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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2011_09_15C:\Documents and Settings\lcarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\5ZLTOVMI\09-15.docx 1 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota September 15, 2011 OFFICIAL MINUTES Chairperson David Rusten called the Board of Adjustment meeting to order on Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Jason Hoffelt, Jim Pederson, Dick Peterson, alternate-Jere Hieb, and Rusten. Alternate Mary Kidwiler was also present. Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Steve Hogie, Allyn Frerichs, Mike Dorn, Dorothy Ishol, Rick Stevens, Dennis Bielfeldt, Mary Jo Minor, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson, and others. Item #1 – (J. Pederson/D. Peterson) Motion to approve the minutes of the September 1, 2011 meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – Chairperson Rusten moved item #6 to Item #2a. (J. Pederson/ D. Peterson) Motion to approve the amended agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2a - Steven Hogie has made a request for two variances on Lot 13, Block 1, Fairgrounds Addition, also known as 1024 Oakwood Circle. The first request is to place an accessory building seven and one-half feet (7.5’) from the west front property line. The required setback is 20 feet. The second request is to locate an accessory building three feet (3’) from the south side lot line. The required setback is seven feet (7’). (D. Peterson/Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variances. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 - Allyn Frerichs has made a request for a variance on the south 90 feet of Lots 2, 3, and 4, and the south 90 feet of the west 5 feet of Lot 5, Block 7, Pleasant Hill Addition, also known as 109 12th Avenue South. The request is to establish a two-family dwelling with 9,666 square feet of lot area. The minimum required is 9,900 square feet in the Residence R-2 District. (J. Pederson/Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. C:\Documents and Settings\lcarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\5ZLTOVMI\09-15.docx 2 Item #4 - Andrew Dorn has made a request for a variance on Lot 13, Block 1, Oyloes Addition, also known as 104 7th Street. The request is to establish a lot with 5,250 square feet of area. The minimum required is 7,500 square feet in the Residence R-2 District. (D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 - Rick and Anna Stevens have made a request for three variances on Lot 3, Buerkley First Addition, also known as 2024 22nd Avenue. The first request is to construct a building with 2,400 square feet of floor area. The maximum size allowed is 1,000 square feet. The second request is to install 12 foot high sidewalls on an accessory building located in front of the principal building. The maximum height allowed is eight feet (8’). The third request is to construct an accessory building with a total height of 26 feet. The maximum height allowed is 15 feet. (J. Pederson/D. Peterson) Motion to approve the first variance. J. Pederson and Hoffelt voted aye. D. Peterson, Hieb, and Rusten voted no. MOTION FAILED. (D. Peterson/Hoffelt) Motion to table the second and third variance requests. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #7 - Den-Wil Investments, Inc. and Edward Telkamp and Verna Clark of Telkamp Family Trust have made a request for six variances on the east 484.5’ of Lot 2, Block 2, Telkamp Addition and the east 67’ of the west 1,179’ of the south 322.5’ of the north 792.5’ of the SW¼ of Section 19-T110N-R49W, also known as the 2400 block of 10th Street. The first request is to construct a building with a height of 50.25 feet. The maximum height permitted is 45 feet. The second request is to allow a development with a density of 30.8 units per acre. The maximum density allowed is 24 units/acre. The third request is to establish 291 square feet of landscaped area per unit. The minimum requirement is 300 square feet. The fourth request is to establish 13,792 square feet of landscaping in one continuous, single tract. The minimum required is 25,800 square feet. The fifth request is to establish 287 on- premise parking spaces. The minimum required is 328 spaces. The sixth request is to install three (3) access drives onto a lot. The maximum permitted is two (2). (J. Pederson/D. Peterson) Motion to approve the first variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. (D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the second variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. C:\Documents and Settings\lcarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\5ZLTOVMI\09-15.docx 3 (D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the third variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. (D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the fourth variance. J. Pederson, Hoffelt, D. Peterson, and Hieb voted aye. Rusten voted no. MOTION CARRIED. (J. Pederson/Rusten) Motion to approve the fifth variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. (D. Peterson/J. Pederson) Motion to approve the sixth variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary David Rusten, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator C:\Documents and Settings\lcarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\5ZLTOVMI\09-15.docx 4 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota September 15, 2011 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Chairperson David Rusten called the Board of Adjustment meeting to order on Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Members present were Jason Hoffelt, Jim Pederson, Dick Peterson, alternate-Jere Hieb, and Rusten. Alternate Mary Kidwiler was also present. Matt Kurtenbach was absent. Also present were Steve Hogie, Allyn Frerichs, Mike Dorn, Dorothy Ishol, Rick Stevens, Dennis Bielfeldt, Mary Jo Minor, City Engineer Jackie