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County of Yellowstone Board of Adjustment AGENDA-Thursday, June 9, 2016, 4:00 p.m. Miller Building, 1st Floor Conference Room 2825 3rd Avenue North, Billings, Montana |
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Public Comment: There will be a Public Comment Section as noted on the agenda. This is the time members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda. Under State law, matters presented under this section cannot be discussed or acted upon by the Zoning Commission during this time. For items appearing on the agenda, the public will be invited to make comments at the appropriate time. It is very important to speak clearly, and state your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less. |
Call the meeting to order.
Introduction of the County Board of Adjustment Members and Planning Department Staff.
Public Comment
Approval of Minutes:
Motion. The minutes of the Board meeting of May 12, 2016.
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.
Return Item. Variance 281 – 2999 Old Hardin Road – Entryway Landscaping for Bretz RV – (This application was first scheduled to be heard in March 2016. Due to lack of a quorum at the March meeting and scheduling challenges for the Board and Applicant, the County Board of Adjustment rescheduled this for its May 12 meeting. At the May 12 meeting, the applicant and their agent were not able to attend the meeting, but the Board of Adjustment opened the hearing and took public testimony and had discussion. The Board ultimately voted 2-1 to continue the hearing until the Board's June 9 meeting). A variance from Section 27-1006 requiring a bermed and landscaped bufferyard along the interstate frontage (1,780 linear feet of frontage) and along the Old Hardin Road frontage (360 lineal feet) requiring a minimum of 5 canopy trees and 10 shrubs per 100 lineal feet and no more than 10% of the area as non-living material; from Section 27-1006 requiring a minimum of 20 square feet of landscaping per parking space, 2 evergreen or canopy trees and five shrubs for each 9 parking spaces, and requiring landscaping islands dispersed throughout the parking lot with raised curb protection; and Section 27-1007 requiring buildings with facades facing the interstate or local street to provide a façade relief every 100 feet to allow a total of 60 trees (131 required), 60 shrubs (267 required); allow up to 50% of the landscaped areas to be non-living material; eliminate all landscaping islands in the parking lot and eliminate the façade relief requirement for the building facades facing the interstate and the local street. Tax ID: D06438A; C04279; C04713; C04714; C04715; C04716. Presented by Wyeth Friday, Planning Division Manager
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County Variance 282 – 1905 Sunrise – Side Setback – A variance from Section 27-310(j) requiring a minimum side setback of 3 feet for a detached accessory structure to allow a 0 side setback for an existing 1,008 square foot detached garage in a Residential 15,000 (R-150) zone on Lot 22 of Sunrise Subdivision, 1
st Filing, a 22,216 square foot parcel of land. Tax ID: C05159. Presented by Nicole Cromwell, Zoning Coordinator
Other Business/Announcements
Adjournment
The County Board of Adjustment will hear all persons wishing to speak relative to the proposed Variance. Testimony regarding the above mentioned item may also be submitted in writing to the Planning Division, 4
th Floor of the Miller Building, 2825 3
rd Ave North, Billings, MT 59101 or phone 247-8676. Additional information on any of these items is available in the Planning and Community Services Office. 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 Tammy Deines, Planning Clerk, at 247-8610 or e-mail at
deinest@ci.billings.mt.us