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CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA-Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 6:00 p.m. Miller Building, 1st Floor Conference Room 2825 3rd Avenue North, Billings, Montana |
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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:
The minutes of the Board meeting of December 7, 2022 and January 4, 2023
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:
a.
City Variance 1356
– 1025 Shiloh Crossing Blvd – Sign size and location - A variance from BMCC 27-1407.C(3) requiring a maximum allowable area of wall signs (a type of attached sign) to 250 square feet maximum for all tenants in a multi-tenant structure, to allow an 80 square foot wall sign in a Corridor Mixed Use 2 (CMU2) zone, on a building façade with existing wall sign area of at least 327 square feet. The property is legally described as Block 1, Lot 3A1 of Shiloh Crossing Sub., a 6.354 acre parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow relocation of an existing 80 square foot sign for Candy Town from 820 Shiloh Crossing Blvd to their new location.
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City Variance 1357
– 1423 38th St. West, Ste. 2 – Maximum sign size - A variance from BMCC 27-1407.B(3) requiring a maximum allowable area of wall signs (a type of attached sign) to 100 square feet maximum for all tenants in a multi-tenant structure, and an individual tenant sign to a maximum of 32 square feet, in a Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) zone, to allow Suite 2 (three suites total) to have sign area of 43.25 square feet. The property is legally described as Block 1, Lot 1A1, Hancock Grand Subdivision, a 1-acre parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow a sign area greater than 32 square feet for IV Nutrition, a new business in a multi-tenant building.
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City Variance 1358
– 6047, 6105 & 6153 Elysian Rd., 1588 & 1589 Walter Creek, 1586 & 1587 Springhedge St., 1585 George Blvd. – Minimum two dwelling units per principal structure - A variance from 27-1002.C – Table 27-1000.1 requiring at least two dwelling units per principal structure in a Mixed Residential 2 (NX2) zone, to allow one dwelling unit in a principal structure on Lots 8, 9, 11 and 12 in Block 1, and Lots 1, 9, 10 and 16 in Block 2 of Annafeld North Sub. 1st Filing. The subject parcels range in area from 2,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet. The purpose of the variance is to allow construction of a single family dwelling in a principal structure on the parcels above.
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City Variance 1359
– 3218 South Frontage Rd. – Location of Surface Parking - A variance from Section 27-409 – Table 27-400.6 (B.6) requiring surface parking to be in the side or rear yard to allow parking in the front yard of property in a Heavy Commercial (CX) zone, on Certificate of Survey 1591 Tract 1, a 10.19 acre parcel of land. The purpose of the variance is to allow the required parking to be located in the front of the proposed new building for Mobile-Stor.
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, February 1, 2023. 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 February 1, 2023. All emails received prior to this time will become part of the record for the public hearing.
Additional information on this application is available on-line at
https://www.billingsmt.gov/2361/Current-Zoning-Applications or in the Planning Offices at 2825 3rd Ave N – 4th Floor.
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 February 1, 2023. All emails received prior to this time will become part of the record for the public hearing.
Additional information on this application is available on-line at
https://www.billingsmt.gov/2361/Current-Zoning-Applications or in the Planning Offices at 2825 3rd Ave N – 4th Floor.
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