Lanning, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson, and others. Item #2a – Lanning informed the Board that the Engineer’s Office had erred in granting a permit for an accessory building in this location. Hogie stated he was notified by the City of the mistake after the shed was in place. He noted that a privacy fence would shield the shed from view. D. Peterson did not see a negative impact with the location. Item #3 – Frerichs stated the two properties were on one legal description. He wanted to replat the lot and set a new lot line equidistant from both houses. This would create a smaller lot for the south portion. The new lot line would also be located at the base of an existing slope. D. Peterson felt the change was minor and noted that no change of use was involved. Item #4 – Mike Dorn, representing Andrew Dorn, stated he would like to “even up” the lines on his lot to coincide with the lot to the west. Dorothy Ishol, a neighbor, stated her lot was 50’ x 174’ in size and felt other lots should also be this large. She felt a precedent would be set with a variance. D. Peterson visited the site and felt the change woul d benefit the adjoining land to the south. Rusten noted that the proposed change would create a lot with the same square footage as the corner lot. Item #5 – Stevens stated he had a three (3) acre lot on the edge of Brookings. His proposed location was the best place to build an accessory building. C:\Documents and Settings\lcarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\5ZLTOVMI\09-15.docx 5 D. Peterson was concerned about the proposed size and asked why it had to be 2,400 square feet. Stevens replied that he wanted to build a large enough building now rather than building an addition later. D. Peterson recalled one variance granted to a neighboring property allowed a 30’ x 50’ building. D. Peterson asked about the windows in the upper part of the building and if there were plans for a residential use. Stevens replied no. J. Pederson felt the three (3) acre lot was a factor so he did not have a problem with the size of the building. He also felt the location benefitted the applicant. Stevens noted that other areas on his lot were low, and that was why the proposed location was selected. Rusten asked if a smaller size was considered. Stevens looked at a 30’ x 50’ building at first but decided to go larger. J. Pederson asked if the proposed height of the building matched the height of the house. Stevens replied yes. Hanson asked Stevens if a second floor was planned in the building. Stevens answered yes. Hanson informed him that the square footage of all floors combined must be considered by the Board. This was a recent zoning regulation change. It was recommended that the total square footage be obtained for the Board so they knew the exact size of the requested variance. Item #7 – Dennis Bielfeldt, representing Den-Wil Investments, Inc. stated the project would be undertaken in phases and would go east to 25th Avenue over the next few years. He added that the building design called for four (4) stories which would exceed the maximum height allowed by five feet (5’). D. Peterson noted that an apartment building by the University Mall and a bank building had been granted similar variances. Bielfeldt stated the unit density was high but not the projected population density since the building would have eight (8) efficiency units, and 28 one- bedroom units. He felt this should be considered. J. Pederson agreed since there would likely be fewer persons per unit overall. Bielfeldt stated the required landscaping was only short by nine (9) square feet per unit. He noted that when the project was completed to 25th Avenue, the south side of the lot would gain an additional 15 square feet of landscaping per lineal feet of lot because the yard designation would change from a rear yard to a side yard. Bielfeldt said that because of the design of the project, it was difficult to consolidate landscaping in one large area. Mary Jo Minor, a neighboring C:\Documents and Settings\lcarruthers\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\5ZLTOVMI\09-15.docx 6 property owner, had discussed the project with another property owner, Warren Hickey. Both felt that meeting the landscape requirement was important. Rusten asked how much countable landscaping would be gained along the entire south side if the project was completed. Bielfeldt calculated about 23,000 square feet would be in one tract. This would result in a shor tage of between 2,500 and 3,000 square feet. J. Pederson was opposed to supporting a large variance from the landscape requirements. D. Peterson felt the Board needed to give some weight to the entire project since phasing it in was likely the most economical way to do it. Bielfeldt added that the underground parking reduced the amount of impervious surface area for the project. Bielfeldt compared the parking variance to what was occurring at the Innovation Village Apartments. There were 50 to 100 empty parking stalls at any time on the lot. He felt the requirement for two (2) parking stalls for an efficiency apartment and two (2) for a one bedroom unit was excessive. He proposed that one (1) space for an efficiency unit and 1½ spaces for a one bedroom unit would be more realistic. He added that there would still be open spaces with his proposal. J. Pederson asked about handicap parking. Bielfeldt replied that it would be installed. Rusten asked how large the efficiency units were. Bielfeldt responded 500 square feet. Bielfeldt explained that, since two (2) buildings would have underground parking, one driveway from the street was needed to access each building. A third driveway would access the surface parking lot. J. Pederson considered this proposal the safest design and supported the variance. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ __________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary David Rusten, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator