HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2008_12_18Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
December 18, 2008
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on
Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Voting members present were Larry Klingbile, David Rusten, Jay Vanduch,
alternate-Mike Keating, and D. Peterson. Alternate Jim Pederson was also present.
Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Kevin Grunewaldt, Al
Kuechenmeister, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, and Zoning Administrator Dan
Hanson.
Item #1 – (Klingbile/Keating) Motion to approve the minutes of the November 20,
2008 meeting. All present voted aye. .MOTION CARRIED.
Item #2 – (Rusten/Keating) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Item #3 - Kevin Grunewaldt has made a request for a variance on Lot 7A, Block 9,
Folsom Addition, also known as 126 2nd Avenue South. The request is to establish
1,404 square feet of landscape area for a use that requires 1,800 square feet.
(Vanduch/Klingbile) Motion to approve the variance. All present 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.
(Vanduch/Klingbile) Motion to approve the variance. Klingbile, Rusten, and D.
Peterson voted aye. Vanduch and Keating voted no. MOTION FAILED.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator
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Board of Adjustment
Brookings, South Dakota
December 18, 2008
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION
Chairperson Dick Peterson called the Board of Adjustment to order on
Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
Voting members present were Larry Klingbile, David Rusten, Jay Vanduch,
alternate-Mike Keating, and Peterson. Alternate Jim Pederson wad also present.
Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Kevin Grunewaldt, Al
Kuechenmeister, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, and Zoning Administrator Dan
Hanson.
Item #3 – Grunewaldt stated an exterior stairway attached to the apartment
needed to be larger. This resulted in a loss of green space on the lot. He wanted to
eliminate a required landscape area in the rear and replace it with parking.
D. Peterson noted that the number of units remained the same. Grunewaldt
remarked that his original plan required 28 parking stalls. The number of units and
bedrooms per unit was too great, and the modified plan could not
accommodate the minimum required parking.
Vanduch asked which stairway had to be changed. Grunewaldt replied
both the front and back. D. Peterson noted that the Board had previously
approved a variance for the location of landscape area on the lot. He felt the
building was quite large for the size of the lot. D. Peterson added that he had
supported the original variance, but the four, 4-bedroom units were creating a
parking problem.
Item #4 – Kuechenmeister presented photos of the driveway and concrete
expansion in front of the house. The expansion would allow two cars to park side-
by-side on the driveway.
Rusten asked for the distance from the edge of the driveway to the east lot
line. Kuechenmeister replied 18 – 20 inches. Kuechenmeister added that parking
up to the lot line would cause the car door to swing over the lot line. He also felt
that two vehicles sitting in the driveway would still be tight.
Vanduch noted that vehicles don’t have to park next to each other but
rather just get by on one side.
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The meeting was adjourned.
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Dan Hanson, Secretary Dick Peterson, Chairperson
Planning & Zoning Administrator