the city of holland we are here to respond to applications for construction zoning variances and or special exceptions housing in dangerous structures this board must try to interpret each application as it relates to city ordinances this board is not empowered to rezone or to take any action that could be considered rezoning variances must meet for crucial tests in order to be granted those of you who are here for a variance have already answered questions about the tests on your application will be asking you about these answers again tonight this is the procedure we follow we ask that you come to the microphone to speak and state your name and address when you hear the applicant first and anyone supporting the application then anyone in opposition to it typically we hold the public hearing an application and then deliberate decide on the application before moving on to the next application you are welcome to stay for the deliberations but there is no opportunity for public comment if you like not to stay for a deliberation and decision you can call the city clerk's office after eight thirty tomorrow morning to learn the results we have one applicant tonight and that is for zoning appeal with that said will you please read the first brigade have filed an application for appearing it's our special exemption for an addition to a building at three forty three east eight street the addition as proposed will be approximately twenty five feet from the west property line where fifty feet is required thank you is there an applicant i would like to speak on behalf of the application here tonight sold our existing museum hundred six by sixty two the city of holland for the new industrial  park for the power plant and we have a collection of about thirty three cars in that building and we have an existing fifty by sixty four building on our property directly south of there that we like to double in size to duplicate the same square footage that we have currently cross the street that we have sold we have occupancy of that picture down on the left front there what we're going to do is actually double the size of that building which will make it the same square footage as the ones we have sort of the city of how we do have occupancy tell the first necessity for having it as a rectangle as a as opposed to having it offset to meet the zoning requirement would narrow the gap between the main dealership and the building we have transport trucks that come in to live or cars u p s trucks fed ex trucks there's like a constant two way traffic between those two is any question that takes place the board is going to focus on the scope and the land when we make decisions it it's with respect to the land and not necessarily the business  and if i'm correct in asking this is this piece of property surrounded on three sides by three different street yes ok we have chicago drive on the front fair banks on the west seventh street behind us sure so it would be then fair to characterize it that it's a unique circumstance as compared to say other  than blocked in pieces of land yes certainly you would not characterize this is being self created i mean the land is what it is in the piece of property is what it is that is correct yes ok would strict compliance with this make it difficult or unreasonably prevent you from using the property and  a manner that you should enjoy the landowner would from the standpoint of when we have car haulers coming in that they need to be able to make their big transport trucks it's difficult for them to maneuver especially with fairbanks now being closed off they can't back up there so what they're clearly doing is going to backing up the hill on seventh street and then turning back up to chicago drive i could see where that becomes for would not cause an adverse impact to the surrounding area no anyone else on the board have any questions for the app can or do you have any more comments they would like to make before the board only what you would present to me that i would like to address  is there anyone else that would like to speak on behalf of this application please the project manager for the new power project as you can see today the topography in that area is significantly different than it was a year ago we are free moved a significant amount of structure infrastructure  residence and traffic there is the intent is to have on the back side of seven a public access and parking area to access the power plant site part of the site will be used for public activities and that was one of the reasons that we needed to acquire the  the project that we are building and the things that we are doing on that site will no way be impacted adversely by the variance that is requested here and we support the in their request for this variance thank you very much and you know is there anyone else here that would like to speak on behalf of the application and if not is there anyone that would like to speak in opposition to the application and if not i'm going to close the public hearing open up for deliberation amongst the board what's your pleasure and the thoughts with regard to this in my opinion this is  unique piece of property surrounded on three sides which creates topographical constraints which makes it problematic from a set back requirement really any way you slice it  maybe was in the past so it's not as much of an issue the way i look at  i get a second please i second that second the motion by mr vice archy can you please present the findings of fact yeah i believe that is it is a unique property that  it's not in the result of the current land owners landowners it's surrounded by major streets i believe that it would not district compliance of  this in keeping with the zoning laws would prevent them from operating their business in the like manner i think this is the the minimum belief necessary and it would not affect the surrounding supported support by davis on favor say bye bye bye bye