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Minutes

of the City of Crystal Lake Park, Missouri

Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Chairman David Evans called the meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment to order and announced a quorum of the P&Z Commission and Board.

ROLL CALL:

Present:  David Evans (Chairperson), Martin Long, Chris Kerckhoff, Rita Brinkmann, Barry Larson, and Alderman Jim Gehringer, as well as Board of Adjustment member Sue Glarner.  Also attending was City Attorney Howard Paperner.  Absent:  Caili Balcer, Mary Jane Cusumano, Marianne Stuart, Dennis Bauer and Amy Goellner.

NEW BUSINESS:

Chairman Evans announced that two items were on the Agenda for the Board to consider.  The first, a request for a variance by the resident at 11915 Spring Drive to his porch renovation plan, and the second, further discussion concerning proposed changes to the District D zoning ordinances. 

Before proceeding further, Attorney Paperner asked to take the floor to discuss the variance request process.  He began by telling members that the City needed to adopt similar processes as those used by other cities.  He suggested Board of Adjustment members review a pamphlet that the City of Maryland Heights uses as a guide to variance requests.  The pamphlet he recommended is “How to Request a Variance from the Zoning Code for Review by the Committees.”  Some examples in the pamphlet included the practical difficulties with properties that are dissimilar in size of garages, drainage, and use of green space, and regulations regarding size of structures.  Attorney Paperner then noted that he and BC Littlefield were in the process of drafting suggestions regarding parallel lots to present to the Board and Commission.

Variance Request for Porch renovation at 11919 Spring Dr.  New drawings of the renovations were submitted for consideration by the Board of Adjustment.  In addition to the drawings presented, in his absence, the BC submitted a letter with his approval of the new drawings.  A subsequent vote was taken by the Board regarding a variance and it was unanimously approved and so granted. 

OLD BUSINESS:

Attorney Paperner then stated that building permit costs in the City should be re-evaluated and advised that he would review those costs and make recommendations to the Commission.  He noted that the model used by St. Louis County is a good one in that rather than a high minimum permit fee, the County bases its fees on the cost of construction, square footage amounts and material costs.

Due to the lateness of the evening, Evans suggested that members review and consider the information it had gleaned and be prepared for further discussion at the next meeting of the Commission.

NEXT MEETING:

The Commission agreed to cancel its December 2007 meeting.  The next meeting of the Commission and Board of Adjustment will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at Frontenac City Hall.  

VOTE TO CLOSE MEETING

There being no further business, a Motion was made to close the meeting, seconded and unanimously approved. 

Rita Brinkman, Commission Member

Chairman, David Evans