Board of Adjustment

CITY OF MANCHESTER BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES September 13, 2018 ATTENDANCE Chairman Kent Goddard – Present Member J. D. Pohlman – 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 Brett Prior Jayne Prior 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 July 12, 2018 minutes as submitted was made by Member Nissenbaum and seconded by Member Ward. The minutes were approved 5-0. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS CASE #18-V-007 Director Rippetoe gave the details of the variance case: Brett and Jayne Prior, owners, are seeking a variance required for approval of a deck for an existing single-family home located at 813 Dunraven Drive, in R-3 Single Family Residential Zoning District. The proposed deck is shown to be 16 feet long and 18 feet wide. It extends from a concrete patio on the rear of the home. The existing home is shown to be 6 feet from the property line, which encroaches 2 feet into the side yard setback. This property was developed under St. Louis County’s Regulations prior to annexation, and therefore is a legal non-conforming building pursuant to Section 405.160. The deck is shown to be in line with the existing home and will therefore need a 2-foot variance from the 8-foot side yard setback requirement. Page 1 of 2 Section 405.200.E.2. of the R-3 Residential Zoning Regulations states that there shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of not less than eight (8) feet. The deck is shown to be in line with the existing home and will therefore need a 2-foot variance from the 8-foot side yard setback requirement. Testimony #1 – Brett Prior summarized the project and the reason for the requesting the variance and answered questions of the City Attorney and Board members. Testimony #2 – Jayne Prior stated that added that in addition to the hardships, it would be aesthetically appealing. With all the questions satisfactorily answered, Member Pohlman made a motion and seconded by Member Nissenbaum to approve the variance. The resulting vote was 5-0 in favor of the variance. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Goddard adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by: Melanie Rippetoe, Director of Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Page 2 of 2