Board of Adjustment - June 25, 2019 Minutes

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Adjustment of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 25, 2019.

The Members present or absent were as follows:

Present: Deb Wendel-Daub, Matthew Boreen, Michael Love, Mike Mitchell

Absent: Mark Lundberg, Russell Ford-Dunker

Chair Love called the meeting to order.

Item 1: Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of May 28, 2019
Member Boreen moved the minutes of the May 28, 2019 Board of Adjustment meeting be approved. Second by Member Wendel-Daub. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Item 2: New Business
a) Variance Request – 4288 Clubhouse Drive: DENIED
Request for a variance of Section 20-0403 of the LDC. The requested variance is to allow a side yard fence to exceed height restrictions within the SR-3, Single-Dwelling Residential zoning district.
Assistant Planner Maggie Squyer presented the staff report and reviewed the criteria used during staff’s analysis of the application. Ms. Squyer stated staff is recommending denial, as review criteria (c) has not been met.

Member Wendel-Daub moved the findings of staff be accepted and the variance be denied as requested. Second by Member Mitchell. Upon call of the roll Members Wendel-Daub, Boreen, Mitchell, and Love voted aye. Absent and not voting: Members Ford-Dunker and Lundberg. The motion was declared carried.

Item 3: Other Business
No other business was presented.

Item 4: Adjournment
Member Boreen moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:06 a.m. Second by Member Wendel-Daub. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.