[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT, I GUESS, HERE WE GO. [Zoning Board of Adjustments on May 4, 2022.] GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO ORDER FOR A REGULAR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY THE 4TH AT 3:30 PM. I CAN SEE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AT THIS TIME, BILL'S REMOTED IN FROM NEVADA, I BELIEVE. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, GOOD. CAN WE CALL THE ATTENDANCE, PLEASE? BOARD MEMBER BIKOVA. HERE. BOARD MEMBER CLEMENT. PRESENT. CHAIRPERSON GALLETTI. VICE CHAIRPERSON GIRNDT. HERE. BOARD MEMBER HOLLAWAY. HERE. BOARD MEMBER RAILEY. HERE. BOARD MEMBER SYLER. HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE SIGN UP-- SIGN IN SHEET? SOMEONE? SO WE CAN GET EVERYBODY TO SIGN IT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, I'LL MOVE ON. DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? HEARING NONE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 4, APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. HAS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THROUGH IT? OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. DO I HEAR A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NON AGENDA ITEMS. ANYONE? MOVING ON. NUMBER SIX, NEW BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEARINGS. YOU CAN CALL THE CASE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHTY. I BELIEVE WE ONLY HAVE ONE CASE TODAY, THAT'S 22Z-004 AT 402 17TH STREET. THIS IS A VARIANCE FOR MINIMUM LOT AREA. THERE WERE 30 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT, NONE OF THOSE RETURNED. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM ARTICLE 3 ADDENDUM IN ORDER TO REDUCE REQUIRED MINIMUM LOT AREA FROM 2500 SQUARE FOOT TO LESS THAN THAT. THE LOT CURRENTLY HOLDS THREE INDIVIDUAL HOMES EQUALLY SPACED [INAUDIBLE] LOT MORE OR LESS ALL FACING 17TH STREET. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT AREA FROM 2500 SQUARE FOOT IN ORDER TO PLACE EACH HOUSE ON ITS OWN SEPARATE PARCEL. THE EXISTING LOT OF 120 FOOT LONG AND A LITTLE OVER 46 FEET WIDE AT THE MARKET STREET RIGHT OF WAY WITH AN AREA OF 5550 SQUARE FOOT. THE EXISTING SURVEY AND PROPOSED REPLAT ARE INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT EIGHT OF THE STAFF REPORT. SO THE REQUESTED VARIANCE, NORMALLY THE MINIMUM SIZE WOULD BE 2500 SQUARE FOOT IN R3 ZONING, THE REQUESTED VARIANCE WOULD BE FOR 1773 SQUARE FOOT, THAT WOULD BE THE SMALLEST LOT, THE LARGEST LOT WOULD BE 1962 SQUARE FOOT. PLEASE NOTE THE APPROVAL STANDARDS FOR VARIANCES IN THE STAFF REPORT. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THE APPLICANT'S NARRATIVE ALSO IN THE STAFF REPORT AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. HMM. SURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CATHERINE. SO HERE WE HAVE THE EXISTING SURVEY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THOSE THREE HOUSES, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN THERE SINCE THE 1900S. SO THIS IS ALL HISTORIC CONSTRUCTION. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE EXISTING FENCES ARE, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED REPLAT WHERE IT PRETTY MUCH FOLLOWS THE EXISTING FENCES AND [INAUDIBLE] PUT EACH OF THOSE HOUSES ON THEIR OWN SEPARATE LOTS. AND WE HAVE A LITTLE PHOTO OF THOSE HOUSES AS SEEN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET. WE ALSO HAVE THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST. [00:05:04] AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, MA'AM. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, WHEN AN APPLICANT SUBMITS A NARRATIVE IN SUPPORT OF THEIR POSITION, DOES STAFF VERIFY THAT TO BE TRUE AND FACTUAL? ON ZBA'S STAFF, OF COURSE, DOESN'T MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. SO WE WILL JUST BASICALLY PRESENT THE APPLICANT'S NARRATIVE AS THE APPLICANT HAS PRESENTED TO US. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED, SO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OF, WE WILL OFTEN GET WITH THE APPLICANT AND GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY VERIFY EVERYTHING. I PROMISE YOU. YEAH. BILL, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO. DID THE LANDMARK COMMISSION MEET AND DISCUSS THIS? I BELIEVE THAT THE LANDMARK COMMISSION DID NOT. I THINK THAT LEGAL IF I UNDERSTAND [INAUDIBLE], I WAS NOT HERE PERSONALLY, BUT I IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECT, LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAD DETERMINED THAT LANDMARK ACTION DID NOT NEED TO HEAR IT. OKAY. OKAY. I WANTED THEIR FEEDBACK IF IN FACT THEY HAD [INAUDIBLE]. OTHER THAN THAT, I MAY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS CASE, AND THE APPLICANT MAY COME UP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE, SIGN THE SIGN IN SHEET AND TELL US WHAT YOU GOT. MY NAME IS BROOK PAYSSE, AND I'M THE OWNER AND APPLICANT. SO I'M REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR ALL THREE HOMES. THEY ARE ALREADY ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSES. SO IT'S--. RIGHT NOW IT'S PLOTTED UNDER 402 17TH STREET. BUT I'D LIKE TO DO 402, 406 AND 412. THEY'RE ALL ALREADY INDIVIDUALLY METERED, HAVE THEIR OWN YARDS, ALL SEPARATE ELECTRIC, WATER, EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, YOU CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE. NOBODY WOULD EVEN KNOW THAT THEY'RE PLATTED TO BE THE SAME. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE BUILT PRIOR TO THIS 2500 LOT MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT PLATTED ON TO ONE. I BELIEVE MY FATHER MIGHT HAVE DONE THAT FOR TAX PURPOSES, BUT NOW I'M LOOKING TO BREAK THEM UP BECAUSE OWNING ALL THREE OF THEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE IN THE EAST END HISTORICAL DISTRICT REQUIRES VERY SPECIFIC MATERIAL TO BE USED, AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST SELL TO AN INVESTOR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE RESIDENTS LIVING WITH US, SO THEY RENT FROM US. SO I LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BUY OR SOMEONE ELSE TO BUY. BUT MY DAD GREW UP IN THE MIDDLE HOUSE, SO I WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO KEEP THAT ONE. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NONE? I'M LOOKING AT BILL UP THERE SEE IF HE'S GOING TO SAY ANYTHING. NO, I WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF--. LOOKING AT THEIR COMMENTS ON THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. I'M GOOD. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? ALL RIGHTY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK HERE TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OH. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WE--. GO AHEAD. IT IS THE BEST PRACTICE TO FOLLOW THE WORDS ON THE SHEET INSERTING WHAT THE SPECIAL CONDITION IS. YES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE [00:10:05] ENFORCEMENT OF THE STRICT . VARIANCE WILL NOT HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE CURRENT OR FUTURE USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES FOR PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY ARE ZONED PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE DEGREE OF VARIANCE ALLOWED IT WAS VERY GOOD, BUT YOU NEED TO STATE WHAT THE SPECIAL CONDITION IS. AND THE SPECIAL CONDITION IS THAT THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE HOUSES ON ONE LOT GOOD? YES. SOUNDS GREAT. AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A SECOND. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO? OKAY, THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. AND HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THE VOTE SINCE BILL IS REMOTE? WE'LL DO VOICE VOTE. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. BY THE ROLL CALL. OH, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. SO. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. BOARD MEMBER BIKOVA. IN FAVOR. BOARD MEMBER CLEMENT. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON GIRNDT. YES. BOARD MEMBER RAILEY. APPROVE. BOARD MEMBER SYLER. YES. THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME FLIP BACK OVER HERE TO MY AGENDA, SEE WHERE WE ARE. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? NO FURTHER BUSINESS. NOTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, THEN WE'LL ADJOURN. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANKS, BILL. YOU BET. HAVE A GOOD WEEK. YOU TOO. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.