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ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED HERE. WELCOME TO CURT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE DECEMBER 23RD, 2024 MEETING OF THE NEW ALBANY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE ROLL? MR. LAJEUNESSE. PRESENT. MR. JACOB.
PRESENT. MISS SAMUELS. MR. SHELL. MR. SMITH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DULL. HERE. HERE ARE
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THREE VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ACTION ON THE MINUTES FROM OUR NOVEMBER 25TH MEETING. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEETING. SECOND. AND I'LL JUST REMIND THAT YOU'RE QUALIFIED TO VOTE ON THE MINUTES, EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T AT THE MEETING, AS LONG AS YOU FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A REASONABLE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU, MR. JACOBS. YES. MR. LAJEUNESSE? YES, MR. SMITH? YES. THE MOTION PASSES. THERE ARE THREE VOTES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY VISITORS? I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE ANY VISITORS TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I HAVEN'T MET YOU, SIR DAVID. OH, DAVID. OKAY. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT OR. YES. OKAY. WOULD YOU? YEAH. JUST. IF YOU COULD STAND UP, SAY YOUR NAME, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO READ THE STAFF REPORT FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL I'LL INVITE YOU BACK UP TO ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE. OKAY. CASES, WE HAVE ONE CASE TONIGHT. VARIANCE 91 2024 VARIANCE TO THE[VI. Cases]
HAWKSMOOR ZONING TEXTS. ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS SECTION ONE A TO ALLOW STONE EXTERIOR MATERIAL ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AT TWO HAWKSMOOR DRIVE. COULD WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT, PLEASE? YES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. THE VACANT LOT IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HAWKSMOOR DRIVE AND ITS SECOND ON THE RIGHT. WHEN ENTERING THE SUBDIVISION, THE PROPERTY OWNER ANTICIPATES BUILDING A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THE LOT, AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE TWO STARS, THEY'RE A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE. BUT THOSE ARE TWO LOTS THAT ARE ALSO IN THE HAWKSMOOR SUBDIVISION THAT HAVE RECEIVED VARIANCES FOR THE SAME REQUEST. THE HAWKSMOOR ZONING TEXT ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS STATE THAT WALL FINISH MATERIAL SHALL BE BRICK OR WOOD AS A MAIN EXTERIOR MATERIAL, AND NATURAL WOOD IS PERMITTED BELOW THE WATER TABLE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A NATURAL STONE VENEER AS THE PRIMARY EXTERIOR MATERIAL, AS SHOWN HERE IN THE ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS USED INCLUDE CEDAR SHAKE ON THE ROOF.HERE ARE THE OTHER TWO HOMES WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION THAT RECEIVED THE SAME VARIANCE. ONE.
HAWKSMOOR IS ADJACENT TO THE SITE, DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE LOT, AND 15 KENSINGTON IS DOWN THE CUL DE SAC. IN SUMMARY, THE NATURAL STONE IS A HIGH QUALITY MATERIAL THAT MEETS THE GOALS AND INTENTS OF THE CITY'S ARES. THE VARIANCE REQUEST DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SUBSTANTIAL, GIVEN THE ENGLISH VILLAGE THEME OF THE SUBDIVISION. ADDITIONALLY, TWO OTHER HOMES RECEIVED THE SAME VARIANCE, AND AS SUCH, THE VARIANCE REQUEST WILL NOT ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I CAN START WITH YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. SO I ASSUME THAT THE NEIGHBORS WERE MADE AWARE OF THIS REQUEST. YES. AND NOTHING BACK FROM THE NEIGHBORS.
I DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM THE NEIGHBORS. OKAY. HAS THIS GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING? DOES THIS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD OR THE DESIGN BOARD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, NO, JUST THE VARIANCE GOES BEFORE THIS BOARD AND THEN ALL OTHER PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION ARE REVIEWED ADMINISTRATIVELY BY STAFF. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. MR. BULLOCK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE STAFF REPORT? JUST GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANT TO. JUST. THE DESIGN HAS BEEN THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE. PLANNING. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE? DO YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THE STAFF REPORT FIRST? YEAH, WE DO HAVE TO. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE
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STAFF REPORT INTO RECORD? SO MOVED. SECOND. MR. JACOB? YES. MR. SMITH? YES. MR. LAJEUNESSE.YES. MOTION PASSES WITH ALL VOTES IN FAVOR OF ADMITTING THE STAFF. REPORTS INTO THE RECORD.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE VARIANCE TONIGHT. TO APPROVE, TO APPROVE IT. TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, I THOUGHT HE WAS. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.
YES, MR. JACOB? YES. MR. JONES? YES. MOTION PASSES WITH ALL VOTES IN FAVOR. APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT FROM STAFF? ANY CHRISTMAS PLANS? NEW YEAR'S? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING FOR TONIGHT. SECOND. MR. LUSHNESS. YES. MR. JACOB. YES. MR. SMITH? YES. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. HAPPY H
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