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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] .