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  CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
AGENDA-Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Miller Building, 1st Floor Conference Room
2825 3rd Avenue North, Billings, Montana  
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: 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 February 1, 2023 are delayed.
 
 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.
City Variance 1360 – 4825 Midland Rd - Maximum Build-to Range, Minimum Front Lot Line Coverage, Location of Surface Parking, Window and Door Coverage on the Ground Story Front Façade – A variance request from Section 27-406, Table 27-400-3. A3 (Minimum Front Lot Line Coverage), A4 (Maximum Front Build-to Zone), B8 (Surface Parking Yard Location) and D16 (Window and Door Coverage on Ground Story Façade), in a CMU2 zone, on Lot 2A, Block 1, Billings Operations Center Subdivision, a .78 acre parcel of land. The variance would allow a greater building setback and reduce building façade requirements to accommodate a new commercial structure and the Suburban Ditch easement that crosses the street frontage of the parcel.
 
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b.
City Variance 1361 – Angel Oak Lane, The Timbers Sub – Attached Garage Location Entry – A variance from Section 27-307, Table 27-300.6, A11 (Attached Garage Location and Entrance) to allow attached garage space in the front half of structures and allow the garage entrance to face the street frontage, in a Mixed Residential 1 (NX1) zone, on Lots 1 through 27 of Block 1, The Timbers Subdivision (final plat pending). The total area affected is 4.9 acres of land.
 
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c.
City Variance 1362 – 807 Bench Blvd – Maximum Build-to Range, Minimum Front Lot Line Coverage – A variance request from Section 27-406, Table 27-400-3, A3 (Minimum Front Lot Line Coverage), and A4 (Maximum Front Build-to Zone), in a CMU2 zone, for proposed Lot 3A1 of Brittain Acres, a 1.869 acre parcel of land. The variance would allow a greater setback than the maximum allowed and less than the minimum front lot line coverage to accommodate a new commercial structure and a sewer line easement that crosses the street frontage of the parcel.
 
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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, March 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 or bartleyr@billingsmt.gov before 1:00 PM on March 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