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Variance Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes – Wednesday, July 1, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Murphy called to order the Variance Board meeting at approximately 5:30 p.m. and 2 reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 3 2. Roll Call & Introductions 4 At the request of Member Murphy, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair Robert Murphy, Vice Chair James Daire, and Commissioner Chuck 6 Gitzen 7 Others Present: Alternate Variance Board Member Michael Boguszewski 8 Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke and Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd 9 3. Review of Minutes 10 MOTION 11 Member Daire moved, seconded by Member Gitzen to approve meeting minutes of June 3, 12 2015 as presented. 13 Ayes: 3 14 Nays: 0 15 Motion carried. 16 4. Public Hearings 17 Chair Murphy reviewed the protocol for public hearings and subsequent process. 18 a. PLANNING FILE No. 15-013 19 Request by North American Banking, owner of the property at 2230 Albert Street, 20 for a variance to Roseville City Code, Section 1005.02.F (Materials), for a greater 21 use of metal siding on a building exterior 22 Chair Murphy opened the public hearing at approximately 5:32 p.m. 23 City Planner Thomas Paschke summarized the request for this case as detailed in the 24 project report dated July 1, 2015 and attachments. Mr. Paschke reviewed various code 25 requirements, requested variances, and staff’s analysis of those specifics as a 26 prerequisite for approval. 27 Mr. Paschke noted the Bank is planning a complete and major remodeling of the 28 Roseville branch, originally constructed as a U. S. Post Office in 1965, later remodeled 29 into a law firm, and then morphing into the current bank use in 1998. Mr. Paschke 30 advised that the proposed metal siding material for the exterior dos not conform to 31 current zoning code. Mr. Paschke noted the unique aspects of this older building and 32 need to update the exterior and challenges in modifying materials for a more modern 33 appeal, while still complementing the existing 1965 brick work that will remain, and 34 provide balance and some uniformity on all sides of the building. 35 Member Daire noted last month’s variance request by Pizza Lucé and this request 36 involved metal siding to be architecturally pleasing that had been discouraged in the past 37 to avoid the use of corrugated type material for siding. Member Daire suggested an 38 amendment to zoning code text, it may serve to allow material review as an 39 administrative variance versus formal hearing before the Variance Board. 40 Mr. Paschke reported that such a text revision was on staff’s radar for future approval by 41 the Planning Commission to amend code as industry standards have changed since 42 adopting the zoning code with materials now more aesthetically pleasing even beyond 43 this type of material. 44