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Board of Adjustment Minutes September 21, 2011 A Board of Adjustment meeting was held on September 21, 2011 in the EOC Room in the basement of City Hall. The meeting commenced at 6:30 pm. Members Present Members Absent John Solodar, Chairperson Fannye Houston Deborah Arbogast Mike Krivonak Peggy Holly Mary Johnson Kathy Straatmann Staff Present Ray Lai, Deputy Director of Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Zach Greatens, Planner 1. Approval of Minutes The minutes from the August 17, 2011 Board of Adjustment meeting were approved. The Chairperson announced a change in the order of the agenda. The second and third agenda items were switched. Case number 11-02776, a variance request at 7449 Trenton Avenue was heard prior to case number 11-01775, a variance request at 8390 Delmar Boulevard. 2. Case # 11-02776 7449 Trenton Avenue Robert Smorodin and Lauren Shields (property owners) requested two variances: 1) to construct a carport maintaining a side yard setback of 1.48 feet in lieu of five (5) feet as required by Section 34-30.5.2.a.2 of the Zoning Code, and 2) to construct a carport with a roof overhang maintaining a side yard setback of 0.15 feet in lieu of three (3) feet as required by Section 34- 55.1.4.b of the Zoning Code for the single-family dwelling in the SR Single Family Residential District. Both variances were approved by a vote of 4 to 0. (Deborah Arbogast entered the meeting after all presentations by staff and the applicant and did not vote.) 3. Case # 11-01775 8390 Delmar Boulevard Kent Evans with Delmar, LLC requested a variance to eliminate the requirement for a sight- proof fence or wall of six (6) to eight (8) feet in height, serving as screening between non- residential and residential zoning districts, as required by Section 34-60.2.1.b of the Zoning Code for the proposed commercial development in the GC General Commercial District. The variance was approved by a vote of 5 to 0 with the condition that additional, heavy evergreen landscaping providing a sight-proof effect in addition to deciduous canopy trees be installed as approved by the Department of Community Development in conjunction with the Forestry Supervisor. Evergreen trees shall be at least 6 feet in height and deciduous canopy trees shall have a caliper size of at least 2.5 inches. Removal of the trees to the southeast of the proposed commercial development, near the property at 8341 Delcrest Drive, shall be prohibited. The Chairperson also suggested that an irrigation system be installed to maintain the landscaping. tm; E