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2018 Annual Report
December 26, 2018
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2018 ANNUAL REPORT Page 1
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 2018 were: Daphne Bear, Robert Long, Cody Snowdon,
Ralph Shields, Heidi Shuff, Butch Stockover, and Karen Szelei-Jackson. The annual election
of officers resulted in Heidi Shuff being elected as chairperson and
Ralph Shields as vice-chairperson.
City Council liaison to the Board during 2018 was Ken Summers. Staff support was provided
by Noah Beals, Marcha Hill, Kacee Scheidenhelm, and Christopher Van Hall.
2018 YEAR IN REVIEW:
Forty-seven (47) applications for variances to the Land Use Code were submitted to the ZBA
in 2018. In comparison, the number of applications for variances was thirty-eight (38) in 2017;
forty-one (41) in 2016; 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.
Thirty (32) of the variance requests were approved; four (4) were denied; eight (8) were
approved with specific conditions; two (2) were withdrawn before the meeting; and one (1)
was tabled and has not been heard at this time.