Zoning Board of Adjustment

Minutes Board of Adjustment Carnegie Town Hall Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: Chairman Tim Johnson Chris Schiltz Lee Van De Walle Erik Helland John Kolander Robert Kummer Roger Mack OLD BUSINESS Case 10-73: Variance in the number of trees allowed in the right-of-way from 7 to 18 trees. Applicant: Chad Van Buskirk Address: 7700 S. Minnesota Ave. A motion was made by Mack, seconded by Kolander to approve a variance in the number of trees allowed in the right-of-way from 7 to 18 trees. Vote to approve: Roll Call: Yeses, Mack, Kummer, Kolander, VanDeWalle, Johnson, 5. Noes, 0. Motion Passed. Variance Approved. NEW BUSINESS Case 10-75: Withdrawn. Case 10-76: Variance in the required fence height from 4' to 6'. Applicant: Justin and Kari Bolen Address: 709 W. Shady Hill St. A motion was made by VanDeWalle, seconded by Mack to approve a variance in the required fence height from 4’ to 6’. Vote to approve: Roll Call: Yeses, Mack, Kummer, Kolander, VanDeWalle, Johnson, 5. Noes, 0. Motion Passed. Variance Approved. 1 Case 10-77: Waiver of hard surfacing of a driveway for two years. Applicant: Dean M Wilson Address: 1413 S. Sherman Ave. A motion was made by Kolander, seconded by Mack to approve a waiver of hard surfacing of a driveway for two years. Vote to approve: Roll Call: Yeses, 0. Noes, Mack, Kummer, Kolander, VanDeWalle, Johnson, 5. Motion Failed. Variance Denied. Case 10-78: Variance to allow parking in the required front yard setback. Applicant: Lindsey Stewart Address: 1308 S. Point Dr. A motion was made by Kolander, seconded by Kummer to approve a variance to allow parking in the required front yard setback. Following board discussion, a motion was made by Kolander, seconded by Kummer to rescind the motion. The applicant requested deferral. Postponed to November 16, 2010. Case 10-79: Variance in the height of an outdoor lighting fixture from 38' to 44'. Applicant: Chad Stensland Address: 4001 W. 41st St., NE corner of JCPenney parking lot A motion was made by Mack, seconded by Kolander to approve a variance in the height of an outdoor lighting fixture from 38’ to 44’. Vote to approve: Roll Call: Yeses, Mack, Kolander, VanDeWalle, Johnson, 4. Noes, 0. Board member Kummer was excused and abstained from the vote on this item. Motion Passed. Variance Approved. 2 Case 10-80: Variance in the required lowest floor elevation (including basement) from 1419.8 to 1416.76 MSL for a new building. Applicant: Lloyd Companies Address: 4200 W. Empire Pl. A motion was made by Kolander, seconded by Kummer to approve a variance in the required lowest floor elevation (including basement) from 1419.8 to 1417.0 MSL for a new building. Vote to approve: Roll Call: Yeses, Kummer, Kolander, VanDeWalle, Johnson, 4. Noes, 0. Board member Mack was excused and abstained from the vote on this item. Motion Passed. Variance Approved. Case 10-81: Variance to allow parking in the required front yard setback. Applicant: Jane Leite Address: 805 S. Westmoor Drive. Postponed to November 16, 2010. Adjournment A motion was made by Kolander, seconded by VanDeWalle to adjourn the meeting at 8:14 p.m. Vote to adjourn: Roll call: Yeses, Mack, Kummer, Kolander, VanDeWalle, Johnson, 5. Noes, 0. Motion Passed. 3