Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 - April 7, 2020 Electronic Meeting
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Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 – April 7, 2020 Electronic Meeting
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division 1, held an electronic public hearing on April 7, 2020, at 6:00 PM ET, due to COVID-19 executive orders. Chairperson Joanna Taft led the meeting, which covered procedural adjustments, continuances, and approval of expedited petitions.
Consent Calendar
- All non-expedited petitions on the agenda were moved to the May 12, 2020 meeting without additional notice (motion by Peter Hanscom, second by Roderick Bohan, approved unanimously).
- Petition 2020 DB1013 (2020 East County Line Road) was continued to the May 12, 2020 hearing with new notice (motion by Roderick Bohan, second by Brian Robinson, approved unanimously).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during the meeting.
Discussion Items
- The board temporarily suspended the rule requiring notarized affidavits of notice for new petitions until June 4, 2020 (motion by Clint McKay, second by Peter Hanscom, approved unanimously).
- The board also temporarily suspended the rule requiring additional notice posting on a property subject to a petition until June 4, 2020 (motion by Roderick Bohan, second by Peter Hanscom, approved unanimously).
Key Outcomes
- All non-expedited petitions (listed: 2020 DB109, 9510 Arris and Aronson Drive; 2020 DB1011, 226 Sanders Street; 2020 DV1012, 1157 Laurel Street; 2020 DV1014, 1315 and 1317 Span Avenue; 2020 DB1015, 227 Dixon Street) were rescheduled to May 12, 2020 without additional notice.
- Petition 2020 DB1013 was continued to May 12, 2020 with new notice because new variances will be required.
- All expedited petitions (2020 DB1007, 2020 DB1010, 2020 DB1016, 2020 DB3005, 2020 DB306, 2020 UV3002) were approved by unanimous roll call vote.
- The meeting was adjourned with no additional business.
Meeting Transcript
I'm going to call this meeting to order. This is a public hearing of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, Division 1. I'm Joanna Taft, Chairperson of Division 1. Due to recent executive orders issued by Governor Holcomb and Mayor Hogstead regarding the COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions. Administrative and legislative bodies have been granted the authority to conduct meetings electronically. As such, the Board of Zoning Appeals is conducting today's meeting electronically. For us to participate easily, I'm going to give a couple of hints. One is to remain muted unless you're speaking. And then if you're having bandwidth issues, close, you might want to try closing out your other tabs and disconnect from VPN or turn off the video feature, and you can still participate. I'll individually read each board member's name, and then I want you to please acknowledge that you're present when you're called on. Roderick Bohan. Present. Brian Robinson. Present. Clint McKay. Present. Peter Hanscom. Present. Heather Stefan, Senior Specialist and Secretary of the To the Board. Can you please confirm that you can see and hear the other participants? I can see and hear the other board members. Yes. I will now ask. I will now ask the DMD and corporate council staff members to confirm that they can see and hear the other participants. I'll read your name and then you can respond. Larry Callaway, Principal Planer 2. Yes, I can see and hear everyone. Jeffrey York, Senior Planner. Yes, I can see and hear everyone. Robert Yulenhake, senior planner. Yes, I can see and hear everyone. Marlene Ireheta, senior planner. Yes, I can see and hear everyone. Alison Richardson, yes, I can see and hear everyone. Matt Pleasant, current planning administrator. Yes, I can see and hear everyone. Legal counsel for the board today, Chris Steinmetz. Audio and video are both functioning fine. Thank you. Now let's talk about voting. All voting today will be done by roll call. That means on any given vote, I will individually read each board member's name and ask them to vote yes or no. Does everyone does everyone understand? Or are there any questions? The board has copies of the zoning ordinances that will be incorporated by reference into the record of each case heard today. The proceedings of this hearing are governed by the board's rules of procedure, subject to the COVID-19 executive orders and dictates as mentioned previously. The expedited cases will be heard immediately after all requests for continuances or withdrawals. We want to ensure all sides are given an adequate opportunity to provide comment and represent their interests. The board, along with the Department of Metropolitan Development and other city agencies, will continue working to ensure that zoning petitions can be heard effectively given the situation we find ourselves in. While DMD and other city staff has been diligently working to provide an electronic meeting format, it should be acknowledged that we still need a bit more time to ensure we have a fully functional and effective public hearing process.
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