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11-17-20 CDB adopted minutesMINUTES �S Community Development Board (CDB) Meeting r 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. Community Development Board (CDB) November 17, 2020 Page 1 of 4 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. Community Development Board (CDB) November 17, 2020 Page 2 of 4 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. Community Development Board (CDB) November 17, 2020 Page 3 of 4 5. 6. 7. 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 Community Development Board (CDB) November 17, 2020 Page 4 of 4