The Board of Adjustment of the City of Wilmington held a regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in City Council Chambers. The board approved prior meeting minutes, continued or withdrew multiple land-use cases, and deliberated at length on a variance request for 2508 Oleander Drive. All votes were unanimous.
We'll call to order the Board of Adjustments meeting for the City of Wilmington. It's Thursday, April 18th, 2024, and it's 101. Before we start it, I'll read the Board of Adjustments introduction. Hearing before the Board of Adjustments are quasijudicial in nature. Decisions of the board are based on the record of these proceedings. To grant a variance requires concurrent vote of four fifths of the members of the board to reverse or modify the determination of an administrative official requires a simple majority. Evidence submitted to the board for review becomes part of the record. Appeals of the board's decision are to the superior court on based on the record. Appeals must be filed within 30 days of the date of the filing of the board's order in the planning division. A hearing before the board is conducted in accordance with the rules of procedure. Those who want to testify in a case are sworn as witnesses. The chairperson recognizes those who want to testify or their attorneys for presentation of evidence during the hearing. To ensure that all testimony is properly recorded, please come forward to address the board, state your name, address, and speak clearly. All right. Um next item we'll move on to is the approval of the minutes from the March 21st, 2024 meeting. Is there a motion for approval or any request for changes? I'll make a motion to approve. Is there a second? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? The minutes pass. The next item on our agenda is old business relating to 215 Summer Rest Road. The applicant has requested to continue that item to the May 15th. I'm sorry, 16th meeting of the Board of Adjustment. All right. That being said, is there anyone that would make a motion to approve that continuance? I'll make a motion to approve it to the May 16th meeting. Is a second. All right. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That passes. Next item is new business regarding 1823 Roystwell Avenue. The applicant has requested to withdraw that item. His representative, Miss Susan Keelan, is present if you have any questions for her. All right. Um, would you like to address the board at all? I had not intended to, but since you invited me to. Uh the reason for the withdrawal is the client has uh determined that a variance would probably be a more appropriate request, so we're gonna file the variance request and go through the process. All right, thank you. Thank you. And no, there's no action needed regarding withdrawal. Correct, you don't need a motion. All right, thank you. Um, our next item involves 2508 Oleander Drive to request for a variance to section 18 199, accessory buildings and structures and section 18-200 accessory dwellings units to allow the construction of a new dwelling on the site that would increase the nonconformity of the existing structure. Um, I'm sorry, before we we have to swear people in. Apologize, thank you. All right, I'll ask that staff applicants and member of the public that wish to speak will stand and raise your right hand.