Board of Zoning Adjustment
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · April 11, 2019
Minutes
Board of Zoning Adjustment
April 11, 2019
BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
April 11, 2019
The Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting was held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 in the
Aberdeen City Hall, First Floor Council Chambers, Aberdeen, South Dakota with Babcock
presiding as Chairman. Chairman Babcock called the meeting to order. Members present at
roll call were Musel, Winter, Schumacher, Grebner, and Babcock. Also present were Brett Bill,
Planning & Zoning Director, Ken Hubbart, City Planner, Eric Miller, City Planner, Chad Nilson,
Building Inspector, Barry Dunlavy, Building Inspector, George Jones, GIS Technician, David
Dosch, Code Enforcement Officer, Stuart Nelson, Assistant City Engineer, and Paula Nelson,
Board of Zoning Adjustment Secretary.
Grebner moved and Musel seconded to approve the Board of Zoning Adjustment minutes of
March 14, 2019, all members voting aye, the motion carried.
OPEN FORUM – No one was present.
1) Kevin Fiedler requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1) construct a 42’x50’
accessory structure with 16’ sidewalls rather than the permitted 10’, which would be a 6’
Building Variance, and 2) to construct a 42’x50’ accessory structure prior to the
construction of a residence, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning
Adjustment, all on Lot 1, Prairie’s Edge Thirteenth Addition, a.k.a. 3004 Twenty-Fourth
Avenue NE. Kevin Fiedler was present to represent the property. Anthony & Elizabeth
Schwab of 2830 Water View Drive and Jill Danielson of 2822 Water View Drive were
present in opposition to this project as requested. Following discussion Grebner moved
and Musel seconded to deny agenda item #1, all members voting aye, the motion
denied. BUILDING VARIANCE DENIED . Following further discussion Schumacher
moved and Musel seconded to deny agenda item #2. Upon roll call, Grebner-nay,
Musel-aye, Babcock-nay, Winter-nay, Schumacher-aye (2-aye,3-nay), the motion
carried. APPEAL DENIED .
2) Canine Country Club, LLC. and The Aberdeen Development Corporation requested
permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit the operation of a Kennel Facility as a
Special Exception in the (I-2) Unrestricted Industrial Zoning District, all on Proposed Lot
1, CCC Addition to Aberdeen, in the NE¼ Sect. 16-T123N-R63W, a.k.a. 521 Production
Street N. Heath Johnson of Dakota Plains Commercial Real Estate was present to
represent the property. Following discussion Grebner moved and Schumacher
seconded to approve with the following stipulations: 1) Plat must be approved and filed
with the Brown County Register of Deeds, 2) Plans must be approved and permit
obtained prior to construction, 3) All required inspections must be completed, 4)
Property must be maintained in a neat and orderly manner at all times. Upon roll call, all
members voting aye, the motion carried. SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVED .
3) Elizabeth Korzan requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1) construct a
10’x20’ shed 4’ from the East property line rather than the required 10’, which would be
a 6’ Building Variance and 2) 4’ from the South property line rather than the required 10’,
which would be a 6’ Building Variance, all on The West 70’ of Lot 17, Block 6, Gorder’s
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Replat Fourth Addition, a.k.a. 1880 Eisenhower Circle. Elizabeth Korzan was present to
represent the property. Brian Sieben of 123 Gorder Drive was present in opposition to
this project as requested. Following discussion Schumacher moved and Grebner
seconded to deny, all members voting aye, the motion carried. BUILDING
VARIANCES DENIED .
4) Avera St. Luke’s and Presentation Sisters requested permission, as per site plan
submitted, to construct an addition to the existing structure 15’ from the East property
line rather than the required 30’, which would be a 15’ Building Variance, all on The
South 732’ of the West 366’ of Highlands Outlot 3, in the SE¼ Sect. 12-T123N-R64W,
a.k.a. 1002 Jay Street N. Sister Kathleen Bierne of Presentation Sisters, Chad Huff of
Huff Construction, and Tom Snyder of Avera were present to represent the property.
Following discussion Grebner moved and Musel seconded to deny, all members voting
nay, the motion failed. Following further discussion Grebner moved and Musel
seconded to approve with the following stipulations: 1) The applicant shall relocate the
existing storm sewer to avoid any problems during construction or at any time in the
future. This work shall be done at the applicant’s expense. If relocated, the applicant
and city attorney must prepare a new easement for approval by the City Council, and 2)
All Fire Marshal requirements must be met. Upon roll call, all members voting aye, the
motion carried. BUILDING VARIANCE APPROVED .
