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April 10, 2025 Zoning Board of Adjustment
Minneapolis City CouncilFriday, April 11, 2025
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[0:08] [GAVEL] GOOD AFTERNOON.
[0:09] THIS IS THE APRIL 10, 2025
[0:10] ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
[0:15] MEETING.
[0:15] I AM MATT PERRY T CHAIR OF THE
[0:18] BOARD.
[0:18] I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO
[0:19] ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO CALL
[0:21] THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE
[0:22] OF A QUORUM.
[0:24] >> BOARD MEMBER CALCALLAHAN,
[0:29] PRESENT.
[0:30] EICHOLZ, PRESENT.
[0:31] GRANS KORSH IS ON HER WAY.
[0:34] HUTCHENS, PRESENT.
[0:37] INGRAHAM, HERE.
[0:38] CHAIR PERRY, HERE.
[0:42] SMRIKAROVA, HERE.
[0:43] >> AND VICE CHAIR WANG, HERE.
[0:46] >> WE HAVE 7 MEMBERS PRESENT.
[0:47] LET THE RECORD SHOW WE HAVE A
[0:49] QUORUM, AND WITH THAT WE WILL
[0:50] PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA, A COPY
[0:54] OF WHICH WAS POSTED TO THE
[0:58] CITY'S INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
[0:59] SYSTEM.
[0:59] IS THERE A MOTION TO I A PROVE
[1:00] THIS AGENDA?
[1:02] >> SO MOVED.
[1:03] >> SECOND.
[1:03] >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED.
[1:05] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
[1:08] FORCE HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR
[1:11] OF THE MOTION INDICATE BY SAYING
[1:15] YAY.
[1:15] ANY AGAINST WITH NAY.
[1:16] ANY ABSTENTIONS THAT MOTION
[1:18] PASSES AND THE AGENDA IS
[1:19] APPROVE.
[1:20] I BELIEVE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS
[1:21] HAVE SEEN A COPY OF THE MINUTES
[1:23] FROM THE MARCH 20, 2025 ZONING
[1:25] BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING.
[1:27] THERE IS THERE A MOTION TO
[1:29] APPROVE?
[1:30] >> SO MOVE.
[1:30] >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> A
[1:32] SECOND.
[1:32] >> IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED.
[1:35] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE
[1:36] MOTION? HEARING MONEY, ALL IN
[1:38] FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY SAYING
[1:41] AYE.
[1:41] ANY AGAINST INDICATE BY SAYING
[1:45] NAY.
[1:45] ANY ABSTENTIONS?
[1:47] >> ABSTAIN.
[1:48] >> ABSTAIN.
[1:50] >> WE HAVE TWO ABSTENTIONS.
[1:51] WITH THAT THE MOTION PASSES AND
[1:54] THE MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD
[1:56] OF ADJUSTMENT MARCH 20th
[1:59] MEETING, 2025, ARE APPROVED.
[2:03] LED THE RECORD SHOW THAT BOARD
[2:05] MEMBER GRANS KORSH HAS JOINED
[2:08] US.
[2:09] MR. ELLIS, ARE THERE ANY
[2:10] PETITIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS?
[2:12] >> CHAIR PERRY, MEMBERS OF THE
[2:14] BOARD, THERE ARE NO PETITIONS OR
[2:15] COMMUNICATIONS THIS EVENING.
[2:18] >> ALL RIGHT.
[2:19] WE'RE GOING TO SKIP RIGHT TO THE
[2:25] RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION OF THE
[2:29] ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR LAND USE
[2:33] REQUESTS.
[2:34] THERE IS ONE, AND IT'S 2807
[2:38] SUNSET BOULEVARD.
[2:38] STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THIS ITEM
[2:40] FOR CONSENT.
[2:41] IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK AGAINST
[2:42] THIS ITEM?
[2:46] I SEE NO --
[2:47] >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
[2:49] >> YEP.
[2:50] >> IF WE GO STRAIGHT TO CONSENT,
[2:53] I CAN'T -- CAN I ASK A QUESTION
[2:54] OF STAFF? >> A YEAH.
[2:59] >> OKAY.
[3:00] >> NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO ASK.
[3:02] >> OKAY, GREAT.
[3:03] THANKS.
[3:03] I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THE
[3:06] PETITION WAS PUT FORTH BY AN
[3:08] ATTORNEY'S FIRM.
[3:09] IS THAT CORRECT?
[3:09] >> CORRECT.
[3:10] THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE
[3:12] IS AN ATTORNEY.
[3:13] >> I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW OFTEN IS
[3:15] THAT DONE? AND DOES IT MAKE A
[3:20] DIFFERENCE WHEN SIMPLE GARAGE
[3:21] LIKE THIS IS PRESENTED BY AN
[3:24] ATTORNEY VERSUS WHEN IT'S NOT?
[3:27] >> ABSOLUTELY.
[3:27] CHAIR PERRY, BOARD MEMBER GRANS
[3:30] KORSH, I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S
[3:31] NECESSARILY UNCOMMON OR COMMON.
[3:32] I CAN THINK OF A COUPLE THAT I
[3:34] HAD LAST YEAR WHERE THE ATTORNEY
[3:37] WAS REPRESENTING IN THAT CASE A
[3:38] NUMBER OF FRATERNITIES THAT CAME
[3:40] BEFORE THE BOARD.
[3:42] THEY'RE ALSO AS PART OF THE
[3:43] APPLICANT'S TEAM, THERE IS THE
[3:45] BUILDER FOR THE GARAGE
[3:46] THEMSELVES AND THE DESIGN BUILD.
[3:48] SO I DON'T THINK IT'S
[3:49] NECESSARILY UNCOMMON AND DOES
[3:51] NOT REALLY HAVE SWAY ON STAFF'S
[3:55] RECOMMENDATION HERE.
[3:56] >> DID I HEAR YOU CORRECT THAT
[3:58] IT DOESN'T SWAY YOUR OPINION?
[3:59] >> CORRECT.
[4:00] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[4:01] I APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT.
[4:05] >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF
[4:06] WHILE WE HAVE HIM UP? OKAY.
[4:11] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[4:12] SO I DON'T HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS
[4:16] TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE
[4:17] IT BE ON CONSENT, SO LET'S
[4:19] REVIEW THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA
[4:21] FOR CONSENT.
[4:21] THEY ARE ITEMS NUMBER 5.
[4:25] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS
[4:26] ITEM ON CONSENT?
[4:28] >> SO MOVED.
[4:29] >> IS THERE A SECOND?
[4:30] >> SECOND.
[4:31] >> AN IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED.
[4:34] ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION
[4:35] INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[4:37] ANY AGAINST INDICATE BY SAYING
[4:40] NAY.
[4:40] ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THAT
[4:42] MOTION PASSES.
[4:44] >> I WILL ABSTAIN.
[4:45] >> OKAY.
[4:47] SO WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION.
[4:49] THE MOTION DOES PASS.
[4:51] AND IF YOU ARE HERE FOR AGENDA
[4:53] ITEM FIVE, YOUR LAND USE REQUEST
[4:56] IS APPROVED --
[4:56] >> SORRY, CHAIR PERRY.
[4:57] IT IS ITEM FOUR, NOT FIVE.
[5:02] >> YES.
[5:03] THANK YOU.
[5:08] SO ITEM FOUR, YOUR LAND USE
[5:09] REQUEST IS APPROVED.
[5:15] THANKS FOR COMING DOWN AND
[5:16] DEALING WITH THE RAMP AND ALL OF
[5:17] THAT.
[5:17] APPRECIATE IT.
[5:20] SO DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS?
[5:22] ANY OLD BUSINESS?
[5:27] >> I WON'T BE HERE ON APRIL 24.
[5:29] >> OKAY.
[5:30] >> ANYBODY ELSE KNOW IN ADVANCE
[5:33] --
[5:33] >> I WILL ALSO NOT BE HERE AT
[5:35] THE NEXT MEETING.
[5:37] >> IF, CHAIR PERRY, THROUGH THE
[5:39] CHAIR, IF YOU FOLKS WOULD BE SO
[5:41] KIND TO SEND ME AN EMAIL.
[5:43] I WOULDN'T REMEMBER ALL FOUR OF
[5:47] MY BRIDESMAID'S NAMES AT TIME,
[5:49] SO VERBAL INFORMATION IS NOT MY
[5:51] STRONG SUIT, SO IF YOU WOULD BE
[5:53] SO KIND, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT,
[5:55] THANK YOU.
[5:56] >> WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE
[5:57] ALL OUR BUSINESS ACCOUNTED FOR
[5:58] TODAY.
[5:59] SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 24.
[6:02] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
[6:04] >> SO MOVED.
[6:05] >> SECOND.
[6:06] >> AND ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY
[6:09] SAYING AYE.
[6:10] WE ARE ADJOURNED.
[6:13] [GAVEL].
[6:13] .