HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/23/2010 MINUTES OF THE WATERLOO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING HELD ON
FEBRUARY 23, 2010, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Chairperson Anfinson called the regular monthly meeting of the Waterloo Board of
Adjustment to order on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. Board members in
attendance were: Anfinson, Goldsberry, Mohr and Holdiman. Member absent was Mixdorf.
Staff in attendance was Noel Anderson, Aric Schroeder,Shane Graham and Tim Andera.
There were 3 people from the public in attendance.
I. Approval of the Agenda for February 73, 7010
It was moved by Holdiman, seconded by Mohr, to approve the agenda as submitted. Motion
carried unanimously.
II. Approval of the Min„tecaf the Regular Meeting nn January 76, 7n1n
It was moved by Goldsberry, seconded by Holdiman, to approve the minutes as submitted.
Motion carried unanimously.
III. Decision ItPrns
1. Request by InVision Architecture on behalf of Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health Center at
7710 .St Franck Dr for a special permit to allow for the construction of a 9,063 SF addition to
the existing 12,080 SF medical facility.
Graham gave the staff report, noting that the request would not appear to have a negative
impact on the traffic conditions, as the surrounding street system should be able to
accommodate any additional traffic that the facility would generate. Engineering has indicated
that a new entrance off of St Francis Dr being proposed on the applicants site plan will not be
allowed, as there are entrances on each side of it and will create too many driveways in a short
distance. Graham noted that a storm water detention plan would be required, which would
have to be approved by the Engineering Department. The Engineering Department has
indicated concern on where the storm water detention would be located, as the new addition
and parking areas are taking up a good portion of the existing grass area. Graham noted that
the applicant has provided an overall site plan of the property, side elevation diagrams, and
interior site plans showing the layout of the 2 floors. The addition would be used for additional
offices, conference room and outreach room for the mental heath center. The addition would
appear to meet all setback requirements and all other requirements of the Zoning Ordinance,
including parking requirements, as it would be located at the rear of the existing building, and
would appear to meet the growing needs of the facility. The existing building is constructed of
brick and the addition will be constructed to match the existing building. Graham noted that the
Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the request on February 2nd, where it was
unanimously recommended for approval, and that staff recommends approval of the request as
well, subject to the condition that the applicant removes the proposed entrance onto St. Francis
Drive, as the Engineering Department will not allow the new access.
Eric Ritland with InVision Architecture indicated that they support removing the additional
access as required by staff.
It was moved by Holdiman, seconded by Mohr, to approve the special permit to allow for the
9,063 SF addition to the existing mental health facility, subject to the condition that the
applicant remove the additional access onto St. Francis Drive. Motion carried unanimously.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
February 23,2010 Minutes
V. Adjniirnment
It was moved by Holdiman, seconded by Goldsberry, to adjourn the meeting at 4:21 p.m. Motion
carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
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Shane M. Graham,
Planner II
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