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Variance Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes - Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1. Call to Order Chair Daniel Boerigter called to order the Variance Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 2. Roll Call & Introductions City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. Members Present: Chair Daniel Boerigter and Commissioner Jim Doherty. Members Absent: Commissioner Andre Best. Staff present: City Planner Thomas Paschke; Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd; and Economic Development Associate Jamie Radel. 3. Review of Minutes MOTION Member Doherty moved, seconded by Member Boerigter, to approve meeting minutes of September 3, 2008 as presented. Ayes: 2 Nays: 0 Motion carried. 4. Public Hearings a. PLANNING FILE 08-040: Request by Joan Lasser, 3012 Old Highway 8, for a VARIANCE to City Code, Section 1012 (General Requirements) to allow a privacy fence to extend into the required front yard. Chair Boerigter opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 08-040. Associate Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed staff’s analysis of the request to allow construction of a 6.5 foot-tall fence extending in front of the principal structure. Mr. Lloyd advised that Mrs. Lasser was seeking increased privacy and security prompted by a multi-family facility (Talia Place Apartments) abutting the subject side property line, and allowing adequate screening of the parking area from her home and yard. Mr. Lloyd noted that per code, the maximum height for a fence in a front yard was four feet (4’); and that fencing for side yards and/or rear yards was indicated at a maximum of six and one-half feet (6-1/2’). Mr. Lloyd noted that a variance for additional height for a fence in the front yard would serve to screen parking and a dumpster from the adjoining multi-family building. Mr. Lloyd advised that the City’s Code Enforcement Officer had attempted to work with the multi-family property owner to accommodate the dumpster on their property, rather than on public right-of-way. Mr. Lloyd noted that the options on the property itself were limited as the building setbacks were minimal, and various dumpster locations blocked tenant windows. Mr. Lloyd advised that, as per the project report, staff was recommending that the property owner be allowed to proceed with the additional height fence up to the front property line to facilitate screening of the parking and dumpster. Mr. Lloyd advised that staff was further recommending a condition that the existing driveway area, used for parking a recreational vehicle and less than five feet (5’) from the southern property line, be removed and that area planted with grass or otherwise landscaped; to comply with City Code requirements.