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CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA-Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 6:00 p.m. Miller Building, 1st Floor Conference Room 2825 3rd Avenue North, Billings, Montana |
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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:
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Call the meeting to order.
Introduction of City Board of Adjustment Members and Planning Department Staff.
Public Comment
Approval of Minutes:
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The minutes of the Board meeting of June 1, 2022 and July 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.
a.The Exparté Communication Binder is available at the Sign-In and Agenda Station.
Regular Business:
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Opening of public hearings.
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Reading of rules for the procedure by which the public hearings will be conducted.
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Reading of notices of the public hearings on the following items:
Public Hearings:
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Return Item - City Variance
1346 – 1310 30th St. W –Increase building height to 49 feet - A variance from the Cardwell Ranch East 80 Planned Development, Article VI.C.3 requiring a 40-foot maximum height for multi-family structures to allow 49 feet on Lot 15A, Block 2 Cardwell Ranch Subdivision 1st Filing, a 6.88-acre parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow an increase in maximum height for Cardwell Ranch Apartment Homes to develop a roof design that complies with the aesthetic intent of the Cardwell Ranch Design Standards.
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City Variance 1349 – 1144 N 27th St. – Height within setback to adjacent zone
- A variance from 27-504 requiring a maximum building height of 50 feet within 150 feet of a CMU1 zone district to allow a maximum building height up to 155 feet for a 70 foot wide section of the proposed building's east elevation 115 feet west of a CMU1 zone district; and a building height up to 145 feet for a diagonal portion of the north west building elevation 100 feet south and east of a CMU1 zone district. The property is within a Public Campus – Medical (P3 – Medical) zone, legally described as Northside Add 3rd filing, Block 9, Lots 1 through 48 (LESS 1000 SQ FT STREET 1996) (Less ROW 2019); and Normal Subdivision Block 1, Lots 1 through 21, Block 2 Lots 1 through 9, 10A, 10B, 12, 13, 14, & 15, and the adjacent vacated alley; Normal Subdivision 2nd filing, Block 1, Lots 22 through 40, unplatted land between the vacated alley and lots adjacent to the vacated alley; Normal Subdivision 3rd filing, Block 1, Lots 2 (Less ROW); C.O.S. 934 Tracts 1 and 2, for total lot area of 9.29 acres. The purpose of the variance is to allow a minor encroachment of a taller building into a setback from CMU1 in two locations to accommodate the height of a new hospital building.
Other Business/Announcements
Adjournment
The City Board of Adjustment will hold its public hearing in the 1st Floor Conference Room at 2825 3rd Avenue North (Miller Building) starting at 6 pm, Wednesday August 3, 2022. All interested persons are invited to attend in person or view the meeting on-line on the Billings-Planning & Community Services Facebook Page here; https://tinyurl.com/yckr478k
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 husmank@billingsmt.gov , cromwelln@billingsmt.gov or bartleyr@billingsmt.gov before 1:00 PM on Wednesday August 3, 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
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 husmank@billingsmt.gov , cromwelln@billingsmt.gov or bartleyr@billingsmt.gov before 1:00 PM on Wednesday August 3, 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