Board of Zoning Adjustment
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · February 13, 2020
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Board of Zoning Adjustment
February 13, 2020
BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
February 13 , 2020
The Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting was held on Thursday, February 13, 2020 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 Winter, Grebner,
Babcock, Fjeldheim, and Weigel. Also present were Brett Bill, Planning & Zoning Director, Travis
Schaunaman, Mayor, Ken Hubbart, City Planner, Eric Miller, City Planner, Barry Dunlavy, Building
Inspector, George Jones, GIS Technician, David Dosch, Code Enforcement Officer, Chris Brick,
Building Inspector, Stuart Nelson, Assistant City Engineer, and Paula Nelson, Board of Zoning
Adjustment Secretary.
Grebner moved and Weigel seconded to approve the Board of Zoning Adjustment minutes of January
9, 2020, all members voting aye, the motion carried.
OPEN FORUM – No one was present.
1) Lamont Strip Mall III, LLC. requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1) Appeal the
determination of the Board of Zoning Adjustment decision from September 12, 2013 in order to
construct additional freestanding signage and 2) to construct a 4’4”x15’7” freestanding sign
panel 1’ from the North property line rather than the required 20’, which would be a 19’ Sign
Setback Variance, all on Lot 1, Lamont Tenth Addition, a.k.a. 3211 Seventh Avenue SE.
Attorney Jay Gellhaus was present. James Groft, and Jeff Evenson of Northern Valley
Communications (NVC) were also present to represent the property. Following discussion
Grebner moved and Winter seconded to deny items #1 & #2, all members voting aye, the motion
carried. APPEAL DENIED .
2) Allevity Entertainment requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to install wall signs with
multi-color LED capability, which would be a Special Exception in the (C-2) Highway
Commercial Zoning District, all on Lot 1, Centennial Commons Fourth Addition, a.k.a. 130
Centennial Street S. David Novstrup was present to represent the property. Sig Sivertson of
Stein Sign Display was also present. Following discussion Grebner moved and Winter
seconded to approve with the stipulation that operation is limited to using only one function,
consisting of fading between colors, with approximate six second change sequence per color.
Upon roll call, all members voting aye, the motion carried. SPECIAL EXCEPTION
APPROVED .
3) D&H Development requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit a real estate sign
that is 32sf in size rather than the permitted 8sf, which would be a 24sf Sign Variance, all on Lot
16, Ninth Addition to Ashwood Heights Subdivision, a.k.a. 2718 Oakwood Lane. Lonnie
Anderson was present to represent the property. Following discussion Grebner moved and
Weigel seconded to approve with the following stipulations: 1) Due to larger size, a minimum 10’
setback from property line should apply in an R-2 Zoning District, 2) Sign permit must be
obtained prior to installation, 3) No additional real estate signs on the lot/lots as determined by
the Zoning Board, and 4) Sign shall be removed by February 13, 2023. Upon roll call, all
members voting aye, the motion carried. SIGN VARIANCE APPROVED .
Grebner moved and Weigel seconded to adjourn the meeting.
______________________________
Paula Nelson
Board of Zoning Adjustment Secretary
February 13, 2020
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Agenda
AGENDA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
ABERDEEN CITY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
Thursday February 13, 2020- 8:00 A.M.
First Floor Council Chambers - Municipal Building
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1) January 9, 2020
IV. Open Forum 8:00 – 8:10 A.M. (SEE FORMAT GUIDELINES AT END OF AGENDA)
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
1) Lamont Strip Mall III, LLC. requests permission, as per site plan submitted,
to 1) Appeal the determination of the Board of Zoning Adjustment decision
from September 12, 2013 in order to construct additional freestanding
signage and 2) to construct a 4’4”x15’7” freestanding sign panel 1’ from the
North property line rather than the required 20’, which would be a 19’ Sign
Setback Variance, all on Lot 1, Lamont Tenth Addition, a.k.a. 3211 Seventh
Avenue SE.
2) Allevity Entertainment requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to
install wall signs with multi-color LED capability, which would be a Special
Exception in the (C-2) Highway Commercial Zoning District, all on Lot 1,
Centennial Commons Fourth Addition, a.k.a. 130 Centennial Street S.
3) D&H Development requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to
permit a real estate sign that is 32sf in size rather than the permitted 8sf,
which would be a 24sf Sign Variance, all on Lot 16, Ninth Addition to
Ashwood Heights Subdivision, a.k.a. 2718 Oakwood Lane.
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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