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HomeMy Public PortalAboutZBAM 2012-07-11DATE: PLACE: PRESENT Board: Staff: Others: Public Hearings and Action Items FRASER ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES Wednesday July 11, 2012 Town Hall Board Room Chairperson Debbie Knutson and Members: Karen Frye, Jim Holahan, Doug Laraby and Steve Sumrall Town Planner Catherine Trotter, Town Clerk Lu Berger See Attached Chair Knutson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Action Item a. Approval of minutes from June 6, 2009. Mr. Sumrall moved, and Mr. Holahan seconded the motion to approve the amended minutes from June 6, 2009. Motion carried: 5 -0. a. Variance request to allow the construction of a garage as the principal use structure on the subject property. The subject property is more legally described as follows: Victoria Village Block M, Lot 1 Ms. Frye moved, and Mr. Laraby seconded the motion to open the Public Hearing on Variance request to allow the construction of a garage as the principal use structure on the subject property. Motion carried: 5 -0. Proof of publication and notification of adjacent property owners was entered into the record. The applicant is the owner of subject property which is located at 821 Quail Drive in the R2 zoning district (Victoria Village, Block M, Lot 1). This variance request is to allow the construction of a garage as the principal use structure on the subject property. It is the interpretation of Town staff that a garage structure in the R2 zone would be considered an accessory building or use, which must be incidental to the primary use of the property. See enclosed Section 16 -1 -40 and 16 -6 -10 of the Fraser Municipal Code. Since there will be no dwelling unit built on the property (at least at this point in time) there is no primary use, so the garage is technically not allowed unless the Board of Adjustment grants a variance to allow the garage to be constructed (if the Board of Adjustment is so inclined). The variance application is enclosed in the packet for your review. The Fraser Town Code specifies that the Board of Adjustment shall furnish a copy of the application to the Board of Trustees for an opinion, which opinion shall be returned to the Board of Adjustment. The following action took place at the Town Board meeting on June 27 2012: seconded the motion that pursuant to the variance provisions of the zoning ordinance, that we forward the following opinion regarding the variance request for 821 Quail Drive: that the variance request be approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Motion carried: 7 -0. Ken and Trudy Rozas (applicant) addressed the Board. Ms. Frye moved, and Mr. Holahan seconded the motion to close the Public Hearing on Variance request to allow the construction of a garage as the principal use structure on the subject property. Motion carried: 5 -0. Ms. Frye moved, and Mr. Sumrall seconded the motion to deny the Variance request to allow the construction of a garage as the principal use structure on the subject property after consideration of the following provisions. Motion carried: 5 -0. Ms. Frye moved and Mr. Laraby seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion carried: 5 -0, Meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m: V A r Lu Berger, Town Clerl