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>> WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 4:30 P.M..
>> IT'S STILL 4:30. >> WILL FAULKNER? EMMY SORRELLS?
[ROLL CALL]
LATICIA SMITH? MARTY HEFFREN? MARY BOYD? CHARLES DAN BERRY JR.? >> ALL RIGHT, SO JUST WITH THE RESIGNATION OF THE CHAIR WITH THE OPEN SEAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED, SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THE ELECTIONS FOR OTHER BUSINESS. SINCE MARTY -- THEY WILL BE VOTING TODAY , IN
TODAY'S DECISION. >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO THE TWO OF THE SUPERNUMERARY POSITIONS WILL BE MARY BOYD, CHARLES DAN BERRY JR., AND I AM LATICIA SMITH, ACTING AS THE VICE CHAIR TODAY UNTIL WE TAKE OFFICIAL BUSINESS LATER . OKAY.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> PERFECT. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES.
>> CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST
MEETING? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION.
>> SECOND. >> WILL FAULKNER, EMMY SORRELLS, LATICIA SMITH , MARY BOYD, CHARLES DAN BERRY JR. ?
[CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS ]
>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL PROCEED WITH THE CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS. ANY PERSONS AGGRIEVED BY ANY DECISION OF THE BOARD MAY WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER SUCH DECISION APPEAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURT HAVING JURISDICTION ACCORDING TO SECTION 908.02 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF AUBURN, ALABAMA. -- TO ASSURE VOTING MEMBERS HAVE A BOARD CONSISTENT FIVE MEMBERS BETWEEN ALL DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH THE ROLLCALL VOTE , AND FOUR MEMBERS IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE -- ALL RIGHT, IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
[1. Variance to Section 511.03, Accessory Use Limitation state that accessory structures relating to residential uses shall be placed no less than (10) feet to the rear of the front building line, in the City of Auburn Zoning Ordinance BZ-2025-003 ]
ADO WE WILL MOVE TO OUR NEW BUSINESS TODAY, WHICH IS BZ-2025-003. OH, I AM SORRY, BZ-2025-003. RIGHT.>> ALL RIGHT. SO, THIS REQUEST IS FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A CARPORT FORWARD OF THE FRONT PLANE OF THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 741 KENTWOOD DRIVE IN THE NC-84 ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS A VARIANCE FOR SECTION 511.03 WHICH SAYS STRUCTURES RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL USE SHALL BE PLACED NO LESS THAN 10 FEET TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT BUILDING LIKE GOOD HERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE APPROXIMATE MAP ON THE SIDES IT IS SURROUNDED BY THE SAME ZONING NC-84, AND TO THE WEST IS TOUCHING THE RURAL ZONING DISTRICT , WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE LAKE WILLMORE COMMUNITY CENTER AREA. SO MOVING TO THE SITE PLAN, AND THE CARPORT THAT , THE PROPOSED CARPORT IS OUTLINED THERE IN RED. AS YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY SMALL, BUT FROM THE CLOSEST POINT THAT THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE IS TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE IS ABOUT 110.4 FEET . AND THE CLOSEST THAT THE CARPORT WOULD BE LOCATED TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE IS 71.7 FEET . SO, THIS WOULD MEAN THE FURTHEST POINT IN FRONT OF THE FRONT PLANE OF THE BUILDING TOWARD THE STRUCTURE WOULD BE 38.7 FEET IN FRONT. AND WHEN YOU ADD ON THE ADDITIONAL 10 FEET, THEN YOU REQUIRE IT TO BE PLACED BEHIND THAT BUILDING LINE. IT'S A TOTAL OF 48.7 FEET, ROUNDED UP TO 49 FEET . THE GROUND STATED BY THE APPLICANT IS THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF HIS PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE FLOODPLAIN AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS IMAGE. ESPECIALLY BEHIND THAT FRONT PLANE OF THE BUILDING LINE. AND THE LOCATION OF THIS DWELLING IN PARTICULAR WHEN IT RELATES TO THE FLOODPLAIN PROVIDES DID OPTIONS FOR THIS DETACHED CARPORT TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT IT HAVING TO
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BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE FLOODPLAIN. AND THOUGH THIS BUILDING TYPE IS TECHNICALLY ALLOWED TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN, THERE ARE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS THAT ARISE WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GRADING THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE OF HOW THE ELEVATIONS SIT SO THE APPLICANT CLAIMS THIS FEATURE CREATES A HARDSHIP AND WARNS A VARIANCE, AND A VARIANCE, IF GRANTED, WOULD ALLOW FOR A CARPORT FORWARD 38.7 FEET , OR 39 FEET LIKE LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT IN THE FRONT PLAIN OF THE BUILDING OF THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE, WHICH WOULD ALSO MEAN IT WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN COMPLETELY. IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FLOODPLAIN AND LIMITATIONS TOWARDS GRADING AND EVERYTHING WE DO HAVE OUR INSPECTION SERVICES DIRECTOR HERE TO ANSWER THOSE VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, AND I CAN ANSWER ANYTHING AS WELL. IF RELATED.>> I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO, AS I WAS READING, AND AS YOU JUST STATED, SO A CARPORT CAN BE BUILT IN A
FLOODPLAIN? >> YES. AND , THIS IS WHAT THEY TURNED IN AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY WILL BE BUILDING. THERE ARE FOUR POSTS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WALLS PER SE , AND BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE AT LEAST TWO WALLS IT CAN BE BUILT WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM'S MANUAL. BUT, AGAIN, WHEN YOU ARE BUILDING A CARPORT YOU HAVE GRADING THAT IS NOW REQUIRED WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING A SLAB DOWN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO, WHEN YOU ARE POURING DOWN ANYTHING, SO THAT IS THE REASON THEY ARE SEEKING TO BUILD IT OUTSIDE THE FLOODPLAIN BECAUSE OUR CODES HAVE A CONFLICT.
>> WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ZONES FOR THE FLOODPLAIN AS WELL. TO THE SURVEY-- IT SHOWS A DIFFERENT EDGE OF THE FLOODPLAIN
FROM THAT MAP-- >> YEAH, SO , ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGE IN THE FLOODPLAIN FROM THE SERVER TO THE ONE CURRENT? YEAH, SO I GUESS AT THE TOP OF THIS YEAR IN JANUARY THE NEW FLOODPLAIN MAPS CAME OUT, AND IN SOME PLACES THEY RETREATED, AND OTHER PLACES THEY INCREASED. ON THIS PROPERTY THEY INCREASED. WHATEVER DIFFERENCE YOU ARE SEEING IS PROBABLY RELATED TO THE 2025 UPDATE OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
>> THE FLOODPLAIN IS OLDER IN THIS CASE?
>> WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT CONFIRM THAT, BUT YEAH.
>> I BELIEVE THE SURVEY WAS ORIGINALLY FROM 2024, MAYBE SOONER, THAT'S WHEN WE SAW THIS APPLICATION COME IN . BUT, IT DID GROW SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE FRONT, SO IT MADE IT EVEN MORE OF AN ISSUE.
>> WERE THERE ANY KEY MEDICATIONS FROM NEIGHBORS?
>> NO COMMUNICATIONS FROM ANYONE BESIDES THE APPLICANT.
>> I AM STUCK ON LANGUAGE. SO, YOU USED THE WORD THERE IS A DISCONNECT. I THINK BETWEEN THE LANGUAGE IN DEFINING A FLOODPLAIN AND THE FACT A CARPORT CAN BE DEALT IN A FLOODPLAIN, YET IT CAN'T BE BUILT IN A FLOODPLAIN, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LEVEL IT. YOU CAN'T DO THE APPROPRIATE GRADING OR LEVELING TO BUILD A CARPORT READ .
