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Board of Adjustments Minutes <br />June 23, 2020 <br />Page 2 <br />infrastructure interchange on and around the subject parcel as outlined in the Gravel <br />Mining Plan. <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated relocation of the proposed structure further north on the <br />applicant's property may be possible but stated it is not a unique situation and staff's <br />viewpoint would not change. He stated the future interchange plans are not set in <br />stone and may change in the future. <br />Commissioner Beise asked if a smaller building could be proposed. <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated the applicant would be allowed to build up to approximately a <br />1500 sq. ft. building without a variance and that option was discussed with the <br />applicant <br />Chair Larson -Vito opened the public hearing. <br />Tim Thomsen —11631 219`" Ave NW — stated he was the applicant and explained <br />he has no garage on his property to store a car in winter or any other items. He has <br />tractors and trailers stored outdoors and noted it would be nice to secure his <br />equipment. He stated one shed is used mainly for the dog kennel business but needs <br />more storage space. He indicated he had the support from the neighboring <br />businesses by submitting a letter of support from Greenscape Companies and noted <br />Plaisted's were also in support of the variance. <br />There being no one to speak, Chair Larson -Vito closed the public hearing. <br />Mr. Leeseberg explained to the Commission that Mr. Thomsen experiences racetrack <br />dust from activity from ERX and would also like the accessory structure to prevent <br />the dust from covering his items. <br />Chair Larson -Vito indicated she felt the property itself was not necessarily unique, <br />but the surrounding business and circumstances made this a unique situation and she <br />did not feel the request was a huge overage. She stated she knows as a board they <br />prefer to keep things stored inside to keep agricultural properties tidy. <br />Commissioner Johnson agreed with Chair Larson -Vito and noted having ERX next <br />door as a neighbor was not typical and felt it creates uniqueness. He stated securing <br />equipment on your property seemed necessary for running a business and he was <br />open to approving the request. He was concerned that the amount of square footage <br />exceeding what is allowed in that district was high. <br />Commissioner Thiel asked how the Board has approved a variance overage like this <br />historically and noted this request seems excessive. <br />Mr. Leeseberg indicated in the almost 20 years he has been reviewing these types of <br />cases, there was only one other similar request and it involved squaring off a building <br />for 1000 sq. ft. over the allowed square footage. He recalled the Board of <br />NATURE <br />