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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Watson, Brauer, Jeffrey, Shepherd, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Johnson. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BOARD BUSINESS Case #1: Appointment of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for Year 2004 Presentation Associate Planner Wald advised that at the beginning of each year, the-Commissions and Boards appoint officers for the upcoming year. She noted that currently, Mr. Nixt serves as the Chairperson, and Mr. Van Scoy serves as Vice Chairperson, not Mr. Johnson as the report states. Motion by Board Member Brauer, seconded by Board Member Watson to retain the current Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for 2004. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Brauer, Watson, Jeffrey, Shepherd, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Johnson Case #2 Request for a Variance to Front Yard Setback for an Accessory Structure, to Construct an Accessory Structure Closer to the Front Property Line than the Principal Structure, and to the Designated Setback for a Natural Environment Lake; Case of Jeff and Barbara Rockow Presentation Associate Planner Wald advised the subject parcel is 1.36 acres in size and is zoned R-1 Rural Developing. The property is also located in a Shoreland Overlay District. She indicated City Code states that the front yard setback for accessory structures is forty feet or the same as the principal structure, whichever is greater. She further stated City Code requires that on lots less than two acres in size, an accessory structure cannot be nearer the front property line than the principal structure. Finally, Rogers Lake is designated as a Natural Environment Lake and has an established setback of 200 feet for structures. Associate Planner Wald explained the principal structure on the property is approximately ninety feet from the front property line. On the adjacent property to the north, the principal structure is approximately forty feet from its property line. She indicated the Rockows are proposing to construct an accessory structure thirty feet from the front property line and about 123 feet from the lakeshore. Associate Planner Wald stated there are several constraints on the property restricting the applicants from meeting the front yard setback. These would include the Natural Environment Lake setback, the fact that the side and rear yard slope down to the lakeshore, and finally there are a number of mature trees on the property and their locations also are limiting the placement of an accessory structure. She indicated City Staff is recommending that the variance to place the building nearer the front property line than the principal dwelling be approved. She stated the Board of Adjustment/February 5, 2004 Page 2 of 6