5) Alan Hoerth requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to construct an 8’x24’
access ramp 0’ from the West property line rather than the required 15’, which would be
a 15’ Building Variance, all on The West 74’ of Lots 7-11, Howard & Hedger Replat of
Northwest Addition and the East 17’ of North Congress Street ROW, a.k.a. 718
Congress Street N. Eric Vetter was present to represent the property. Following
discussion Grebner moved and Musel seconded to approve with the following
stipulations: 1) Property lines must be located to verify setbacks at time of inspection, 2)
All required inspections must be completed, and 3) If the ramp is ever not required for
access, it must be removed. Upon roll call, all members voting aye, the motion carried.
BUILDING VARIANCE APPROVED .
Winter moved and Grebner seconded to adjourn the meeting.
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Paula Nelson
Board of Zoning Adjustment Secretary
April 11, 2019
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Agenda
AGENDA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
ABERDEEN CITY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
Thursday April 11, 2019 - 8:00 A.M.
First Floor Council Chambers - Municipal Building
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1) March 14, 2019
IV. Open Forum 8:00 – 8:10 A.M. (SEE FORMAT GUIDELINES AT END OF
AGENDA)
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
1) Kevin Fiedler requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1)
construct a 42’x50’ accessory structure with 16’ sidewalls rather than the
permitted 10’, which would be a 6’ Building Variance, and 2) to construct a
42’x50’ accessory structure prior to the construction of a residence, which
would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment, all on Lot 1,
Prairie’s Edge Thirteenth Addition, a.k.a. 3004 Twenty-Fourth Avenue NE.
2) Canine Country Club, LLC. and The Aberdeen Development Corporation
request permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit the operation of a
Kennel Facility as a Special Exception in the (I-2) Unrestricted Industrial
Zoning District, all on Proposed Lot 1, CCC Addition to Aberdeen, in the
NE¼ Sect. 16-T123N-R63W, a.k.a. 521 Production Street N.
3) Elizabeth Korzan requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1)
construct a 10’x20’ shed 4’ from the East property line rather than the
required 10’, which would be a 6’ Building Variance and 2) 4’ from the South
property line rather than the required 10’, which would be a 6’ Building
Variance, all on The West 70’ of Lot 17, Block 6, Gorder’s Replat Fourth
Addition, a.k.a. 1880 Eisenhower Circle.
4) Avera St. Luke’s and Presentation Sisters request permission, as per site
plan submitted, to construct an addition to the existing structure 15’ from the
East property line rather than the required 30’, which would be a 15’
Building Variance, all on The South 732’ of the West 366’ of Highlands
Outlot 3, in the SE¼ Sect. 12-T123N-R64W, a.k.a. 1002 Jay Street N.
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5) Alan Hoerth requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to construct an
8’x24’ access ramp 0’ from the West property line rather than the required
15’, which would be a 15’ Building Variance, all on The West 74’ of Lots 7-
11, Howard & Hedger Replat of Northwest Addition and the East 17’ of
North Congress Street ROW, a.k.a. 718 Congress Street N.
VII. Other Business
VIII. Adjournment
FORMAT GUIDELINES:
1) Open forum provides an opportunity for the public to address the Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment with
questions, concerns or comments on items, which are not on the agenda. Citizens are asked to sign up to speak prior
to the open forum portion of the meeting. Open forum will be limited to 10 minutes (if no one is in attendance for the
open forum, the regular meeting may begin) unless a majority of the Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment agrees
to extend the time period. The open forum may not be used to make personal attacks, to air personality grievances, to
make political endorsements, or for political campaign purposes. Open forum will not be used as a time for problem
solving or reacting to the comments made, but, rather for hearing the citizen for informational purposes. The Aberdeen
City Board of Zoning Adjustment may respond with request for city management to follow up and report back on any
issue raised during the public address time. A presentation may not exceed two minutes in duration.
2) ADA Compliance: The City of Aberdeen fully subscribes to the provisions of the American’s With Disabilities Act. If
you desire to attend this public meeting and are need of special accommodations, please notify the City Planning &
Zoning Office at least 8 hours prior to the meeting so appropriate auxiliary aids and services can be made available.
The Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00 a.m.
3) A copy of the subject matter on the Aberdeen City Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting agenda is available for
public distribution at the City Planning & Zoning Office and available on the City’s website @ www.aberdeen.sd.us.
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