Board of Adjustment - March 23, 2021 Minutes
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Adjustment of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
The Members present or absent were as follows:
Present: Deb Wendel-Daub, Jared Heller, Michael Love, Mike Mitchell
Absent: Matthew Boreen
Chair Love called the meeting to order.
Item 1: Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of November 24, 2020
Member Wendel-Daub moved the minutes of the November 24, 2020 Board of Adjustment meeting be approved. Second by Member Heller. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item 2: New Business
a) Variance Request – 2805 64th Avenue South: APPROVED
Request for a variance of Section 20-0403 of the LDC. The requested variance is to allow a detached garage to exceed the maximum height for accessory structures in the SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential zoning district.
Assistant Planner Maggie Squyer presented the staff report and reviewed the criteria used during staff’s analysis of the application. Ms. Squyer stated staff is recommending denial, as the review criteria (a) and (c) have not been met.
Applicant Chris Schuler, Century Builders, spoke on behalf of the application.
Discussion was held on the proposed height of the garage in relation to the existing home, the evaluation criteria, and the surrounding properties.
Member Wendel-Daub moved to approve the variance to allow the proposed detached garage to exceed the maximum height allowed in the SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential zoning district. Second by Member Mitchell.
Discussion was held concerning added height limitations to the motion.
Member Wendel-Daub amended her motion and moved to approve the variance to allow the accessory building height to be 18 feet 8 inches for the proposed attached garage to exceed the maximum height in the SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential zoning district. Second by Member Heller.
Staff clarified the proposed garage is detached, not attached.
Members Wendel-Daub and Heller withdrew their motions.
Member Wendel-Daub moved to approve the variance to allow the proposed detached garage to exceed the maximum height allowed and the accessory building height to be approved at 18 feet 8 inches in the SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential zoning district. Second by Member Heller. Upon call of the roll Members Wendel-Daub, Heller, Mitchell, and Love voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Boreen. The motion was declared carried.
Item 3: Other Business
No other business was presented.
Item 4: Adjournment
Member Heller moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:24 a.m. Second by Member Mitchell. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.