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Board of Adjustment <br />Meeting Minutes <br />August 16, 2017 <br />Page6of8 <br />Name <br />Vote <br />Thomas DeJong <br />Yes <br />Debra Williams <br />Yes <br />Leslie Ewy <br />No <br />Lowell Campbell <br />No <br />Andrew Meseck <br />Yes <br />Rob Levinson <br />No <br />Motion passed/failed: <br />Fail <br />Motion fails 3-3 <br />511 Adams Avenue — Variance Request — Case VAR -0073-2017 <br />Ritchie verified the application to be heard this evening is complete, and was mailed to <br />surrounding property owners on July 28, 2017 published in the Boulder Daily Camera on July <br />30, 2017, and the property was posted on posted on July 28, 2017. <br />Campbell moved and Meseck seconded a motion that all requirements have been satisfied and <br />the application submitted by the applicants has been properly filed. Motion passed by <br />unanimous voice vote. <br />Staff Report of Facts and Issues: <br />Ritchie reviewed the location of the property, noted the lot sizes for the RE zone district and <br />summarized the proposal. <br />Staff Recommendations: <br />Staff recommended Board of Adjustment move to approve this variance as it meets all six <br />criteria. <br />Commission Questions of Staff: <br />Meseck asked if staff knew how many or if there are any under 8,000 square feet. <br />Ritchie said she does not know exactly how many, but that there are a few that are under <br />8,000. <br />Williams asked if the roof will have different articulations once the addition is built. <br />Ritchie said the applicant has a presentation showing the exterior elevations. <br />Applicant Presentation: <br />Applicant: Tim and Anita Fromm, 511 Adams Ave <br />Tim Fromm stated that his home is 1700 square feet with 20.1% lot coverage. They are adding <br />the addition to the backyard. His wife, Anita Fromm, has medical problems with her knees, <br />shins, and ankles causing a difficult time to go up and down the stairs. They have been living in <br />this home for two years and have decided that with Anita's medical problems, they need to <br />expand out instead of up. There are functional issues with the home's layout such as the <br />bedroom is too narrow and the ceiling is slanted in the bedroom. Fromm mentioned that there <br />addition is not going to become two stories, and that on the south side, the addition will be <br />pushing back ten feet from existing structure. <br />Commission Questions of Applicant: <br />DeJong asked if there was any tree work being done. <br />