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Case #2: Request for a Variance from Floor Area Ratio Requirements in the TC -2 <br />Commercial Zoning District; Case of Shingobee Builders, Inc. <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Board of Adjustment meeting at 7:37 p.m. in <br />order to conduct the public hearing. <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:37 p.m. <br />Presentation <br />Associate Planner Dalnes stated that Shingobee Builders, Inca is proposing to construct a 15,500 <br />square -foot banking facility at the corner of Armstrong Boulevard and West Ramsey Parkway. <br />The proposed building is 2 stories, but in order to accommodate the parking requirements, will <br />result in a Floor- Area -Ratio (FAR) of .24. This deviation from City Code will require a variance <br />to the established .5 FAR for the TC -2 district. <br />Citizen Input <br />There was none. <br />Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Board Member Trites Rolle, to close the public <br />hearing. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Trites Rolle, Brauer, <br />Cleveland, Hunt, Levine, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br />The public hearing closed at 7:38 p.m. <br />Board Business <br />Chairperson Nixt called the Board of Adjustment meeting back to order at 7:38 p.m. <br />Board Member Van Scoy asked if the master plan had a parking structure in this area. <br />Associate Planner Dalnes responded they would like to see parking structures, but this was very <br />expensive and was not required in TC -2. She noted there was a parking structure in TC -1. <br />Board Member Van Scoy asked if a different configuration would allow shorter driveways and <br />parking. <br />Associate Planner Dalnes responded they would not be able to meet the .5. <br />Board of Adjustment /August 3, 2006 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />