3. DRAFT BA MINUTES 02-23-2021 WA
City of
Elk -�
Weer Meeting of the
Elk River Board of Adjustments
Held at Elk River City Hall
Tuesday,January 26, 2021
Members Present: Acting Chair Brad Thiel, Commissioners Perry Beise,Alexander
Feinstein, Eric Johnson,John Jordan, and Robert Rydberg (all via
Zoom)
Members Absent: Chair Jill Larson Johnson
Also Present: Councilmember/Liaison Mike Beyer,
Staff Present: Planning Manager Zack Carlton, Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg, and
Sr. Admin. Assistant/Recording Secretary Jennifer Green
I. Call Meeting to Order 'Ne
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Board of
Adjustments was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Acting Chair Thiel.
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2. Consider January 26, 2021, Board of Adjustments Agenda
Moved by Commissioner Beise and seconded by Commissioner Jordan to
approve the January 26, 2021, Board of Adjustments agenda.
Motion carried 7-0.
3. Consider November 24, 2020, Board of Adjustments Minutes
Moved by Commissioner Rydberg and seconded by Commissioner Feinstein
to approve the November 24, 2020, Board of Adjustments minutes.
Motion carried 7-0.
4.1 Wold Architects & Engineers for ISD #728- 948 Proctor Ave. NW,
11970 Highland Rd. NW, and 900 School St. NW, Case No. V 2 1-01
■ Accessory Structure Height Variance
■ Accessory Structure Quantity Variance
■ Signage, Quantity, and Dimension Variance
Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report.
Acting Chair Thiel asked if the height of the structures could be lowered to meet the
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January 26,2021
height restrictions and not require a variance,wondering if the area of the structures
could be reviewed separately from the structure height.
Mr. Leeseberg stated the area and height variances could be reviewed together or
separately,whichever the commission preferred.
Acting Chair Thiel opened the public hearing. He asked the district representatives if
the structure heights of 16'-8" could be lowered to meet the restriction.
Patrick Triggs and Justin Lenz, representing Wold Architects and Engineers,
stated they worked to minimize the height of those structures as much as possible
and arrived at the 16'-8" slope to meet certain criteria. He stated with its use as a
storage building, there were limitations of how low they could make the openings to
allow loading and unloading of equipment. Mr. Triggs stated as a result, the openings
needed to be a certain size. He stated because the roofs are gabled, they need to
maintain a certain slope to allow proper drainage and to meet the roofing warranty.
Therefore,he stated they determined the roof needed to be 16'-8".
There being no one else to speak,Acting Chair Thiel closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Johnson stated he was in favor of approving the variances, due to the
uniqueness of the property multiple uses, and he had no issue approving it.
Commissioner Jordan agreed with Commissioner Johnson,noting there were no
other homes nearby and the project will not affect anyone's line of sight.
Moved by Commissioner Beise and seconded by Commissioner Rydberg to
approve the accessory structure height and quantity variances, and the sign
quantity and dimension variances as noted below, for the following reasons:
1. The general purpose and intent of the ordinance are met.
The property has a land use of Residential and the uses are
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed uses are reasonable and are permitted in the zoning
ordinance.
4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the
property not a consequence of the petitioner's own action or inaction.
5. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality.
Four accessory structures, one press box, two team rooms/storage and one
ticketing/concession, for a total of 9,545 square feet:
Structure Area Height
Press Box 540 33'-3"
Home Team Room/Storage 3,000 16'-8"
Visitor Team Room/Storage 2,444 16'-8"
Ticketing/Concessions 3,561 2P-4"
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Schools, in residentially zoned areas, are allowed one freestanding sign and
one wall sign not to exceed 96 square feet in total sign area. Where a zoning
lot has more than 1,000 linear feet of combined street frontage, the total sign
area shall not exceed 192 square feet with no more than 96 square feet per
sign. This zoning lot qualifies for the additional square footage.
Freestanding signage shall not exceed 20 feet in height. The applicant is
requesting five signs totaling 301 square feet.
Sign Area Height
Emblem—Wall 28
Emblem—Wall 28
Elk River High School Stadium-Wall 92
Tickets - Wall 5
School Sign—Wall 148
Motion carried 6-0.
Any appeals to this variance approvale'e'e-dto be turned in by Februa 021, to be
reviewed at the Tuesday,February 16, 2021, City-Council meeting.
S. Adjournment
There being no further business, Chair Larson Vito adjourned the meeting of the
Elk River Board of Adjustments at 6:42 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Jennifer Green..
Tina Allard
City Clerk
Brad Thiel -
Planning Commission Co-Chair
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