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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2008_07_17Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota July 17, 2008 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Voting members present were Larry Klingbile, David Rusten, Jay Vanduch, a-Mike Keating, and Peterson. Also present was a-Jim Pederson. Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Rob Rhykus, Robert Burns, Mike Wimberly, Dan Bruna, Dave Gibson, Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson, and others. Item #1 – (Vanduch/Keating) Motion to approve the minutes of the June 19, 2008 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Rusten/Vanduch) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 - Tom Bezdichek and Sean O'Brien have made a request for a variance on the west 89 feet of Lot 8, Block 3, First Addition, also known as 212 5th Avenue. The request is to maintain seven (7) on-premise parking spaces for a use that requires 14 spaces. (Klingbile/Vanduch) Motion to approve the variance. Vanduch, Rusten, Klingbile, and D. Peterson voted aye. Keating voted no. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 - Anne and Mike Wimberly have made a request for a variance on Lots 6 and 7, Block 4, Pleasant Hill Addition, also known as 1124 2nd Street. The request is to erect a four foot (4') high fence 2.5 feet from the east front lot line. The maximum height allowed is 30 inches. (Rusten/Vanduch) Motion to approve the variance. (Klingbile/Vanduch) Amendment to the motion to add “provided no access drive is permitted from 12th Avenue and provided that the fence shall extend south no further than the south wall of the existing, detached garage. All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 - Dan and Tammy Bruna have made a request for a variance on Lot 3, Block 5, Esther Heights Addition, also known as 2221 Teresa Avenue. The request is to establish S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Board of Adjustment\BOAMinutes_2008_07_17.doc 1 1,536 square feet of accessory buildings. The maximum square footage allowed is 1,000 on a residential lot. (Klingbile/Rusten) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #6 - Dacotah Bank has made a request for a variance on Lot 1 and the west 10 feet of Lot 2, Insbrook Park Addition, also known as 425 22nd Avenue South. The request is to install a sign three feet (3') from the front lot line. The required setback is five feet (5'). (Keating/Klingbile) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson Brookings City Planner S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Board of Adjustment\BOAMinutes_2008_07_17.doc 2 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota July 17, 2008 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Voting members present were Larry Klingbile, David Rusten, Jay Vanduch, a-Mike Keating, and Peterson. Also present was a-Jim Pederson. Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Rob Rhykus, Robert Burns, Mike Wimberly, Dan Bruna, Dave Gibson, Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson, and others. Item #3 – Rob Rhykus, representing the owners, felt the request was reasonable. He noted that the parking regulations were based on gross floor area, but the actual occupancy of his office would be very low. He pointed out that on-street parking was nearby and adjacent business owners had endorsed his request since there was no shortage of parking in the area. Vanduch asked if the basement was finished. Rhykus replied yes, and added it was finished in the 1990s. Vanduch asked if there was a substantial change in occupancy numbers over the last ten years. Rhykus replied no. Keating felt there were some parking issues along the street and considered the variance request to be quite large. Item #4 – Mike Wimberly stated he wanted to erect a fence for containing children and pets. He felt the main issue was how his house and garage were laid out on the lot in relation to the house entrance. He did not feel other areas of the lot were useable. Vanduch asked why the west yard area could not be used. Wimberly replied that it was hard to access the west side from the existing entrance. Vanduch stated that visibility would be reduced where the sidewalk and alley meet, and even a fence set four feet (4’) back from the sidewalk would make it difficult to see. Wimberly noted that the picket fence had an open design. J. Pederson asked if a future driveway off 12th Avenue was possible. Hanson replied yes. D. Peterson favored a setback equal to the east porch. Wimberly responded that his yard area would be cut in half if the fence were set that far back. Klingbile felt any approval should be subject to no access from 12th Avenue and a modified design for better visibility at the alley. Vanduch preferred the fence S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Board of Adjustment\BOAMinutes_2008_07_17.doc 3 S:\Cityhall\Bonnie\Citizen Advisory Boards\Board of Adjustment\BOAMinutes_2008_07_17.doc 4 be stopped from going farther south than the garage’s south wall. Wimberly had no problem with the Board’s proposed modifications. Item #5 – Bruna stated the proposed building would be used for storage of personal items. He felt his rear yard area had sufficient space for a larger accessory building. J. Pederson asked what the sidewall height would be. Bruna replied ten feet (10’). D. Peterson asked what the hardship was in this request. Bruna responded that he needed inside storage for several items that were stored on the lot and in the street. D. Peterson clarified that approval of the variance would result in no outdoor storage. Bruna answered yes. Klingbile felt the 30 foot depth of the proposed building was excessive and noted that the total combined square footage of accessory buildings on the lot was 1.5 times the maximum allowed. J. Pederson felt that some consideration should be given to the lot size. Vanduch added that an accessory building of this size would not look out of place on the lot. Item #6 – Dave Gibson, representing Dacotah Bank, was available for questions. D. Peterson remarked that the proposed sign would replace a smaller, non-functioning sign in the same location. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson Brookings City Planner