Laserfiche WebLink
Board of Adjustments Minutes Page 2 <br />August 27, 2019 <br />----------------------------- <br />Mr. Brenzel stated the applicant has 2,000 sq. ft. accessory structure area to build but <br />they would have to tear one down to build another larger one. <br /> <br />Commissioner Rydberg asked if staff met with or discussed these options with the <br />applicant. <br /> <br />Mr. Brenzel stated they sent the applicant two concepts for them to consider that <br />wouldn’t require a variance and haven’t yet received any feedback from them. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ovall asked about the driveway location on Vance but the property <br />has a Ulysses Street address. <br /> <br />Mr. Brenzel explained houses on corner lots are considered to have two front yards <br />so they wouldn’t have two front yard setbacks if they weren’t on a corner lot. <br /> <br />Chair Johnson opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Unidentified property owner two houses away indicated there is a ‘for sale’ sign on <br />this property and asked why. He also asked if there is more than one family living in <br />the house. <br /> <br />Chair Johnson stated his concerns don’t pertain or affect tonight’s request for a <br />variance. <br /> <br />Svetlana Vainelovich, the applicant’s wife, spoke and stated only she, her husband, <br />and their seven children live at the property. She explained they own two vehicles, <br />and sometimes there will be other vehicles there when family visits. She stated <br />they’ve had their home on the market for some time but have been unable to sell it, <br />and they cannot find a big enough house for their family at the right price, so they <br />are choosing to stay in the home and remodel it. <br /> <br />Chair Johnson asked if they had reviewed the two concepts the city provided, either <br />by making the garage smaller or repositioning it to fit into the setbacks or modifying <br />their current accessory structures to build a detached garage. <br /> <br />Ms. Vainelovich stated they would like to think about it as their large van is tall and <br />doesn’t fit into a regular-sized garage. <br /> <br />There being no one to speak, Chair Johnson closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Larson-Vito stated she couldn’t support approving the variance in <br />good faith based upon Condition 4, noting there seem to be several other options <br />available that could be explored that will meet the zoning code and does not require <br />a variance. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thiel echoed Commissioner Larson-Vito’s comment. <br /> <br />