Zoning Administrator

- Good evening. I'd like to call together the zoning administrator meeting for July 11th, so, and we, and, oh, excuse me, we're gonna go into the first item on the agenda, which is public comment. This is the time on the agenda that if there's anyone in the audience that would like to speak on a item that is not on the agenda, they can do so at this time. Is there anyone in the virtual audience that would like to speak on a item on the agenda? Does not appear that we have any members in the virtual audience, let the record state that, so we will close the public comment period of the agenda and we'll move on to the public hearing item. There's one public hearing item for the evening. The first item is to conduct a public hearing and adopt Resolution 24-10, approving a request for a variance to reduce the minimum side yard setback from five feet to one feet and construct a 240-square-foot detached garage located at 1325 Court Street, and we have project planner, Daniel Gordon, who'd like to make a brief presentation. - Yes, thank you, Administrator Bergman. So, as you mentioned, we have a request for a variance for a reduced side setback in this zoning district, a five-foot side setback for a garage of the sizes required, and the applicant, Charlotte Riga, is requesting a one-foot setback for a 240-square-foot detached garage. I would note that a garage with one-foot rear and side setbacks did exist at this location and was demolished by a prior owner not too long ago, and so the applicant is seeking something that would be more in conformance than the previous garage as well as approving this variance would allow the non-conforming parking situation to be rectified, since one covered parking space and one uncovered parking space is required in this district. Currently, there are no covered parking spaces, so staff is recommending approval of this variance. - Okay. And it appears that there is, the applicant is not present tonight, is that correct? - The applicant indicated it might be difficult to join. They're in Denmark. It's 1:00 a.m. there. I told her it was not necessary, but she said she would try, but I don't think we need to wait for her. - Yeah, it looks like we have no attendees on at this time. I will open the public hearing but seeing that we have no attendees on, we will close the public hearing and bring it back before the zoning administrator. Thank you for the thorough staff report. I have reviewed everything and I do concur with the findings in which you've made, seeing that this will be able to provide some conformance to the property as well as the efforts that the applicant has made to improve the non-conforming situation, and given the small lots and the surrounding properties who have similar situations, I think it does fit into the character of the neighborhood just fine. So, with that, I will approve, or adopt, excuse me, Resolution 24-10, approving a request for a variance to reduce the minimum required side yard setback from five feet to one feet and to construct a 240-square-foot detached garage at 1325 Court Street, and at this time, should anyone listen to this as part of the playbacks, there is a 10-day appeal period in which someone can submit their appeal at the city hall, and that's it. So, with that, I will adjourn the meeting, and have a good evening.