HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2008_10_23Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
October 23, 2008
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on
Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Voting
members present were Matt Kurtenbach, Larry Klingbile, alternate Jim Pederson, and
Peterson. Alternate-Mike Keating, Jay Vanduch, and David Rusten were absent. Also
present were Chad Verhoek, Al Kuechenmeister, Craig Kreyger, Mike Bailey, Brenda
Larson, City Planner Dan Hanson and others.
Item #1 – (J. Pederson/Klingbile) Motion to approve the minutes of the October 2,
2008 meeting. All present voted aye. .MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Klingbile/Kurtenbach) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted
aye. MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 - Chad Verhoek has made a request for a variance on Lots 8 - 11, Block 3,
Robert's Second Addition, also known as 305 5th Street South. The request is to establish
less landscaping than required by ordinance.
(J. Pederson/Kurtenbach) Motion to approve the variance. J. Pederson voted
aye. Klingbile, Kurtenbach, and D. Peterson voted no. MOTION FAILED.
Item #4 - Al Kuechenmeister has made a request for a variance on Lot 1, Block 4, Sioux
Heights Addition, also known as 1702 Olwien Street. The request is to establish front yard
parking on a residential lot
(Klingbile/Kurtenbach) Motion to approve the variance. Klingbile, J. Pederson,
and D. Peterson voted aye. Kurtenbach voted no. MOTION FAILED.
Item #5 - Vision Developers has made a request for two variances on Tract A of Lot 3,
Southbrook Addition, also known as 1000 22nd Avenue South. The first request is to
establish an exit only access drive in the southeast corner of the tract. The second
variance is to establish an entrance/exit access drive in the northeast corner of the
tract.
(J. Pederson/Kurtenbach) Motion to approve the variance. Klingbile, J. Pederson,
and D. Peterson voted aye. Kurtenbach voted no. MOTION FAILED.
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Item #6 - Brenda Larson has made a request for a variance on Lot 1, Block 2, Husen's
Addition, also known as 1049 Western Avenue. The request is to build a detached
garage in the Special Flood Hazard Area with a floor elevation lower than required by
ordinance.
(Klingbile/Kurtenbach) Motion to approve the variance.
(Kurtenbach/J. Pederson) Motion to amend the motion to “require a 1,605.3 foot
elevation for the garage. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The original motion was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
The meeting was adjourned.
______________________ __________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson
Brookings City Planner
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Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
October 23, 2008
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on
Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Voting
members present were Matt Kurtenbach, Larry Klingbile, alternate Jim Pederson, and
Peterson. Alternate-Mike Keating, Jay Vanduch, and David Rusten were absent. Also
present were Chad Verhoek, Al Kuechenmeister, Craig Kreyger, Mike Bailey, Brenda
Larson, City Planner Dan Hanson and others.
Item #3 – Chad Verhoek stated that he planned for his employees to park between
the two driveways off 3rd Avenue South. The south driveway would also be the
renter’s entrance to the storage building. He added that he had other landscape
areas on his lot.
Kurtenbach felt the encroachment over the sidewalk was a concern since
there would be no buffer if the landscaping were eliminated. Klingbile asked where
the employees parked before. Verhoek replied where the new addition was now.
Klingbile asked how many parking spaces existed on the lot. Verhoek responded that
he had parking along the alley and on the south end of the lot. D. Peterson felt there
was ample parking on the lot already so eliminating landscaping to add more
parking was not necessary.
Item #4 – Kuechenmeister stated that he poured a concrete pad in front of his
entrance door about two years ago. He preferred to park off-street since 17th Avenue
was a busy street. He added that the existing driveway was only one lane wide so a
car must be moved to let another one out.
Hanson explained the ordinance language that prohibited front yard parking.
He noted that Kuechenmeister could add on to the driveway along the east side.
Item #5 – Craig Kreyger of Vision Developers stated that he could eventually replat
the property in order to sell it. The south driveway would be an exit only for trucks that
would deliver to the backside of the building. Kreyger felt it would be safer than
driving back through the parking lot.
Mike Bailey, adjacent property owner, stated he was limited in the number of
driveways onto 22nd Avenue South too. He felt safety would be an issue if there were
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two driveways so close together. His driveway was only about 20 feet from the
proposed exit.
J. Pederson asked what the distance was between the two proposed
driveways. Kreyger replied about 200 feet. He added that the proposed driveway on
the north end of Tract A was over 100 feet from centerline to centerline of an existing
driveway. Kreyger felt the south exit would be used mainly during early morning and
late night hours and would not conflict with traffic from Bailey’s property. Bailey
responded that his service vehicles had the same hours.
Kurtenbach saw merit in the exit drive but felt he could not support the uni-
directional driveway. Hanson noted that the tracts abutting Lot 3, where the mall was
located, had a cross-easement agreement allowing vehicles to cross between
properties internally.
Item #6 – Jim Caugherty, from JC Construction, stated he was representing Brenda
Larson. Hanson stated that the actual proposed elevation of the garage floor would
be at 1,605.3 feet according to the 1988 NAVD. The required elevation by city
ordinance was 1,606 feet.
D. Peterson did not feel the residential garage would be a hazard given the
amount of variance requested.
The meeting was adjourned.
______________________ __________________________
Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson
Brookings City Planner