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Approved 8/9/2021 <br /> 1 MINUTES <br /> 2 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br /> 3 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 4 January 11, 2021 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Leon Meyers <br /> 7 Susan Halkiotis <br /> 8 Jeff Scott <br /> 9 Kent Qandil <br /> 10 <br /> 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Scott Taylor <br /> 12 <br /> 13 STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> 14 Elaina Cheek, Secretary to Board <br /> 15 James Bryan, Staff Attorney <br /> 16 <br /> 17 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Meyers called the meeting to order and reminded all parties the purpose of the meeting was to reconvene <br /> 20 evidentiary hearings on Cases A-3-20 and A-4-20. Chair Meyers indicated the Board had addressed issues of standing <br /> 21 during the December 14, 2020 regular meeting and tonight would be hearing testimony and making decisions on the <br /> 22 two requests. Chair Meyers asked staff if there was anything else to add at this time. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Michael Harvey informed the Board there were various items at their places, including information supplied by the <br /> 25 applicant's for both cases, reviewed at the appropriate time. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Mr. Harvey left the meeting room to check on the applicants for Case A-3-20. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 AGENDA ITEM 2: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br /> 30 <br /> 31 There were no additions to the agenda. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Elaina Cheek indicated the minutes from the December 14, 2020 meeting were not available at this time. Ms. Cheek <br /> 36 informed the Board the Department had lost their transcriptionist and was attempting to find a new one. There was <br /> 37 general discussion on the cadence of review and on the Board's responsibility with respect to making decisions on the <br /> 38 two cases. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 AGENDA ITEM 4: PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 41 <br /> 42 The public charge was not read. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 AGENDA ITEM 5: Case A-3-20 Quasi-judicial hearing to review a Variance Application requesting a 30' <br /> 45 reduction to required County stream buffers. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Chair Meyers asked for a motion to reopen the evidentiary hearing. <br /> 48 <br /> 1 <br />