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Agenda for City Board of Adjustment

  CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
AGENDA-Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
Miller Building, 1st Floor Conference Room
2825 3rd Avenue North, Billings, Montana  
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
 
**ATTENTION**
In the event a quorum of the Council is present, no City-related decisions will be made during this meeting or event.

Citizens are invited to: Public comment will be taken only during the Public Comment periods as indicated on the agenda and during the Public Hearings, if any are scheduled, under the Regular agenda. Comments may be sent to Board via email before 10:00 AM on the meeting date. All emails received prior to this time will be read into the record for the public hearing.  Comments may be submitted by:
  • Mail: City/County Planning Division, 2825 3rd Ave N 4th Floor,  Billings, MT 59101
    • Email: bartleyr@billingsmt.gov
  • Call in during the Public Comment periods as indicated on the agenda:
    • Citizens may call in during specific Public Comment periods at 406.237.6165.
      All callers will be placed in a queued system and are asked to remain on hold and be patient. Calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. Callers will be limited to 3 minutes of testimony as is customary.
      Future delivery methods may be explored as best practice is learned.

      Please direct questions to Administrative Secretary Robbin Bartley at bartleyr@billingsmt.gov or 406-247-8676
Call the meeting to order.
 
Introduction of City Board of Adjustment Members and Planning Department Staff.
 
Public Comment
 
Approval of Minutes:
 
The minutes of the Board meeting of March 2, 2022 and April 6, 2022.
 
 Disclosure of any Conflict of Interest-Members of the Commission and Staff
 
Disclosure of an Outside (Ex Parte Communication)-Members of the Commission and Staff
a.The Exparté Communication Binder is available at the Sign-In and Agenda Station.
 
Regular Business:
 
A.
Opening of public hearings.
 
B.
Reading of rules for the procedure by which the public hearings will be conducted.
 
C.
Reading of notices of the public hearings on the following items:
 
Public Hearings:
 
a.
Return Item - City Variance 1343 – 3840 Zoo Drive – Parking Siting - A variance from Section 27-409  requiring surface area parking located to the side and rear of the principal structure, to allow parking in the front of the principal structure in a Heavy Commercial (CX) zone, on Lots, 4 – 8 and 9A, Block 2, Shiloh Business Park Subdivision, a 24.91-acre parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow the development of a new Costco facility.
 
b.
City Variance 1344  – Classy & Sassy Kiosks – A variance to allow Group 3 temporary use structures larger than 120 sf at 1508 Main St, 1221 6th Ave. N & 1313 Broadwater. A variance from Section 27-1009(A)(3)(b)(4)(i) requiring a Group 3 temporary use structure to be a maximum floor area of 120 square feet to allow: 1) a 200 square foot structure in a Corridor Mixed Use 1(CMU1) zone on Block 2, Lot 1, Arrowhead Sub. a 14,724 square foot parcel of land located at 1508 Main St.; 2) a 150 square foot structure in a East Billings Central Works (EBURD-CW) zone, on Block 4, Lot 23, North Park Sub., a 37,500 sf parcel of land located at 1221 6th Ave. N; and 3) a 200 square foot structure in a Corridor Mixed Use 2 (CMU2) zone, on COS 568, Parcel C, a 5.057 acre parcel of land located at 1313 Broadwater Ave. The purpose of the variance is to allow Group 3 temporary use structures at the described locations larger than the maximum allowed floor area 120 square feet. Group 3 temporary uses may be located on property indefinitely but require a yearly renewal of the temporary use permit by the City. Tax IDs: D02554, A12100, D01319.
 
 
Other Business/Announcements
 
Adjournment
 
A public comment phone line is available for on-line viewers to provide testimony during the specific Public Comment periods announced by the Chairman during the hearings. The call in phone number is (406) 237-6165. All callers will be in a queued system and are asked to remain on hold and be patient. Calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. Callers will be restricted to 3 minutes of testimony as is customary.  Written comments may also be sent to Board via email to cromwelln@billingsmt.gov , keithe@billingsmt.gov or bartleyr@billingsmt.gov before 1:00 PM on Wednesday May 4, 2022. All emails received prior to this time will become part of the record for the public hearings.

Public hearings are accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. Special arrangements for participation in the public hearings by individuals with hearing, speech, or vision impairment may be made upon request at least three days prior to the hearing. Please notify Robbin Bartley, Administrative Assistant, at 247-8676 or e-mail to bartleyr@billingsmt.gov