avenue. The request is to construct a
maintenance building with 720 square feet of floor area. The maximum size
permitted is 120 square feet.
(Rusten/Klingbile) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #4 - Alysia Harvey has made a request for four (4) variances on Sublot A of
Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 1, Third Addition, also known as 126 6th Street. The first request
is to build 20 feet from the east front lot line. The required setback is 25 feet. The
second request is to build 3.75 feet from the side lot line. The required setback is
seven feet. The third request is to build 16.5 feet from the rear lot line. The required
setback is 20 feet. The fourth request is to expand a legal nonconforming use with
a 676 square foot addition. The maximum expansion allowed is 314 square feet.
(Keating/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the first variance request. All
present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
(J. Pederson/Klingbile) Motion to approve the second variance request.
(Keating/ ) Amendment to the motion to strike out “3.75 feet” and
insert “5.5 feet”. Amendment died for lack of a second.
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The motion was voted on. J. Pederson votes aye. Klingbile, Rusten, Keating, and D.
Peterson voted no. MOTION FAILED.
(Klingbile/Rusten) Motion to approve the third variance request. All present
voted no. MOTION FAILED.
(Rusten/Keating) Motion to approve the fourth variance request. Klingbile
voted aye. Rusten, Keating, J. Pederson, and D. Peterson voted no. MOTION
FAILED.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson
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Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
February 21, 2008
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on
Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Members present were David Rusten, Larry Klingbile, a-Jim Pederson, a-Mike
Keating, and D. Peterson. Matt Kurtenbach and Jay Vanduch were absent. Also
present were Jason Harms, Randy Harvey, Steve Wuerz, Chuck Berry, Dorothy
Ishol, Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others.
Item #3 – Jason Harms, President of Humbug, Inc. stated he owned a five (5)
acre parcel of commercial land. His intention was to plant several hundred trees
on the property. He felt he needed a tractor, tiller, and a truck with a water tank
to adequately maintain the trees during the summer. He would not be able to fit
all the equipment within a smaller building. He added that the design of the
maintenance building would match the structure on the lot to the north.
D. Peterson noted that the size of the proposed building would not be out
of place on this size of parcel.
Item #4 – Randy Harvey stated that the property did not have a garage now.
He felt an attached garage would improve the aesthetics of the property and
increase the value.
Steve Wuerz, a neighbor, was opposed to the request. He felt the addition
would cover too much of the lot. He also did not feel it would improve the looks
of the lot because the scale of the proposed garage was too large.
Chuck Berry and Dorothy Ishol, two other neighbors, were concerned why
the original garage on the lot was converted into living space, and now a new
garage was proposed that needed a variance.
Keating supported the first variance since it was in-line with the existing
house and in-line with other adjacent buildings. He also supported building in-
line with the west wall of the house.
Wuerz remarked that the proposed building was quite large for a two-stall
garage. Ishol asked if any living quarters or other living space would be
constructed above the garage. Harvey replied no.
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Keating felt the overall size of the proposed garage was too large given
the size of the lot.
The meeting was adjourned.
______________________ __________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson