11-17-20 CDB adopted minutesMINUTES
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 6:00 PM
Commission Chamber
Present: Linda Lanier, Member (via Zoom)
Jennifer Lagner, Member
Kirk Hansen, Chair
James Moyer, Member
Sylvia Simtnons, Member (via Zoom)
Jeff Haynie, Member
Absent: Brian Major, Member
Also Present: Brenna Durden, City Attorney (CA)
Valerie Jones, Recording Clerk
Amanda Askew, Planning and Community Development Director (PCDD)
Brian Broedell, Principal Planner
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chau Hansen.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approved minutes of the October 20, 2020 regular meeting of the Community
Development Board.
MOTION: To approve the minutes of the October 20, 2020 regular meeting of the
Community Development Board.
Motion: Jeff Haynie
Second: Jennifer Lagner
Linda Lanier
For
Jennifer Lagner (Seconded By)
For
Kirk Hansen
For
James Moyer
For
Sylvia Sininzons
For
Jeff Haynie (Moved By)
For
Motion passed 6 to 0.
3. OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
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4. NEW BUSINESS
A. ZVAR20-0017 PUBLIC HEARING (Maryann Lambertson)
Request for a variance to increase the structural projection allowed into the
front yard and increase the maximum fence height allowed in the front yard
at 89 Dewees Avenue.
STAFF REPORT: Planner Broedell presented the information as explained in the
staff report. He also provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Ms. Lanier asked if the part of the home that encroaches into the setback was removed,
is there anything in the code that allows the new addition to be grandfathered. Planner
Broedell said it could not. Ms. Simmons had questions regarding the 6' foot fence on
the west side of the property. Planner Broedell said that was allowed because it is in
the side yard. Mr. Moyer asked if there was any height restriction on landscaping for
the front yard. Plainer Broedell said only for corner lots in regards to traffic and
visibility issues.
Ms. Durden held the swearing in of both applicants and all public speakers.
APPLICANT COMMENT: Maryann Lambertson introduced herself as the owner of
the property. She explained her goal of bringing it back to its original structure built in
1961 by Bill Morgan. Ms. Lambertson said that she has spoken to her surrounding
neighbors and they are in support of the project.
Ms. Simmons asked about the front addition that the applicant said was open air. Ms.
Lambertson said the walls are solid and the top is open.
Chris Lambertson, the builder for the project, explained that the house had been
changed and pieced together since it was designed by Bill Morgan. He said the Ms.
Lambertson said that when the 2 -story front addition is removed they are trying to
create a space for private outdoor seating. Ms. Lanier asked what the interior square
footage was.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Chair Hansen opened the floor to public comment. There
were no public comments.
BOARD DISCUSSION: Ms. Lanier spoke about the history of the home and would
like to work with the owner to make it a livable. She liked that the owner wanted to
keep the structure and not tear it down and build a huge house. Ms. Simmons felt like
the front fence/wall was too tall but agreed that she would like to work with the owner.
Mr. Moyer also took issue with the fence height. Mr. Haynie didn't see where the
request had met any of the conditions for approval. Ms. Lagner was conflicted due to
the history of the home but also felt that it had not met any of the conditions. Chair
Hansen didn't have an issue with it going over the setback line as it currently does. He
did have trouble with the fence in the front yard and its height.
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MOTION. • To APPROVE ZVAR20-0017 with the condition to tear down the non-
conforming portion, allow the pergola and require the portion of the fence encroaching into the
20' setback be 4' tall.
Motion: Sylvia Simmons
Second. Linda Lanier
Linda Lanier (Seconded By)
For
Jennifer Lagner
For
Kirk Hansen
For
James Moyer
For
Sylvia Sinznzons (Moved By)
For
Jeff Haynie
Against
Motion passed 5 to 1.
B. ZVAR20-0018 PUBLIC HEARING (Chris Lambertson)
Request for a variance from Section 24-82 to exceed the maximum side yard
projection at 272 3rd Street.
STAFF REPORT: Director Askew presented the information as explained in the staff
report. She also provided a PowerPoint presentation. Director Askew informed the
Board that there were 2 emails with public comments regarding this variance.
APPLICANT COMMENT: Chris Lambertson of 960 Paradise Circle introduced
himself as the applicant. He explained that he was trying to get a more aesthetic look
to the porch by extending the depth into the corner side yard. Mr. Lambertson said he
couldn't put his garage on 3rd Street because there wasn't enough depth to park your
car without it hanging out into the road. He said his hardship is that it's a corner lot, a
sub -standard size lot on a busy street. Mr. Lambertson said the porch would be 5 feet
from the property line, not the street.
Ms. Simmons explained that she had a similar situation with her home so her porch
ended up with a 2' deep porch where the pillars close to the front of the house. Mr.
Lambertson said that is what they would do if the variance isn't approved. He said it
wouldn't be as attractive as the current design.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Ken Brown of 42 3rd Street agreed that architectural
embellishments are important and he spoke in favor of the variance. Mary Beth
Koechlin of 276 Ocean Boulevard introduced herself as the neighbor and spoke against
the variance and in favor of the code. Kira Mauro of 317 East Coast Drive introduced
herself as a neighbor. She spoke against the variance due to the adverse effects it
would have in regards to beach parking and blocking her driveway.
BOARD DISCUSSION: The board discussed the lack of a condition for approval.
Chair Hansen agreed that the aesthetics don't warrant the approval of a variance.
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Attest:
MOTION: To DENY ZVAR20-0019 due to the lack of a condition in Sec. 24-65(c) to
approve.
Motion: Linda Lanier
Second: Jennifer Lagner
Linda Lanier (Moved By)
For
Jennifer Lagner (Seconded By)
For
Kirk Hansen
For
James Moyer
For
Sylvia Simmons
For
Jeff Haynie
For
Motion passed 6 to 0.
REPORTS
There were no reports.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no fiu-ther comments.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Chair Hansen declared the meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
Amanda sl ew
Kirk Hansen, Chair
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