CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
APRIL 10, 2007
MINUTES


A Regular Meeting of the Board of Adjustment of the City of Peoria, Arizona, was 
convened at 8401 W. Monroe Street in open and public session at 5:35 p.m.

Members Present:   Vice Chair Brandon Squire and Board Members Sal LaPuma, 
Karen McDaniel and Randy Panzer.

Members Absent:  Chair Russ Conway and Board Member Paul Bocconcelli 

Others Present:  Chad Daines, Planning Manager, Chris Jacques, Principal Planner, 
Lou Brannick, Associate Planner, William Emerson, Assistant City Attorney, Cathy 
Griffin, Executive Assistant and Dawn Prince, Planning Assistant

Audience:  1

Note:  The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order 
in which they were discussed in the meeting.

Comments from the floor on non-agenda items: There were no comments from the 
floor on non-agenda items.

*CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Board of 
Adjustment, and were enacted by one motion.  There was no separate discussion of 
these items during this meeting.

Board Member LaPuma moved to approve the Consent Agenda items as submitted.  
The motion was seconded by Board Member Panzer and, upon vote, carried 
unanimously.

*MINUTES:  Approved the minutes of the Regular meeting held on September 12, 
2006.

*DISPOSITION OF ABSENCE:  Excused the absences of Vice Chair Brandon Squire 
and Board Members Sal LaPuma and Karen McDaniel from the September 12, 2006 
meeting.




REGULAR AGENDA

OLD BUSINESS

There was no old business.

NEW BUSINESS

V07-01:  The variance is requested to reduce the required front yard setback to 
accommodate a mobile home on cul-de-sac Lot 233 within the Apollo Village Mobile 
Home Park located at 10701 North 99th Avenue.  

Vice Chair Squire opened the public hearing.

Staff Report:  Lou Brannick presented the staff report.

Mr. Daines explained that since there are only 3 voting members at tonight’s meeting, it 
will require 3 affirmatives votes to approve a variance based on the rules.  It is an option 
to carry over this item until the full board is present. 

Vice Chair Squire questioned Exhibit D, the location of the A/C and if it would not be 
possible to rotate the building so that it is parallel with the gas easement behind it.

Public Comment: Shawna Henry, applicant, explained that the A/C can not be rotated 
because of the 8’ gas easement.

Mr. Daines asked if the A/C unit could be moved to the side of the unit and then the unit 
being moved back towards the easement.

Ms. Henry explained that in all the other homes, all the A/C units are in the back.

Awning and distance between units was also discussed.

Board Action:  Board Member Panzer motioned to adopts staff’s report, findings to 
approve Case #V07-01.  The motion was seconded by Board Member Sal LaPuma.  
Upon vote, the motion was approved unanimously.

V07-02:  Rock of Ages Ministries (c/o Pastor Santos Diaz), 11445 79th Drive, Peoria, 
AZ, is requesting a variance from the City of Peoria Zoning Ordinance; Article 14-6 
“Multi-Family Residential District.”  The variance is requested to reduce the required 
rear yard setback to accommodate a new church proposed for this location.  

Staff Report:  Chris Jacques, Principal Planner, explained that the applicant has 
requested a 60 day continuance to June 12, 2007.  The issue is we have also a 
concurrent site plan application, the applicant is requesting to raise existing church and 
rebuild a new church at this location.  Staff is currently in the opening review of that 
case and want to continue this case pending the outcome of the other case.

Public Comment:  None

Board Action:  Board Member LaPuma motioned to continue Case #V07-02. The 
motion was seconded by Board Member Paul Panzer.  Upon vote, the motion was 
approved unanimously.

Reports from the Board of Adjustment:  None

Reports from the Staff: None


Adjournment:

There being no further business to come before the Board of Adjustment, the meeting 
adjourned at 5:43 p.m.





______________________________	_______________________
Russ Conway, Chairman	Date Signed

Regular Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes
April 10, 2007
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