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<br /> <br /> <br />Board of Adjustments Minutes <br />August 26, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />2. The variance is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, which anticipates <br />orderly residential development supported by zoning standards. Granting the <br />variance would conflict with the implementing ordinances that guide residential <br />scale and character. <br />3. The property can be reasonably used without the variance, as the zoning ordinance <br />already permits a 1,000 square foot ADU and accessory structures up to 2,500 <br />square feet. A compliant ADU and garage could be constructed without exceeding <br />size limits. <br />4. The plight of the applicant is not due to circumstances unique to the property, but <br />rather a result of the existing home and garage design, which does not justify <br />exceeding ordinance limits. Economic considerations or design preferences do not <br />constitute practical difficulties. <br />5. Granting the variance could alter the essential character of the locality, as the size <br />of the proposed ADU may compete in scale with principal dwellings, changing the <br />intended residential character of the R-1a district. <br /> Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />The variance will go before the City Council at the September 15, 2025 meeting. <br /> <br /> 5.2 Variance: Minimum Lot Size, Gavin Hemmer - 13631 192 1/2 Ave NW <br /> Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. The applicant is proposing a smaller lot size for Lots 2 and 3 <br />than the 2.5 acre standard. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zahler asked for clarification on the location of the railroad and easements which Mr. <br />Carlton showed on the map. <br /> <br />Acting Chair Booth opened the public hearing. There being no one to speak to this matter, Acting <br />Chair Booth closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Rydberg questioned if some of the land from Lot 4 could be transferred to the two <br />smaller lots to make up some of the difference. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zahler clarified that the combination of the two smaller lots would be 3.2 acres. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Zahler and seconded by Commissioner Kaba to approve the <br />variance request from Gavin Hemmer to support a subdivision of land with two lots below <br />the 2.5 acre minimum lot size, as the following standards have been met: <br />1. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance are met. <br />2. The property has a land use guidance for residential, and the proposed single-family <br />residential use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. <br />3. The proposed use is reasonable and is permitted in the zoning ordinance. <br />4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property, not a <br />consequence of the petitioner's own action or inaction. <br />5. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality. Motion carried 3-1. <br />Commissioner Rydberg opposed. <br /> <br />Page 4 of 84