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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: MALCOLM FLEMING, CITY MANAGER <br />DATE: MAY 10, 2011 <br />SUBJECT: UPDATE/DISCUSSION – BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (BOA) <br />ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT <br /> ON BEHALF OF THE BOA <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />The Board of Adjustment (BOA) is a six member quasi-judicial board that hears and decides <br />requests for variances from the City’s zoning ordinance. It also hears and decides floodplain <br />development permits and appeals of administrative zoning and floodplain decisions. <br />BOARD MEMBERS: <br />The current board members are: Erik Jasiak, Chair; Chris Fuller, Vice-chair; Horst Loeblich, <br />James Stuart, Gunnar Malmquist, and Wayne Chancellor. Larry Brassem serves as the <br />associate member. All of the positions on the Board of Adjustment are currently full. <br />2010 SUMMARY: <br />The BOA heard three variance requests in 2010. All of the cases dealt with variances for <br />properties in the Old Town Overlay District.One of the cases requested relief from minimum <br />lot size requirements to permit a division of one lot into two. The other two requests were for <br />relief from the minimum building separation requirements and the minimum roof pitch <br />requirement. All of the cases heard by the Board of Adjustment in 2010 were approved. <br />SUMMARY TABLE: <br />The table below provides a brief summary of each requested variance. <br />AddressRequest ChapterOld Town Outcome <br />of LMC Overlay? <br />1024 Grant Reduction in building 17.16.030Yes Approved <br />Avenueseparation requirement <br />105Reduction in lot size, lot 17.12.040Yes Approved <br />Rooseveltwidth, and minimum lot <br />Avenuesize for a dwelling unit <br />1324 Grant Relief from 6:12 roof 17.16.030Yes Approved <br />Avenuepitch requirement <br />SUBJECT AGENDA ITEM <br />UDPATE/DISCUSSION – BOARD OF <br />ADJUSTMENT (BOA) <br />II <br />2 <br /> <br />