this is the time in the place for the meeting of the board of appeals for the city of holland we are here to consider applications for variances and or special exceptions this board will try to interpret each application as it relates to the  board is not empowered to rezone nor take any action that could be considered rezoning variances need to meet a number of crucial tests in order to be granted those of you who are here for a variance and have already answered those questions on your application will go through that again tonight there is a procedure guide available we ask that when you come to the microphone to speak that you state your name and your address we typically hear the applicant first and anyone supporting the application following then any one of you know opposition to it typically we do all the public hearings and close the public hearing then move on to the next application after our deliberations you're welcome to stay for those but there is no opportunity for further public comment in the deliberations if you elect not to stay for the deliberations you can call the city clerk's office after eight thirty tomorrow morning for the results can we get our first application read please amy representing maple building l l c is requesting a variance to create a single unit short term rental unit at one seventy two west thirteenth street short term rental is not allowed and this si one's own district do we have an applicant here to speak to this building at one sixty six west thirteenth so this parcel is the fourth in a series that are attached together in a little commercial district or a colossal commercial area like and make some improvements to make it look like what it did originally before some renovations took place but it is tiny it's three hundred twenty square feet and they think it would be a good use for it to be a to friends family the tenets that live in the corner building with hope connection hope college connections family in the area that pay nothing it seemed like there was demand for if i furnished it made a cu that there would be opportunities for weekends week long couple of week rentals and maybe it would be longer than they are in the summer months but more of a little  i'm sure you gone through some of this requirements with cindy probably and understand that hotels and motels are prohibited use in that zone district and basically you're looking for less than thirty days it's kind of what she's calling it  has been empty for a good eight or nine years before i purchased it it the problem i see with the commercial use is the size of it and the inability for the very difficult part of expanding it up or back being first in the historic district and second blocking neighboring for the windows that are on a shared wall but the commercial use the build outs of people who have come to me were pretty specific and for that small of a space with that small of a rent making an investment in a build out for a little chocolatier little things that people were talking about seem cost prohibitive  and then the long term rental it's not that it can't be done but i guess when i look at the surrounding neighborhood i don't see a shorter term rental affecting negatively the surrounding properties yeah i mean obviously you know our job here is to show that these standards are met so you know whether or not we think it's a good idea is not our decision to me it's you know whether or not it meets these four standards  i mean a lot of the permitted uses are to use you know like a retail office space or anything like that it you have any reasons why it would be used for that you know just that the another use that is permitted in the c one was the residential and that's the route that i preferred to go based on occupancy is in nearby washington square and others and midtown center that also has a very small  rental units available that it didn't seem like commercial was what was needed in this area looking at the time yeah and then the fact that the residential use is in there  is there a reason why it can't be used for residential again can't hard term the current tenet right next door is the thrift center that's run by the church and then there's just a lot of activity with the the church at certain times and all of that that i just thought it would be more vibrant and fun to have a shorter term rental than somebody who's living there all the time and could have issues with the amount of stuff going on at all all the  building that goes back both full distance of the lot which has windows on the side so anything i would build that would go back would cover up their windows and make that space in on usable and then the same with up stairs if i went and then i don't know i can't speak for the historic committee but i would think it would be hard to get that approved to do any sort of operation like that yes then the next one is that this will not true the essential character of the ne yeah i think there's a lot going on there already with the thrift store there is an office now on the corner with a rental apartment above the church across the street the parking lot for the church trust maple so i think there is a mix of uses already that this would complement and it went through the neighborhood you know there is parking available plenty of parking actually because there is a big green space that's part of this parcel that more c maybe i think if there is an issue it's the size and that was you got about one hundred years ago so i don't think i could read that and yeah buying the buildings after they've been a vacant for so anyone to speak in opposition to the application ok seeing none i will close the public hearing with the pleasure of the board we have any discussion around the topics that were raised a motion what are you thinking you application i can't get past the mid it uses i'm familiar with his property i know it's been a shoe repair store in the past unfortunately i think it can be used for one of the permitted uses location richard and mary wakefield are requesting a special section in connection with the construction of the garage at two one two west ninth street the garage as proposed will be seventeen feet four inches in height where a maximum of twelve feet as allow the board is authorized to grant fresh look section if certain conditions are found to exist but do we have an applicant here richard and mary wakefield were new residents at two one two west one street you are here to try to get a garage  already so you're looking to build a two car garage correct what it tells a little bit about well it's as you if you looked at the pictures we don't have a garage currently and we moved from a much larger house on the north side of town with a lot of stuff no pain and number of cars or we're looking to build a two car garage and there is concrete poured for one we're looking for a little bit extra height because we need extra storage above that garage you know because we went from a three thousand square foot house to a four thousand eight hundred square foot house and a lot of things to store so that's why i'm here today and also because if we didn't put right so you've got a certificate from them we do yes you're planning on meeting the building the fire and all the other codes of course both of the builders we're talking to are aware of those codes as well i think they've already talked to dan tightly and he's a good guy to talk to about that any issues you see with the neighborhood put building this garage but i don't see any issues if you look to the west of where we want to put a garage you see the compound house admin building which is quite tall itself you are directed actually be kind of to work compared to that and then kind of like in the kitty corner there is another garage there that's almost seventeen feet tall as any other questions from the board anything else you want to say all right you know we just like to get a bill before the snow flies yeah that was a big surprise when we moved here a couple years ago all right thank you was it all right thank you very much anyone else here to speak in favor of the application anyone to speak in opposition to the other cation saying none i'll close the public hearing with pleasure the board i would most likely think with a certificate of appropriate for number three that it's not going to be detrimental health safety welfare or is reasonable use period to the surrounding neighborhood yes yes sand where up things hang on a sec i forgot one question that i normally have cindy do we have what we need and where yes whiteman yes davis yes sou board thank you anyone else to speak in support of the patient and he want to speak in opposition of the application all right close to public hearing motion to approve ok i've got a motion to approve from whom we're in so we're very well we all will be supportive sure i find that the applicant has met the requisite standards that we need to meet in specifically certificate of appropriateness has been mel has been met the speaker here tonight is the builder and self has represented that we will meet the fire safety in all of their political codes and it has demonstrated there it will not be detrimental to the health safety welfare reasonable enjoyment to the  that cindy present to any thoughts on that or i'll entertain a motion typically we don't grant variances for a roof installation we just need to get a building permit and you can get those up stairs on the third floor monday through friday to five i'm not sure who told you to come to the speed in but