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>>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MAY 27TH, 2025, HEARING OFFICER MEETING TO ORDER. ARE THERE ANY REPORTS,
[C.(V) Rector Accessory Building Variance. ]
ANNOUNCEMENTS, CONCERNS, DEPARTMENT CONCERNS? NONE? OKAY.ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO PUBLIC HEARING, THEN. FIRST UP THIS EVENING IS THE RECTOR ACCESSORY BUILDING VARIANCE NUMBER PES E- 2025-00085V. YOU WILL COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE AND DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT.
>> OKAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
>> IT'S PATRICK RECTOR AND I'M WANTING TO BUILD A MINI BARN.
>> OKAY. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO STATE ABOUT THAT.
>> I MEAN IT'S ALL IN WHAT WE SUBMITTED ONLINE. NO FOUNDATION.
TYPICAL MINI BARN. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST ALL RIGHT. WELL I UNDERSTAND - IT'S A VERY SIMPLE VARIANCE REQUEST, SO IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD TO, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PORTION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO IS WISHING TO SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR, FOR OR AGAINST THIS PROJECT? OKAY. I SEE NONE. HOW ABOUT STAFF REPORT?
>> THANK YOU. AS THE PETITIONER STATED, HE WANTS TO BUILD A MINI BARN. IT'S ABOUT 12 FOOT BY 16 FOOT AND IT WILL GO IN THE CORNER OF THE LOT, IN THE BACKYARD AREA. AND IT WILL BE PAINTED TO MATCH THE COLOR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE, AND PLANNING STAFF HAS NO ISSUES WITH THIS VARIANCE REQUEST, AND WE DO RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF IT AS WELL AS THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING AT THE SITE WHEN. JUST REAL QUICK I NOTICE YOU'RE FIVE FEET OFF THE -- IT'S LIKE A
SIDE YARD. >> IT'S A REAR YARD.
>> REAR YARD, OKAY, YOU'RE INSIDE OF THE SETBACK.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THEY TOLD ME FIVE FOOT.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF YOUR
>> OKAY. BEAR WITH ME, PLEASE. OKAY. NEXT PETITION IS SLAPFISH
[C.(V) Slapfish at Market District, Sign Variances.]
AT MARKET DISTRICT, SIGN VARIANCES. PES E- 2020 5-0 0086VAND PES E- 2024-00088V. >> ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS MARK WEGHORST, OWNER OF SLAPFISH, AND WE ARE REQUESTING THREE SIGNS INSTEAD OF THE TWO THAT ARE ALLOWED, AND THEN WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING FOR OUR BLADE SIGN, 100% OF SPANDREL HEIGHT INSTEAD
OF 70%. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING
ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? >> THE REASON WE KIND OF CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION WAS WE NEEDED SIGNAGE FROM ILLINOIS STREET TO MAKE THE RESTAURANT VISIBLE. THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THIS LOCATION, THAT HAVE FAILED, AND ONE OF THE REASONS, I BELIEVE, IS THERE'S JUST NOT REALLY ANY SIGNAGE TO LET CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THERE'S A RESTAURANT THERE. SO WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO GET WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE IS APPROPRIATE AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN A GOOD
PLACE WITH THIS. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT IS WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THIS PROJECT? OKAY. SEE NONE, I'M GOING TO GET A STAFF
REPORT, ANGIE. >> THANK YOU . PLANNING STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE PETITIONER TO COME UP WITH A SIGN PACKAGE THAT COMPLEMENTS THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE AND ALSO AIDS IN THEIR WAYFINDING NEEDS. PLANNING STAFF IS
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SUPPORTIVE OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH THE CONDITION OF THE PETITIONER ADDRESSING THE REMAINING REVIEW COMMENTS AND PROJECT DOCS AS WELL AS ADOPTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT. THANK YOU.>> OKAY. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S REGARDING THE -- TRY AND GET MY -- THE TERMINOLOGY CORRECT -- THE SPANDREL SIGN. ACCORDING TO THIS, IT'S 40 INCHES HIGH. IS THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE SPANDREL?
>> NO, THAT'S THE CANOPY SIGN.
