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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Boards of Adjustment - Meeting Date: 8/10/20239/18/23, 11:32 AM Minutes ca! Glendale A R i Z 0 N A MINUTES BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT GLENDALE CIVIC CENTER ANNEX BOARDROOM 5750 W GLENN DR GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 AUGUST 10, 2023 4:00 P.M. Present: Cathy Cheshier, Chair Benjamin Naber, Vice Chair Brian Britton, Board Member Timothy Carson, Board Member Lawrence Feiner, Board Member Tammy Gee, Board Member Victoria Okula, Board Member Also Present: Tabitha Perrry , Deputy Director Russ Romney, Deputy City Attorney Matthew Taylor, Senior Planner Kevin John Kazmerski, Recording Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER Ms. Cheshier called the meeting to order at approximately 4:02 pm. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES a. Board of Adjustment Minutes of May 11, 2023. Ms. Cheshier called for a motion to approve the May 11, 2023, minutes. Mr. Feiner motioned to approve. Mr. Britton seconded. Ms. Cheshier called for a vote, all voted "AYE". May 11, 2023, minutes approved. 3. WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES There were no withdrawals or continuances. 4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS a. VAR23-04: A Variance request by Sustainability Engineering Group LLC reduces required development standards in the C-2 (General Commercial) zoning district for property located at the southwest corner of North 67th and West Montebello Avenues in the Yucca District. https:/Idestinyhosted.com/frsv5/publish/print—minutes.cfm?seq=l 279&mode=&m inutes=Minutes 1 /3 9/18/23, 11:32 AM Minutes Presented by Matthew Taylor, Senior Planner. Ms. Cheshier asked the board if they had any questions. Mr. Feiner asked if the lot has been vacant since it was annexed? Mr. Taylor stated that the parcel was originally part of the property to the south and was never developed. Mr. Naber asked about the size of the kiosk and if it would be a convenience store. Mr. Taylor replied that the kiosk would only be 200 square feet with limited inventory. The proposed project would mainly be fuel sales. Ms. Cheshier asked when the C-1 zoning was changed to C-2? Mr. Taylor replied the property was rezoned in 2001. Ms. Cheshier asked why it was rezoned. Mr. Taylor stated that the research on the property showed that a comission initiative was the reason it was rezoned. There is no documentation as to why. Ms. Cheshier asked if the project needed any other permits other than a variance for fuel sales. Mr. Taylor replied that no additional variance would be needed for the project, but a conditional use permit would have to be granted. Ms. Cheshier asked why there was such a large setback on the Montebello side of the site plan. Was that for traffic? Mr. Taylor stated the property to the south is residential. The Transportation department directed the traffic flow that way. The applicant then oriented the site plan to best fit everyone's needs. Ms. Cheshier asked if there was a turning requirement for the site; only left in left out, or right in right out? Was a median being proposed? Mr. Taylor replied that turning requirements were not specified by the transportation department. Ms. Cheshier asked if the board had any other questions. There were none. Ms. Cheshier asked if the applicant would like to present. Mr. Eric Gerster from Sustainability Engineering Group LLC presented. Ms. Cheshier asked the board if there were any questions. Mr. Cason asked how tall the canopies would be. Mr. Gerster stated they were 19 feet tall. Mr. Carson stated that he was concerned how the lighting would affect the existing homes to the west of the sight. Stating hopefully the tree and landscape buffer would be sufficient. Ms Cheshier asked if this would be a 24-hour operation? Mr. Gerster replied yes it will be 24-hour for fueling. With staff in the kiosk until 10pm. As part of the design review the lighting will be shielded from the homeowners. Trees in the landscape buffer will also help block the light. Ms. Cheshier asked about the 8-foot wall on the west side that is shared by the homeowners. Mr. Gerster stated they would like to build an 8-foot shared wall on the property line, but all neighbors need to agree. If not they will do an 8-ft on their property. Ms. Cheshier opened the public hearing. There were no speakers. Ms. Cheshier polled the board for questions. Mr. Feiner stated that the project seemed very similar to the fuel center on Bell Rd and 67th Ave. The residential to the West was a concern, there has been no positive or negative feed back from the neighborhood. Ms. Cheshier stated that she also had concerns with noise from the fuel trucks coming in so close to a neighborhood. Ms. Cheshier closed the public hearing. https:Hdestinyhosted.com/frsv5/publish/print_minutes.cfm?seq=1279&mode=&minutes=Minutes 2/3 9/18/23, 11:32 AM Minutes Ms. Cheshier asked Mr. Romney, to poll the board on the findings. With the help of Mr. Romney the board voted on the findings. Finding one, all vote "AYE". Finding two, all vote "AYE". Finding three. Mr. Britton, Mr. Carson, Mr Feiner, Mr. Naber and Ms. Gee all vote "Aye" Ms. Cheshier voted "Nay". Mr. Romney asked the board if they would like to entertain a motion to approve or deny VAR23-04? Mr. Naber motioned to approve VAR23-04 with the stipulations noted in the staff report. Mr. Britton seconded the motion. All vote "Aye" VAR23-04 approved. 5. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no Citizen comments. 6. STAFF REPORTS Ms. Perry reminded the board training and asked if the board had any other training ideas? If they do please forward them to John Kazmerski. Ms. Perry told the board that we would like to do a special meeting to do the training. We will email the board with specifics. Ms Perry spoke on UDC(Uniform Development Code) how adopting the new code will impact the Board of Adjustment's roll. Ms. Perry let the board no that Matthew Taylor is leaving the City of Glendale. 7. BOARD COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Ms. Cheshier mentioned an item for training. There was a board of adjustments hearing in Mesa that the board made a ruling on, and now it's come back to be voted on again. She would like to know more about that case. 8. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment is scheduled for September 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., in the Boardroom of the Glendale Civic Center, located at 5750 W Glenn Drive, Glendale, Arizona, 85301. 9. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Cheshier asked for a motion to adjourn Ms. Gee motioned. Mr. Carson seconded. Ms. Cheshier called a vote. All vote "AYE". Meeting Adjourned at approximately 4:43 pm. The Board of Adjustment meeting minutes of August 08, 2023, were submitted and approved this 14th day of September 2023. K. Joh azure s Reco ing Secretary https://destinyhosted.com/frsv5/publish/print_minutes.cfm?seq=l 279&mode=&minutes=Minutes 3/3