Administrative Review Board

A G E N D A Administrative Review Board City Council Chambers 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, NM June 4, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Item Page No. 1 Call Meeting to Order 2 Approval of the Agenda 3 Approval of the Minutes from the May 21, 2015 Meeting 34 4 Petition No. ARB 15-04 – a request from San Juan Associates, represented 1 by Craig Yoshimoto, for a variance to the maximum allowable wall sign for a façade of the Village Shopping Center in the GC General Commercial District at 3030 E. Main Street Suite W2. The petitioner intends to reuse an existing sign that measures 38 square feet from a previous location. This sign exceeds the allowed size of a commercial sign for this space by 8 square feet. (Sam Montoia) 5 Petition No. ARB 15-06 - a request from Shawn Adams, represented by 19 James Dennis, for variance to allow a 14’7” side yard setback on the south, a 16’6” front yard setback on the west, and a 17’4” side yard setback on the north of the building located at 410 N. Auburn Avenue in the LNC Local Neighborhood Commercial District. (Cynthia Lopez) 6 Business from: Floor: Chairman: Members: Staff: 7 Adjournment ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: The meeting room and facilities are fully accessible to persons with mobility disabilities. If you plan to attend a meeting and need an auxiliary aid or service, please contact the City Clerk's office at 599-1101 or 599-1106, prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33  MINUTES ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD May 21, 2015 – 6:00 P.M. The Administrative Review Board met in special session on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New Mexico. Members present: Chairman Ireke Cooper James Dennis Paul Martin Lynn Scott Members absent: Adam Soukup Staff present: Cindy Lopez Mary Holton Sam Montoia Karen Walker Others addressing the board: Claudia Loya Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Chair Cooper and there being a quorum present the following proceedings were duly had and taken. Approval of the Agenda A motion was made by Board Member Martin, seconded by Board Member Dennis, to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 4-0. Approval of the Minutes from the April 9, 2015 Regular Meeting Board Member Martin made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 9, 2014, regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Board Member Scott and passed unanimously by a vote of 4-0. Swearing in of Witnesses All parties that wished to speak on behalf of any agenda item were sworn in by Karen Walker. Petition No. ARB 15-05 A Variance to the Front, Rear and Side Yard Setbacks 1425 Tory Avenue Discussion of ARB No. 15-05 on May 21, 2015 Associate Planner Sam Montoia presented the staff report, a request from Cesar Loya for property located at 1425 Tory Avenue, for a variance from the requirements of the UDC for a reduction in the front and rear setback requirements to be allowed to place a mobile home in the MF-L SMHA Multiple-Family Special Mobile Home Area District. The setbacks require a 20 foot front yard setback and a 25 foot rear yard setback. The petitioner is requesting a variance to 15 foot setbacks in both the front and the rear. Mr. Montoia added that the mobile home the petitioners wish to place on the lot is 16 feet wide and 77 feet long. The lot is 60 feet wide and 106.5 feet long. Newer mobile homes are built 34 longer and safer. Mobile homes are no longer built to fit the size of this lot. Mr. Montoia showed pictures of the property from 2012 and the present showing cleanup to the property. Mr. Montoia stated there were two corrections to the staff report. These corrections were the petitioner’s mobile home is 16 feet wide instead of 14 feet wide, and zoning is MF-L SMHA instead of SF-7 SMHA. Staff recommends approval of Petition ARB 15-05 for a variance to allow a 15 foot front and rear setback in the MF-L SMHA district for property located at 1425 Tory Avenue. Board Member Dennis asked if the mobile home on the property to the north was the same size. Mr. Montoia said it was approximately the same size. Mr. Dennis asked if the owners of the adjacent property were required to get a variance. Mr. Montoia said they were not required to get a variance because the neighboring property is legal non-conforming. Board Member Scott commented that several mobile homes in the area appeared to be in that same category. Claudia Loya, a petitioner for ARB 15-05, stated she and Cesar Loya had come to the Planning & Zoning office prior to purchasing the property and was told by Staff the setbacks were 15 feet. When Ms. Loya came back to get a permit, she was informed by Staff the setbacks were 20 feet and 25 feet. Administrative Review Board Action of May 21, 2015 Following consideration, a motion was made by Board Member Dennis and seconded by Board Member Scott to approve Petition No. ARB 15-05, a request from Cesar Loya for a variance from the requirements of the UDC for a reduction in the front and rear setback requirements to 15 feet in the MF-L SMHA Multi-Family Low Density District with a Special Mobile Home Area Overlay. AYE: Chair Cooper, Board Members Dennis, Martin, and Scott. NAY: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Board Member Soukup MOTION TO APPROVE 4-0 Business from the Floor: There was no business from the floor. Business from the Chair: There was no business from the Chair. Business from the Members: There was no business from the Board Members. Business from Staff: There was no business from Staff. Adjournment: The May 21, 2015 meeting of the Administrative Review Board was adjourned at 6:12 p.m. _________________________________ ________________________________ Ireke Cooper –Chairman Karen Walker-Administrative Assistant 35