Zoning Board of Adjustment 06-24-09

Zoning Board of Adjustment June 24, 2009 Meeting Minutes I.  Roll Call: Board members present at the meeting were Chairman Graham Hunter, David Gulbrandsen, and Ted Goddard.  Land Use Administrator deForest Bearse was also present. In the audience were Aaron Fitzherbert and Erik Sheffield. Chairman Hunter opened the meeting at 7:00. II. Additions & Corrections: There were none. III. Approval of Minutes: June 10, 2009 David Gulbrandsen made a motion to move approval of the minutes to the bottom of the agenda.  Ted Goddard seconded it.  All were unanimous to move approval of the minutes to the bottom of the agenda. David Gulbrandsen made a motion to approve the minutes as written.  Ted Goddard seconded it.  All were unanimous to approve the minutes. IV. Public Hearings: A.  Application #05.2709 by Aaron Fitzherbert for amendments to conditional use permit #05.3002Z Chairman Hunter opened the hearing at 7:05 by reading the warning.  There was no conflict of interest or exparte communication with the Board.  Erik Sheffield, Aaron Fitzherbert, and deForest Bearse affirmed.  deForest Bearse stated that there are multiple changes to this business.  There will be a second story added, a deck on the backside (8 feet by 16 feet), a car bay, a 8 feet by 10 feet storage shed, and a garage ( 24 feet by 32 feet).   It has an existing conditional use permit for this business.  Exhibit 1 is the original packet.  Exhibit 2 is the revised site plan.  Aaron would go down underneath it with a second entry down below which would not be seen from Route 5.  The descending driveway will be gravel and the downstairs will be used for his equipment (cement mixer, backhoe, DR power wagons, tractor, augers, and air compressors).  This is only a seasonal business and he would like to store his equipment under cover in the winter. He has housed some behind the fence and at his residence.  He uses all this equipment in the summer.  The existing building is 48 feet by 32 or 35 feet.  The building needs a new roof so he thought of adding four walls when the roof is done for an apartment. Graham Hunter asked if the additional bay is going to be 14 feet wide and if the corner is loped off about 24 feet.  Will the apartment be over the building and the proposed garage?  Aaron Fitzherbert said yes to that.  Aaron Fitzherbert said that shingles have been added for appearance (a false roof line) and there are sheets of plywood on the roof.  He has to shovel it each winter storm.  He does not know how tall the total building will be when finished.  The apartment will be accessible from inside the car bay and the deck.  The office is the sales room, the first bay is for indoor production area, and the second bay is a very small room to do indoor sand blasting.  The proposed third bay would be for his personal vehicle.  The end wall is cinder block and will stay there.  There are monitoring wells on the property that he can not cover.  The surface is still being monitored for pollution from the gas station years ago.  He will not cover that area.  The artesian well is outside the wall and the proposed exterior garage does not come near the wells.  The building is cold in the winter and takes awhile in the spring to warm up.  He likes to go outside when it is warm enough to do the sand blasting.  He is not changing how he does his business now.  He has been there for seven years.  He would like to increase the stones on display from 10 to 100.  deForest Bearse stated that on the original permit there was no outside work.  It would all be done inside.  Aaron Fitzherbert said the stones are blank and he would not be moving them closer to the road.  They have to be set in certain places so that he can reach them with his truck.  He would like the number to increase because he can not sell what customers can not see.  He is displaying 35 now.  The leachfield is going in only for the apartment.  If there is no leachfield, he could put some stones there.  They could go in the back yard or close to the building so nothing happens to them.  He likes to sit them outside when they have been carved so that customers can see them before they go to the cemetery.  Erik Sheffield said that he came just to find out what is going on there.  He has no concerns and is in favor of this.  He said that Aaron Fitzherbert takes good care of it and is quiet, neat, and clean.  He adds his support for this.  Aaron Fitzherbert said that the garage will have a pitched roof with two entries on ground level.  It is a LaValley’s double garage.  There will be a retaining wall to go up for the driveway to the garage below.  The driveway area will not be expanded. The current permit allows two employees and he will use the well on the property (bottle water for drinking).  There will be inside stairs to access the apartment and he could rent it.  He wants to do it in an affordable way.  If approved, he would do the roof with 4 new walls hopefully this fall.  Then finish off the building with siding.  He might have motion lighting for the garage. He would work on the apartment next year. deForest Bearse stated that the police chief has signed off.  Aaron Fitzherbert mentioned that he had spoken with the fire chief and he did not have a problem.  deForest Bearse said that she did not receive anything from him.  Aaron Fitzherbert said that it was too long to have the building one level.  He decided to drop the new roof to make it look better.  He is loping the corner to stay within the boundary.  The descending driveway will take care of the sand pile and rock rubble out front.  He will put it all down back.  It will then be out of view. Graham Hunter went over the checklist.  Aaron Fitzherbert needs to know the exact height of the building, how much will be loped off, and the exact size of the existing building.  Ted Goddard made a motion to continue this hearing on July 8, 2009 at 7:00.  David Gulbrandsen seconded it.  All were unanimous to continue this hearing. V.  Deliberations: VI.  Public Comment:    There were none. VII. Other Business: The Board discussed DRB and will continue discussing this. VII. Adjournment: David Gulbrandsen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30.  Ted Goddard seconded it.  All were unanimous to adjourn. Respectfully submitted, Diana Day

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