Board of Adjustment

CITY OF MANCHESTER BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES July 12, 2018 ATTENDANCE Chairman Kent Goddard – Present Member Dan Miller – Present Member Bill Ward – Present Member Jeffrey Rupich - Present Member Alan Nissenbaum – Present CITY OFFICIALS COURT REPORTER City Attorney Joseph E. Bond Lauren Goodman Planning and Zoning Director Melanie Rippetoe ATTENDEES Matthew Broderick Michael Romney Rick Randall CALL TO ORDER Chairman Goddard called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and asked Director Rippetoe to call the roll. The record of attendance is shown above. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the June 14, 2018 minutes as submitted was made by Member Nissenbaum and seconded by Member Rupich. The minutes were approved 5-0. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS CASE #18-V-005 Director Rippetoe gave the details of the variance case: Matthew Broderick, owner, is seeking a variance required for approval to replace an existing fence located at 1268 Lombez Drive. The property is located in the R-2A Single Family Residential Zoning District and fronts on Lombez Drive to the north and Meramec Station Drive to the west. It abuts single family homes to the south and to the east. The plans submitted show replacing an existing six foot tall red cedar fence located along the western property line along Meramec Station Drive. The fence is shown to be approximately 5’6” feet from the property line. Although the address fronts on Lombez Drive, the property is a corner lot and has frontage along Meramec Station Drive. Section 405.630.A.2 prohibits fences erected within the front yard. The existing fence was installed prior to annexation and therefore did not require a variance. In order to replace the fence a variance Page 1 of 3 will be required. The building setback in the R-2A Zoning District is 25 feet, therefore a 19’6” variance will be required in order to replace the proposed fence. Testimony #1 – Matthew Broderick summarized the project and the reason for the requesting the variance and answered questions of the City Attorney and Board members. Testimony #2 – Michael Romney stated that he was interested in the case and did not believe a variance was necessary and was not opposed to it. With all the questions satisfactorily answered, Member Nissenbaum made a motion and seconded by Member Ward to approve the variance. The resulting vote was 5-0 in favor of the variance. CASE #18-V-006 Director Rippetoe gave the details of the variance case: Rick Randall, on behalf of Pace Highlands Associates LLC, owner, is seeking a variance required for approval of a permanent ground mounted sign for the shopping center located at 921 Brittany Parkway, in the PCD Planned Commercial Development Zoning District. The site fronts on Brittany Parkway to the northwest, Highlands Boulevard to the south and Highway 141 to the west. It abuts properties zoned R-1 Residential to the north. The proposed ground sign is shown to be overall 22 feet tall, and approximately 12.8 feet wide, with the actual face of the sign shown to be approximately 12.5 feet by 8 feet. It is shown to have 6 tenant panels, each are shown to be 22.4 inches by 8 feet. The sign is shown to be shown to be 7 feet from the west property line along Highway 141 and 8 feet from the property line along Highlands Boulevard. Section 405.320.M. of the Sign Regulations states: Pole signs shall be constructed entirely of non-combustible materials and shall conform to the requirements for ground signs, as the case may be. Section 405.320.H of the Sign Regulations states: A ground sign shall not be set nearer to the street lot line than the established building line. Testimony #1 – Richard Randall, on behalf of Pace Highlands Associates LLC, summarized the project and the reason for the requesting the variance and answered questions asked by the City Attorney and Board members. With all the questions satisfactorily answered, Member Miller made a motion and seconded by Member Niessenbaum to approve the variance. The resulting vote was 5-0 in favor of the variance. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Goddard adjourned the meeting at 7:24 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by: Page 2 of 3 Melanie Rippetoe, Director of Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Page 3 of 3