Board of Adjustment - January 5, 2023 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 8:00 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2023.

The Members present or absent were as follows:

Present: Michael Love, Deb Wendel-Daub, Matthew Boreen (via conference call), Michael Orth

Absent: Jared Heller

Chair Love called the meeting to order.

Item 1: Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of September 27, 2022
Member Wendel-Daub moved the minutes of the September 27, 2022 Board of Adjustment meeting be approved. Second by Member Orth. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Item 2: New Business
a. Variance Request – 502 1st Avenue South: APPROVED
Request for a variance of Article 21-06 of the Municipal Code. The requested variance is to allow construction at a lower elevation than would otherwise be required by the City’s Floodproofing Code.

Planning Coordinator Kim Citrowske presented the staff report and overview of the request.

Jody Bertrand, spoke on behalf of the Engineering Department, and reviewed the Floodproofing Code Standards.

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

Item 3: 2023 Meeting Dates
Ms. Citrowske noted the scheduled 2023 meeting dates are included in the packet.

Item 4: Other Business
No other business was presented.

Item 5: Adjournment
Member Orth moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 a.m. Second by Member Wendel-Daub. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.