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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
BACKGROUND:
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) consists of seven members. Meetings were held
the second Thursday of every month in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Board
may also meet as needed in order to convene special meetings.
The Boardmembers who served in 2016 were: Daphne Bear, Robert Long, John
McCoy, Ralph Shields, Heidi Shuff, Butch Stockover, and Karen Szelei-Jackson. The
annual election of officers resulted in Heidi Shuff being elected as chairperson and
Daphne Bear as vice-chairperson.
City Council liaison to the Board during 2016 was Bob Overbeck. Staff support was
provided by Noah Beals, Marcha Hill, and Bradford Yatabe.
2016 YEAR IN REVIEW:
Forty one (41) applications for variances to the Land Use Code were submitted to the
ZBA in 2016. In comparison, the number of applications for variances was fifty one (51)
in 2015; thirty five (35) in 2014; twenty seven (27) in 2013; twenty six (26) in 2012; and
seventeen (17) in 2011.
Twenty six (26) of the variance requests were approved; five (5) were denied; four (4)
were approved with specific conditions; five (5) were withdrawn before the meeting; and
one (1) was tabled and later approved at the following meeting.