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PUBLIC HEARINGS/BOARD BUSINESS <br />Case #1: Public Hearing — Request for a Variance to Construct a Detached Accessory <br />Building Nearer the Front Property Line than the Principal Structure and to <br />Encroach on the Side Yard Setback for a Corner Lot on the Property <br />Located at 8612 168th Avenue NW; Case of George and Roxy Koehler <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Van Scoy called the public hearing to order at 7:06 p.m. <br />Presentation <br />Senior Planner Gladhill presented the Staff Report. <br />Citizen Innut <br />George Koehler, 8612 168th Avenue NW, the applicant stated that this was the best location on <br />the site to place the structure. <br />Chairperson Van Scoy stated he didn't see any alternative either, it is a large lot, but limited. <br />Discussion ensued regarding the size of the structure. <br />Motion by Chairperson Van Scoy, seconded by Board Member Field, to close the public hearing. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Van Scoy, Board Members Field, Bauer, and Brauer. <br />Voting No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Board Members Dunaway, Levine, and Schiller. <br />The public hearing closed at 7:16 p.m. <br />Board Business <br />Members discussed how the request fit with the three (3) factor "practical difficulty" test. <br />Board Member Brauer stated that maybe the Board needs to look at what types of justifications <br />qualify to be accepted and reviewed. <br />Senior Planner Gladhill stated that Staff looked at what square footage would be allowed if it was <br />not for the lot line configuration. <br />Chairperson Van Scoy stated that the applicant has downsized the square footage of the structure <br />from what is ordinarily allowed for .92 acres because of the unique shape of the lot. <br />Senior Planner Gladhill stated the new State Statute does not define what is reasonable and we as <br />a community need to define what is reasonable. <br />Board of Adjustment/October 6, 2011 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />