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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2008_04_17Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota April 17, 2008 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were David Rusten, Larry Klingbile, Jay Vanduch, a-Jim Pederson, and D. Peterson. Matt Kurtenbach and a-Mike Keating were absent. Also present were Richard Parsons, Willie Beckley, Steve and Kay Jorenby, Gordon Haugen, City Planner Dan Hanson and others. Item #1 – (Vanduch/Rusten) Motion to approve the minutes of the April 3, 2008 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (J. Pederson/Rusten) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 - Kyle Haug/Taylor Companies has made a request for a variance on Lot C in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 11-T109N-R50W, also known as 321 35th Street South. The request is to establish a fenced storage area 30 feet from the north and west lot lines. The required setback is 50 feet from a residential district boundary line. (Klingbile/Vanduch) Motion to table. Vanduch, Rusten and Klingbile voted yes. J. Pederson and D. Peterson voted no. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson Brookings City Planner 1 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota April 17, 2008 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were David Rusten, Larry Klingbile, Jay Vanduch, a-Jim Pederson, and D. Peterson. Matt Kurtenbach and a-Mike Keating were absent. Also present were Richard Parsons, Willie Beckley, Steve and Kay Jorenby, Gordon Haugen, City Planner Dan Hanson and others. Item #3 Kyle Haug stated that he wanted to encroach into the required landscape area. He would plant evergreen trees on the west and north sides. He also preferred erecting a wooden fence and removing the chain link fence. The fence would also start at the northwest corner of the existing building. Richard Parsons, a neighbor, stated he did not have a problem with the proposed modifications. Willie Beckley, also a neighbor, did not feel the variance was needed, and the buffer zoned should be maintained. Steve Jorenby, another neighbor, concurred with Beckley. Kay Jorenby, a neighbor, felt screening was necessary because the lot was unsightly. Haug stated his operation would be done inside a building. All appliances would be stored inside. He would also maintain the property better in the future. Given its shape, Haug said he needed to use as much of the lot as possible. J. Pederson asked what type of wood he would use for the fence. Haug replied cedar. J. Pederson asked what height was planned. Haug responded 8 feet. Klingbile asked what the setback was of the fence along the south property line. Haug replied that it varied from 2’ to 12’. D. Peterson clarified that all the chain link fence would come out. Haug replied yes, except for the steel posts. Hanson indicated that the maximum height allowed for a fence on the lot line was 6 foot. Steve Jorenby was still opposed to the request. Gordon Haugen, a neighbor, felt the privacy fence would cause snow problems in the winter. Kay Jorenby preferred a wood fence over looking at junk. Vanduch asked Haug why he felt he had a hardship. Haug replied that more useable space would be safer for his employees. Vanduch remarked that there 2 3 seemed to be several steps required to accomplish the applicant’s goals. D. Peterson wanted to obtain more information on the entire project. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson Brookings City Planner