>> HE'S MY CONTRACTOR THAT'S WORKED WITH THE SIGN COMPANY AND
THE CITY MAINLY. >> WELL IF HE WAS TO MAKE A CONTRACT, IF YOU WOULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE, AGAINST
THE MICROPHONE? >> JEREMY FRENCH.
>> OKAY, -- >> THE CANOPY SIGN IS 40 INCHES
>> THAT'S ON THE FACE OF THE BUILDING.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST -- >> THE PROJECTION SIGN, NOT THE BLADE SIGN. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR 100% OF THE SPANDREL
>> THE BUILDING IS EXTREMELY TALL.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET ME LOOK AT THAT REAL QUICK. OKAY. OKAY. I HAD IT IN MY HEAD SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO EXCUSE ME. LET'S SEE. YOU GAVE ME THE DEPARTMENT REPORT ALREADY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE PETITION, SO GO AHEAD AND
APPROVE THIS, THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT PETITION
[C.(V) Heisey Garage Bay Addition Variance. ]
IS THE HEISEY GARAGE BAY ADDITION VARIANCE, PES E- 20205-0 008 9V. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JEFF HEISEY AND I'M LOOKING TO BUILD A THIRD BAY ONTO THE GARAGE.
CURRENTLY THAT WOULD EXCEED THE ORDINANCE FOR THE ACCESSORY SPACE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GET A VARIANCE, SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT. THE GARAGE BAY THEY WERE BUILDING WOULD MATCH THE HOUSE, SO AESTHETICALLY IT WOULD BE THE SAME. IT'S WELL WITHIN THE SETBACK. I THINK EVEN AFTER THE GARAGE WOULD BE ADDED, WE WOULD HAVE 17 FEET TO THE PROPERTY LINE. SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG SIDE YARD AND THE PROPERTY LINE IS WAY OVER BY THE OTHER HOUSE. SO --
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'RE DONE I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THE PROJECT? NO, OKAY. STAFF COMMENTS, PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU. AS THE PETITIONER STATED, THEY'D LIKE TO HAD A GARAGE ADDITION ONTO THEIR HOUSE FOR A ONE CAR BAY. PLANNING STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS VARIANCE REQUEST. THE CALCULATIONS WERE FOR THE ACCESSORY USES HIS EXISTING TWO-CAR GARAGE AND THERE'S ALSO A SHED ON THE PROPERTY, SO THIS WOULD JUST BE A SMALL ADDITION WITH THE ADDITIONAL GARAGE BAY AND PLANNING STAFF DOES RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCE ALONG WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF
>> THANK YOU. >> AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE VARIANCE AS WELL SO I'LL APPROVE IT THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
[C.(V) Pilcher Patio Setback Variance.]
>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS THE PILCHER PATIO SETBACK VARIANCE,
PZ E- 2025-00090V. >> TODD PILCHER HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SET BACK VARIANCE REQUEST FOR A PATIO ADDITION TO THE REAR OF OUR HOUSE. I'M LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO GET A VARIANCE OF SET BACK CHANGE FROM 10 FEET TO SEVEN FEET IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED PATIO EXTENSION. THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT IF WE WANT TO DO A COVERED PATIO, THE ONE THAT IS MOST ACCOMMODATING FOR THE HOME, SO I DON'T HAVE TO ENCROACH UPON ANY ROOF LINES OR ANYTHING ELSE, IS
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ON THE SIDE, THE REAR EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE, AND IF I GO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, THE SIDE PROPERTY LINE, THIS ACTUALLY COMES AT AN ANGLE, KIND OF LIKE A PIZZA SLICE. SO IF I UTILIZE THE FULL REAR PATIO LENGTH THAT'S DESIRED I WOULD ENCROACH ON THAT 10 FOOT VARIANCE LINE, SO WE WOULD BE THREE FEET INTO THAT VARIANCE, ONLY AT THE FAR POINT OF THAT, WHICH IS WHERE THERE IS A SUPPORTING POST AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE REQUEST.I DID TALK TO THE BUILDING PERMIT TEAM AND SAID, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN DO A CANTILEVER, SOMETHING ELSE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, AND THEY SAID IT DID STILL BE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE VARIANCE OBSTRUCTION, SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GO WITH THE SEVEN FOOT VARIANCE REQUEST.
>> OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE FINISHED?
>> YEP. >> IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? NO? OKAY. ALL RIGHT , ANGIE. GO
AHEAD WITH THE STAFF REPORT. >> THANK YOU. AS THE PETITIONER STATED, THE LOT NARROWS AS YOU GO FURTHER BACK IN THE BACKYARD AREA. SO THIS VARIANCE REQUEST IS FOR A THREE FEET VARIANCE.
THE ADDITION WILL NOT ENCROACH INTO ANY DRAINAGE OR UTILITY EASEMENTS, SO THAT'S GOOD. AND I THINK THE COLORS AND MATERIALS WILL COMPLEMENT THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE. AND SO, WITH THAT, PLANNING STAFF DOES RECOMMEND POSITIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS OF
FACT. THANK YOU. >> LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. THE -- THIS ADDITION, I NOTICE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A COUPLE GOOD, MATURE TREES ON THE PROPERTY
LINE THERE. >> THERE WERE. WE TOOK THOSE
>> YEAH. THEY NEEDED TO BE DOWN. THE ROOT SYSTEM WAS ENCROACHING ON LIKE -- WE DIDN'T HAVE FOUNDATION ISSUES BUT IT WAS PUSHING UP AGAINST. IT WAS ONLY GOING TO BE A RISK TO IT SO WE
TOOK THOSE DOWN LAST FALL. >> OKAY. I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THAT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ROOF LINE OF YOUR NEW PORCH, SO I GUESS THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE. ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD. THEN I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE PETITION
FOR THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS LAST UP FOR THE EVENING IS THE
[C.(SE) Orono Short Term Residential Rental Renewal. ]
OREGANO SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL RENEWAL, PZ 2020 5-0 0091 -V.PLEASE COME UP. >> AYE, MY NAME IS RUTH ORONO AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR RENEWAL ON MY SHORT-TERM RENTAL. THAT IS WHAT I DO. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. I HAVE GUESTS THAT COME FOR THE TIME. THEY LOVE IT AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
LAST YEAR WAS A GOOD TIME. I'M THINKING THIS YEAR WILL EVEN BE BETTER. NOT IN TERMS OF ANYTHING ELSE BUT MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE AND THAT THEY GET WHAT THEY, FOR, AND THAT IS TO REST AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. I HAVE RULES WHICH HELP WITH WHATEVER GUESTS ARE THERE. THEY KNOW THEIR BOUNDARIES. WE DON'T HAVE PARTIES OR SMOKING OR DRINKING, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT WOULD DISTURB THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'VE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS FROM MY NEIGHBORS, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME, AND THAT'S MY QUESTION. I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO WHAT I'M DOING. I ALSO HAVE HELPERS, PEOPLE WHO HELP ME CLEAN, AND PEOPLE WHO HELP ME COHOST, TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE GUESTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT I'M AFFILIATED WITH, THAT HELP IN THAT. SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. MY WORKS VERY WELL AND I'M REALLY EXCITED SO I'M HERE FOR AN
EXTENSION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE
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ANYONE HERE WHO IS WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THIS PROJECT? OKAY. SEE AND NONE, ANGIE, THE STAFF REPORT,PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. SO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE STATES THAT AN APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION SHALL GENERALLY BE ENTITLED TO FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION. SO WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
ALSO THE PETITIONER HAS ADDRESSED ALL THE REMAINING REVIEW COMMENTS WE HAD SINCE THE WRITING OF THE STAFF REPORT, AND PLANNING STAFF ALSO CHECKED WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THERE WERE REALLY NO COMPLAINTS OR VIOLATIONS IN THE PAST YEAR. SO CONSIDERATION OF THE RENEWAL AS WELL AS THE ADOPTION OF THE
FINDINGS OF FACT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, ANGIE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR ALL OF THE POSITIVE COMMENTS YOU RECEIVED ON YOUR FACILITY, AND I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO EXTEND IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR,
SO YOUR PETITION IS APPROVED. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS I WILL CALL THE HEARING OFFICER
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