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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOAMinutes_2012_10_04C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\10-04.docx 1 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota October 4, 2012 OFFICIAL MINUTES Vice-chairperson Jim Pederson called the Board of Adjustment meeting to order on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at 5:00 PM in the Chambers Room at the City & County Government Center. Members present were Jere Hieb, Jason Hoffelt, a-Seth Hansen, a-Mary Kidwiler and J. Pederson. Dick Peterson and David Rusten were absent. Also present were Suzi McKeown, Jim Pickard, John Mills, Gary Clasen, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #1 – (S. Hansen/Kidwiler) Motion to approve the minutes of the August 23, 2012, meeting. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #2 – (Hoffelt/Hieb) Motion to approve the agenda. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #3 – Darrell McKeown has made a request for a variance on Lot 15, Block 11, Camelot Square Addition , also known as 1212 Breckenridge Lane. The request is to build five feet (5’) from the rear lot line. The required setback is 25 feet in this residential district. (Kidwiler/Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variance. Hoffelt, Hieb, Kidwiler, and S. Hansen voted aye. J. Pederson voted no. MOTION CARRIED. Item #4 – South Dakota Outdoor Adventure Center/City of Brookings have made a request for a variance on the E½ of the SE¼ of Section 1-T109N-R50W , also known as 2820 22nd Avenue South. The request is to build 47 feet from the front lot line. The required setback is 100 feet in this Agricultural A District. (S. Hansen/Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #5 – Heron Cove, LLC has made a request for a variance on Block 13, excluding the east 10 acres thereof, Parkdale Home Third Addition, also known as 1050 Western Avenue. The request is to build an accessory building with a floor elevation of 1,605.5 feet. The required floor elevation in this Special Flood Hazard Area is 1,607 feet. C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\10-04.docx 2 (Kidwiler/Hoffelt) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #6 – Gary Clasen has made a request for a variance on Lot 25, Santee Village, Indian Hills Addition, also known as 121 Santee Trail. The request is to build 22 feet from the rear lot line. The required setback is 25 feet in this residential district. (Hoffelt/S. Hansen) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. Item #7 – The City of Brookings has made a request for a variance on Lot 8, Block 6, Bane and Poole Addition, also known as 2128 6th Street. The request is to erect an area identification sign 86 square feet in size. The maximum size permitted is 16 square feet in a residential district. (Kidwiler/Hieb) Motion to approve the variance. All present voted aye. MOTION CARRIED. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ ______________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Jim Pederson, Vice-chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\10-04.docx 3 Board of Adjustment Brookings, South Dakota October 4, 2012 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Vice-chairperson Jim Pederson called the Board of Adjustment meeting to order on Thursday, October 4, 2012, at 5:00 PM in the Chambers Room at the City & County Government Center. Members present were Jere Hieb, Jason Hoffelt, a-Seth Hansen, a-Mary Kidwiler and J. Pederson. Dick Peterson and David Rusten were absent. Also present were Suzi McKeown, Jim Pickard, John Mills, Gary Clasen, Community Development Director Mike Struck, Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan Hanson and others. Item #3 – Suzi McKeown stated that the third stall would provide a space for a vehicle that was stored outside. J. Pederson asked if a tree would be removed. McKeown replied yes. J. Pederson was concerned about the five foot (5’) setback in case of emergency access to the property. He felt the encroachment into the rear yard was too great. Item #4 – Jim Pickard, Chairperson of the SD Outdoor Adventure Center, stated the proposed building would house the 4-H archery and other shooting sports. It would be open to the public for classroom instruction too. S. Hansen inquired about the future addition shown on the plan. Pickard was unaware of the proposal. D. Hanson noted that the plan was submitted by the contractor. The requested variance included the future expansion. J. Pederson asked if the building could be set back further. Pickard was not sure. D. Hanson remarked that the location of the landfill mound may have impacted the placement of the building. Item #5 – John Mills, representing Heron Cove, LLC, stated the project involved building a storage garage that would serve the apartment complex. He noted the elevation of Western Avenue was one foot (1’) below the floor elevation of the garage. An adjacent garage was 3/10ths of a foot below the garage. Neither the apartments or garages currently on-site had water in them from previous floods. He added that increasing the elevation would create a severe slope into the building. C:\Documents and Settings\emiller\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\T134JTOE\10-04.docx 4 J. Pederson noted the criteria listed for consideration when reviewing a variance and asked if they were federal in scope. D. Hanson responded that some of the criteria does not specify the type of flood or floodplain. The Western Avenue area experienced shallow flooding and sheet flow since the land was very flat. As a result, flood waters generally had very little force. Hieb asked if the slopes shown on the diagram were accurate. Mills replied yes. Item #6 – Clasen stated that his basement entrance created water problems for his house so he wanted to eliminate it. He would build an addition with a laundry room on the main level of the house. He noted that his property was next to a park in the back. J. Pederson remarked that the rear lot line angled toward the house so one corner was closer than the other. He did not see any issues with the request. Item #7 – Mike Struck, Community Development Director, stated the city was creating gateway entrance signs at certain locations. Several similar signs were already constructed around town. The parcel where the sign would be located was zoned residential and would remain a park through a conservation easement. The proposed sign would be across from a sign at McCrory Gardens that was under construction. Kidwiler asked if the lettering would be the same as it was on the other signs. Struck replied yes. He added that a planter and landscaping would be added around the sign. S. Hansen asked if there were any right-of-way issues. Struck responded that the sign would be about 60 feet from the front lot line. The meeting was adjourned. ______________________ ______________________________ Dan Hanson, Secretary Jim Pederson, Vice-chairperson Planning & Zoning Administrator