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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2009_07_02Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota July 2, 2009 OFFICIAL MINUTES Vice-chairperson David Rusten called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Larry Klingbile, alternate - Jim Pederson, alternate - Mike Keating and Rusten. Matt Kurtenbach, Jay Vanduch, and Dick Peterson were absent. Also present were Bruce Pengra, Les Rowland, Terry Peterson, Tim Weelborg, Aaron Tonsager, T.J. Carlson, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson, and others. Item #1 – (J. Pederson/Klingbile) Motion to approve the minutes of the June 4 2009, 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 - Ellen and Bruce Pengra have made a request for a variance on Lot 1, Block 1, Gilley Addition, also known as 1345 1st Street. The request is to construct a 6 foot high privacy fence 17.5 feet from the east front lot line. The maximum height permitted is 30 inches. (Klingbile/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the variance. (J. Pederson/Keating) Amendment to the motion to add “provided no driveway is installed to access 14th Avenue.” All present voted aye. AMENDMENT CARRIED. The motion, as amended, was voted on. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 - Paul E. Moriarty has made a request for a variance on Lot 15, Block 9, Moriarty-Edgebrook Addition, also known as 2011 20th Street South. The request is to build 15.25 feet from the rear lot line. The required setback is 25 feet in the Residence R-3 District. (J. Pederson/Keating) Motion to approve the variance. (J. Pederson/Keating) Motion to table. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 - Morningside Community Church has made a request for a variance on the E53.5 feet of Lot 5, all of Lots 6 – 8 of Block 10 and all of Block 12 and vacated portions of Morningside Drive in Morningside Addition, also known as 2120 3rd Street. The request is to install a second access drive onto 22nd Avenue. One access drive is permitted onto an arterial street for this parcel. (Keating/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #6 - Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative/ Curtis Jensen has made a request for a special exception on the S100’ of the E100’ of the west 495’ of the SW¼ of the SW¼ of Section 2-T109N-R50W, also known as 312 West 32nd Street South. The request is to establish a public utility substation in a Residence R-1A District. (J. Pederson/Klingbile) Motion to approve the special exception with the following conditions: 1. The equipment hut shall be of a house type design with a gable roof design and siding of brick or lap style siding to harmonize with the surrounding residences. 2. A wood privacy fence shall be installed around the stand-by generator. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ ____________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary David Rusten, Vice-chairman Planning & Zoning Administrator Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota July 2, 2009 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Vice-chairperson David Rusten called the Board of Adjustment to order on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Larry Klingbile, alternate - Jim Pederson, alternate - Mike Keating and Rusten. Matt Kurtenbach, Jay Vanduch, and Dick Peterson were absent. Also present were Bruce Pengra, Les Rowland, Terry Peterson, Tim Weelborg, Aaron Tonsager, T.J. Carlson, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson, and others. Item #3 – Bruce Pengra noted the location of the old fence was where the new fence would be located. He felt a 2½ foot high fence would not provide privacy for his corner lot. A new fence would allow him to have the same level of privacy as before. J. Pederson stated that a restriction for a driveway to 14th Avenue should be considered along with an approval of the variance. Item #5 – Les Rowland, representing Morningside Community Church, stated that the church currently had two access drives onto 22nd Avenue. A planned addition to the south side of the church would result in the removal of the north driveway. The plan showed a replacement of this driveway with one to the south. Rowland remarked that access to 22nd Avenue would alleviate some traffic congestion on 21st Avenue when both Ascension and Morningside Church parishioners were leaving at the same time. Keating asked if the north driveway would be removed. Rowland replied yes. Item #6 – Terry Peterson, representing Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, stated a remote telephone station would be located on the site. It would support the new fiber optic lines in the area. He added that the site provided good access and would serve the targeted area. Tim Weelborg, a neighbor, was not sure what a public utility station would look like. He favored tree plantings as a way to screen the facility. T. Peterson stated that a 12’ x 20’ building and a 3’ x 9’ generator would be located on the site. Several ponderosa pine trees would be planted on-site. Aaron Tonsager, a neighbor in River Ridge Addition, felt the facility may stick out since nothing else was around it. He asked if other sites were considered. T. Peterson replied that is was difficult to find an alternate site. Engineering-wise, the location site fit the planned service routes for serving the area. ITC had looked for property to the east and south before deciding on this site. J. Pederson remarked that the Brookings Municipal Utilities facility at 20th Street South and Main Avenue South was constructed to resemble a residence. Weelborg and Tonsager supported a similar design for this site. T. Peterson presented an optional design of an equipment building with a pitched roof and brick siding. J. Pederson supported the optional design and felt it would be compatible with the surrounding properties. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ ______________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary David Rusten, Vice-chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator