## Variance Board Agenda Wednesday, September 2, 2026 ## 5:30 PM ## City Council Chambers In accordance with Minnesota Statutes §13D.02 and City policy, Council and Commission members may attend meetings remotely up to three times per calendar year. (Times listed are approximate – please note that items may be earlier or later than listed on the agenda) 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Review of Minutes a. Review of May 6, 2026 Minutes ## 5. Public Hearing a. Request to allow a proposed front entry addition within the required minimum setback from the front property line and to increase the nonconforming impervious coverage at 1211 Josephine Road (PF26-006) 6. Adjourn Page 1 of 23 ## REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION Date: 9/2/2026 Item No.: 4.a. ## Department Approval Agenda Section ## Review of Minutes ## Item Description: Review of May 6, 2026 Minutes Page 1 of 1 1 2Application Information 3n/a 4 5Background 6n/a 7 8Staff Recommendation 9n/a 10 ## 11Requested Planning Commission Action 12Review the May 6, 2026 minutes and make a motion to approve subjec to requested corrections. 13 14Alternative Actions 15n/a 16 Prepared by: ## Attachments: 1. May 6, 2026 Minutes 17 Page 2 of 23 ## Variance Board Regular Meeting ## City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Draft Minutes – Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Aspnes called to order the regular meeting of the Variance Board meeting at 2 approximately 5:30 p.m. and reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 3 4 2. Roll Call & Introductions 5 At the request of Chair Aspnes, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 6 7 Members Present: Chair Aspnes, Vice Chair Campbell Jensen, and Member Cyra 8 9 ## Members Absent: None 10 11 ## Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke, Community Development Director 12 ## Janice Gundlach, and Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd 13 14 3. Approval of Agenda 15 16 ## MOTION 17 Member Cyra moved, seconded by Member Campbell Jensen, to approve the 18 agenda as presented. 19 20 Ayes: 3 21 Nays: 0 22 Motion carried. 23 24 4. Review of Minutes: April 1, 2026 25 ## MOTION 26 Member Cyra moved, seconded by Member Campbell Jensen, to approve the April 27 1, 2026, meeting minutes. 28 29 Ayes: 3 30 Nays: 0 31 Motion carried. 32 33 5. Public Hearing 34 Chair Aspnes reviewed the protocol for Public Hearings and public comment and opened 35 the Public Hearing at approximately 5:36 p.m. 36 37 a. PLANNING FILE 26-006 38 Request to Allow a Proposed Front Entry Addition within the Required 39 Minimum Setback from the Front Property Line and to Increase the 40 ## Nonconforming Impervious Coverage at 1211 Josephine Road. 41 Page 3 of 23 ## Variance Board Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Page 2 Senior Planner Lloyd presented the variance application for 1211 Josephine Road, 42 explaining that the request involved a small enclosed front entry addition and covered 43 porch area on a shoreland property. 44 45 Mr. Lloyd…