>> THE STRUCTURE ITSELF , THE ROOF , THE POST WITH A ROOF OVER IT, THAT CAN BE BUILT. WHERE THE CONFLICT COMES IN IS POURING CONCRETE AND HAVING TO LEVEL IT. THAT IS WHERE THE CONFLICT AND THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE FLOODPLAIN ARE THEN APPLIED.
JOHN, DID YOU OR ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
>> BUILD IT UP? >> IT WOULD-- SORRY, I AM NOT USED TO TO THIS-- TO LEVEL OUT THE SLAB FROM THE CARPORT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK FILL INTO THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH WOULD THEN DISPLACE THAT WATER THAT NEEDS TO GO THERE, SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO SOMEWHERE ELSE DOWNSTREAM WOULD HAVE TO TAKE UP THAT EXTRA
WATER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
>> I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE ABOUT THAT.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND PRESENT ANY
INFORMATION? >>-- PRETTY GOOD JOB .
>> OKAY. I WILL OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING, A MEETING, IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY IN SUPPORT. OKAY. SEEING NONE.
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WE WILL END THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE MEETINGRIGHT. >> IT MAKES SENSE FOR ME, TOO. I THINK THIS IS ONE WHERE THERE IS ACTUALLY A HARDSHIP, WHETHER, HOWEVER IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T CONTROL THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY THE FLOODPLAIN HAS NOW FURTHER IMPACTED THE HOUSE.
LIKE, I THINK BACKFILLING THAT TO THE INSPECTOR WOULD MAKE THINGS POSSIBLY WORSE GOING FORWARD FOR SOMEONE ELSE. I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE USE OF THE PROPERTY TO HAVE THAT RIGHT THERE. IT FITS FAR BACK ENOUGH WE ARE NOT ENCROACHING ON THE
FRONT -- >> MINIMAL STRUCTURE.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE FOR BZ-2025-003.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> WILL FAULKNER? EMMY SORRELLS? LATICIA SMITH ? MARY BOYD? CHARLES DAN BERRY JR.?
[OTHER BUSINESS ]
>> WE WILL MOVE INTO THE NEXT PORTION, WHICH IS OF THE BUSINESS -- EMAIL AND CONVERSATION -- DECIDED TO STEP DOWN FROM THE CHAIR POSITION FOR PERSONAL REASONS, SO WE NEED TO MOVE INTO AN ELECTION PROCESS TO GET A NEW CHAIR , POSITION FOR
>> WELL I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE LATICIA SMITH FROM CURRENT VICE CHAIR TO THE CHAIR POSITION, IF SHE IS
>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> EMMY SORRELLS? EMMY SORRELLS ? LATICIA SMITH? MARY BOYD? CHARLES DAN BERRY JR.?
>> NOW DON'T EVERYONE JUMP AT ONCE.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION-- >> SECOND.
>> WILL FAULKNER? EMMY SORRELLS? LATICIA SMITH? MARY BOYD?
CHARLES DAN BERRY JR.? >> YES .
>> NOW YOU WILL ATTEND 100% OF THE MEETINGS GOING FORWARD,
[STAFF COMMUNICATION ]
CORRECT? LAST WEEK I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING, ALL OFLAST MONTH. >> ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS? >> YEAH, SO, AS FAR AS POSITION, WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. PEOPLE WHO WANT TO APPLY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY. THERE'S AN INTERVIEW PROCESS , THEY JUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION . WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TRAINING FOR THAT PERSON, BUT I WOULD SAY I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO COME IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS. THAT WILL BE
ON THE NEXT COUNCIL ITEM. >> ALSO TO ADD THAT SUPERNUMERARY 'S ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY . IF SOMEONE COULD PUT
THAT ON THE RECORD. >> ANY STAFF COMMUNICATION?
>> NO, THAT'S REALLY IT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE GOT ANY VARIANCE APPLICATIONS . YEAH. SO YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE WILL BE WORKING TO FILL THE NEW POSITION SOON.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING, AT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.