Board of Zoning Adjustment
Regular MeetingAberdeen, SD · February 11, 2021
Minutes
Board of Zoning Adjustment
February 11, 2021
BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
February 11, 2021
The Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting was held on Thursday, February 11, 2021 in the
Aberdeen City Hall, First Floor Council Chambers, Aberdeen, South Dakota with Schumacher
presiding as Acting Chairman. Acting Chairman Schumacher called the meeting to order.
Members present at roll call were Fjeldheim, Schumacher, Grebner, and Winter. Also present
were Brett Bill, Planning & Zoning Director, Ken Hubbart, City Planner, and Eric Miller, City
Planner.
Grebner moved and Winter seconded to approve the Board of Zoning Adjustment minutes of
January 14, 2021, all members voting aye, the motion carried.
OPEN FORUM – No one was present.
1) Krista Smith requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to relocate an existing
daycare center, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment in a (C-2)
Highway Commercial Zoning District, all on Lot 3, Ken’s Supermarket First Addition,
a.k.a. 2123 Sixth Avenue SE. Jack Hollinsworth of JDH Construction was present to
represent the property. Following discussion Grebner moved and Winter seconded to
approve with the following stipulations: 1) All inspections must be completed and
approved by the Building Inspection Department and Fire Marshal, and 2) The daycare
center must maintain its license with the SD DSS at all times. Upon roll call, all
members voting aye, the motion carried. APPEAL APPROVED .
2) Branden Jepsen requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit the
operation of mini-storage lockers, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning
Adjustment in the (C-3) Central Business District, all on The South 25’4” of Lots 16&17,
Roche’s Third Rearrangement and Lots 1&2, except the North 3’8” of The East 40’ of
Lot 2, Roche’s Fourth Subdivision and the North 25’ of Lot 10, Block 8, North Aberdeen
Addition, a.k.a. 218 Main Street N. Branden Jepsen was present to represent the
property. Following discussion Grebner moved and Fjeldheim seconded to approve
with the following stipulations: 1) Plans must be submitted for review and a permit must
be obtained prior to work commencing, 2) All Building & Fire Code requirements must
be met, and 3) No outside open storage permitted. Upon roll call, all members voting
aye, the motion carried. APPEAL APPROVED .
3) Tenth Street Properties, LLC requested permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1)
permit the construction of a carwash in the side yard of the property rather than the
required rear yard, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment in a (C-
2) Highway Commercial Zoning District and 2) to construct a carwash 10’ from the North
property line rather than the required 35’, which would be a 25’ Building Variance, and
3) to construct an addition to the primary structure 30’ from the South property line
rather than the required 45’, which would be a 15’ Building Variance, all on Proposed
Lot 1, Eagle River Addition to the City of Aberdeen, a.k.a. 715 Tenth Street N. Darren
Dell of Huff Construction and Dean Marske of HKG Architects were present to represent
the property. Following discussion Fjeldheim moved and Grebner seconded to deny
item #1. Upon roll call, Fjeldheim-aye, Schumacher-nay, Grebner-nay, Winter-nay (1-
aye,3-nay), the motion failed. Upon further discussion Grebner moved and Winter
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seconded to approve, all members voting aye, the motion carried. APPEAL
APPROVED . Following further discussion Grebner moved and Winter seconded to
approve item #2, 20’ from the North property line rather than the required 35’, which
would be a 15’ Building Variance with the following stipulations: 1) Plans must be
approved and permit must be obtained prior to work commencing, 2) All required
sidewalks must be installed in all adjacent public right-of-way’s prior to issuance of
certificate of occupancy as required by Section 46-127(1), and 3) Property lines must be
located to verify all setbacks at time of inspection. Upon roll, all members voting aye,
the motion carried. BUILDING VARIANCE APPROVED . Following further discussion
Grebner moved and Winter seconded to approve item #3 35’ from the South property
line rather than the required 45’, which would be a 10’ Building Variance approved.
Upon roll call, all members voting aye, the motion carried. BUILDING VARIANCE
APPROVED.
Grebner moved and Winter seconded to adjourn the meeting.
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Paula Nelson
Board of Zoning Adjustment Secretary
February 11, 2021
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Agenda
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AGENDA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
ABERDEEN CITY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT
Thursday, February 11, 2021- 8:00 A.M.
First Floor Council Chambers - Municipal Building
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
1) January 14, 2021
IV. Open Forum 8:00 – 8:10 A.M. (SEE FORMAT GUIDELINES AT END OF AGENDA)
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
1) Krista Smith requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to relocate an existing
daycare center, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment in a (C-
2) Highway Commercial Zoning District, all on Lot 3, Ken’s Supermarket First Addition,
a.k.a. 2123 Sixth Avenue SE.
2) Branden Jepsen requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to permit the
operation of mini-storage lockers, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning
Adjustment in the (C-3) Central Business District, all on The South 25’4” of Lots 16&17,
Roche’s Third Rearrangement and Lots 1&2, except the North 3’8” of The East 40’ of
Lot 2, Roche’s Fourth Subdivision and the North 25’ of Lot 10, Block 8, North Aberdeen
Addition, a.k.a. 218 Main Street N.
3) Tenth Street Properties, LLC requests permission, as per site plan submitted, to 1)
permit the construction of a carwash in the side yard of the property rather than the
required rear yard, which would be an Appeal to the Board of Zoning Adjustment in a
(C-2) Highway Commercial Zoning District and 2) to construct a carwash 10’ from the
North property line rather than the required 35’, which would be a 25’ Building
Variance, and 3) to construct an addition to the primary structure 30’ from the South
property line rather than the required 45’, which would be a 15’ Building Variance, all
on Proposed Lot 1, Eagle River Addition to the City of Aberdeen, a.k.a. 715 Tenth
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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