(Update#2, 12/14/22) – City of Atlantic Board of Adjustment meeting
December 14th, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s Board of Adjustment will meet 5:30-p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15th, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. City Administrator John Lund said Wednesday, “The agenda is set up to facilitate a very orderly and structured meeting that is fair to the applicant, abutting & opposite property owners, and the general public. Doors to the Council’s Chambers will open at 5:10-p.m. and close promptly at 5:30-p.m. Seating will be limited to 65 people, including staff and Board members. However, there will be a sign-up sheet for anyone wanting to speak during the public hearing. If we have reached capacity, you will be asked to wait outside or in your vehicle, and we will let you know when it is your turn to speak. All citizen comments will be made during the public hearing and will be time limited.”
The agenda is as follows:
- Call to Order.
- Approval of Agenda.
- Nominations for Chair.
- Order to Appoint New Board of Adjustment Chair.
- Nominations for Vice-Chair.
- Order to Appoint New Board of Adjustment Vice- Chair.
- Approval of the May 11, 2020, Minutes.
- Overview of the Board of Adjustment’s Role as a Quasi-Judicial Body and The Legal Framework for Decision-Making.
- Rules and Procedure Regarding the Public Hearing.
- Public Hearing to Consider a Conditional Use Permit Application by New Life Church for the Properties located at 28 W. 5th and 410 Poplar Streets that would allow for the operation of a Church in the C-3 “Central Business” District as allowed by Section 12.30(10) of the Zoning Ordinances of the City of Atlantic, Iowa.
- Opening Statement by New Life Church.
- Statement from Property Owners of 28 W. 5th and 410 Poplar.
- Statements from Abutting and Opposite Property Owners.
- Statements from the General Public.
- Question & Answer Period Between the Board and New Life Church.
- Order Regarding the Conditional Use Permit Application by New Life Church for the Properties located at 28 W. 5th and 410 Poplar Streets that would allow for the operation of a Church in the C-3 “Central Business” District.
- Next Regular Meeting: Not Scheduled.
- