CITY OF SARASOA City of Sarasota Board of Adjustment Minutes January 25, 2023 The following are the motion minutes of the Board of Adjustment meeting held in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1565 1St Street, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. All in attendance stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting came to order at 1:37 p.m. Chair Ruch explained that Legal Counsel had been delayed and stated the Board would discuss preliminary topics and then take a recess until Mr. Connolly arrived. Mr. Ruch reminded everyone in attendance to silence their cell phones and stated that the microphones were live and recording. Roll call was taken. PRESENT: Matthew Ruch, Chair; Olga Hanlon, Vice Chair; Shane LaMay, BOA Member; Chad Turnbull, BOA Member; James Lee, BOA Member; Myra Schwarz, General Manager, Development Services, and Secretary to the Board; Angela McLeod Wilkins, Administrative Assistant, Development Services ABSENT: None LEGAL COUNSEL: Mike Connolly, Deputy City Attorney The November 16, 2022 meeting minutes were approved as submitted. Ms. Schwarz then explained the Quasi-judicial hearing procedures. Ex-parte communications were disclosed. Ms. Schwarz recited the Pledge of Conduct for all in attendance, and everyone intending to speak was sworn in. Time Limits were announced. The Board took a recess to await Legal Counsel at 1:41 p.m. Mr. Connolly arrived, and the meeting commenced at 1:49 p.m. NEW BUSINESS Variance Petition No. 2023-VAR-01, Brian and Jennifer Reeves, owners, requesting two (2) variances to construct a single-family accessory dock, specifically, to reduce the minimum side setback requirement of eight (8) feet to one (1) foot, for a total variance ofs seven (7) feet, on each side of the dock, as measured from riparian rights lines, and not from the required extended lot lines, for a residential property. Address: 1590 Gulfview Drive. Zoning Code Section: VII- 1302(2). Legal Description: On file in the Zoning Division of the Development Services Department, City of Sarasota. Zone District: RSF-2 (Residential Single Family). Kristina Tignor, agent for the owners. Mr. Connolly explained that Affected Person forms were received for Arthur Schwartz and Robert Lindsey. Mr. Connolly called on Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Lindsey. Neither party was in attendance, and therefore neither party was granted Affected Person Status. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Schwarz provided an overview of the requested variances. Kristina Tignor, agent for the owner, and Brian Reeves, owner, took seats at the dais and announçed that they had been sworn. Ms. Tignor presented the variance requests. The Board questioned the petitioner. No citizens signed up to provide input. The public hearing was closed. The Board discussed the variance petition. Ms. Hanlon made a motion to approve Variance Petition No. 2023-VAR-01 including proposed resolution and findings. Dr. Turnbull seconded the motion. Page 2 The motion passed 5-0. (LaMay yes; Hanlon - yes; Ruch - yes; Turnbull - yes; Lee - yes) Variance Petition No. 2023-VAR-02, Randall and Debra Ferman, owners, requesting two (2) variances to construct a single-family accessory dock, specifically, to decrease the minimum side setback requirement of 8 feet to 5.3 feet on the north side of the dock, for a total variance of 2.7 feet, and to decrease the minimum side setback requirement of 8 feet to 6.0 feet on the south side ofthe dock, for a total variance of2.0 feet. Address: 3322 Higel Avenue. Zoning Code Section: VII-1302(2). Legal Description: On file in the Zoning Division of the Development Services Department, City of Sarasota. Zone District: RSF-1 (Residential Single Family). Kristina Tignor, agent for the owners. Mr. Connolly stated that no forms for Affected Person Status were received for Variance Petition No. 23-VAR-02. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Schwarz provided an overview of the requested variances. Kristina Tignor, agent for the owner, took a seat at the dais and announced that she had been sworn. Ms. Tignor presented the variance requests. The Board questioned Ms. Tignor. No citizens signed up to provide input. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Connolly reminded the Board that they only need to consider criterion #4 and #5, as the variances are for a dock. The Board discussed the variance petition. The Board reopened the public hearing for Variance Petition No. 23-VAR-02 and invited Ms. Tignor to approach the dais for a second time. The Board continued to question Ms. Tignor. The public hearing was closed for the second time. The Board discussed the variance petition. Page3 Mr. Connolly presented the Board with options to proceed: 1) to deny the variances; 2) to grant the variances as they are; 3) to continue the public hearing and ask the petitioner to redesign; and 4) to grant a lesser variance. The Board discussed the options. Ms. Hanlon made a motion to continue Variance Petition No. 2023-VAR-02 to the February 22, 2023 meeting. Dr. Turnbull seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. (LaMay - yes; Hanlon = yes; Ruch - yes; Turnbull = yes; Lee - yes) Variance Petition No. 2023-VAN-01, Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, owner, requesting approval of a variance to allow a reduction of the ten (10) percent landscape coverage requirement for parking lots, to zero (0) percent. Address: 1191, 1171, 1151, 1121, 1120 & 1150 Rental Car Road and 1151 Air Cargo Road. Zoning Code Section: VII-304(1)(a). Legal Description: On file in the Zoning Division of the Development Services Department, City of Sarasota. Zone District: Currently G (Governmental); a rezone to ICD (Intensive Commercial District) is proposed. Dan Bailey, agent for the owner. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Schwarz provided an overview oft the requested variances. Charles D. (Dan) Bailey, Jr., agent for the owner, with expert witnesses Rick Piccolo (CEO of the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority), Kent Bontrager (Senior Vice President of Engineering for the airport), and Kyle Holley, PE, (Vice President of American Infrastructure Development Inc. And Engineer of the project), took seats at the dais. Mr. Bailey, Mr. Piccolo, and Mr. Holley announced that they had been sworn. Mr. Bontrager was sworn at the dais. Mr. Bailey presented the variance requests with the assistance of Mr. Piccolo, Mr. Bontrager, and Mr. Holly. The Board questioned the Mr. Bailey, Mr. Piccolo, Mr. Bontrager, and Mr. Holly. No citizens signed up to provide input. The public hearing was closed. The Board discussed the variance petition. Page 4 Ms. Hanlon made a motion to approve Variance Petition No. 2023-VAN-01 including proposed resolution and findings. Mr. Lee seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0 (LaMay = yes; Hanlon = yes; Ruch - yes; Turnbull - yes; Lee- yes) Presentation of'Topics by Board Members There were no topics presented by Board Members. Presentation ofTopics by the City Administration or Legal Counsel to the Board Ms. Schwarz stated that there would be a meeting in February and that there two hearings are scheduled. Scheduling of Special Meetings There were no Special Meetings scheduled. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 3:23 p.m. Matlw Rul yen SKy CHAIRPERSON of the Board of Adjustment SECRETARY to the Board of Adjustment Page 5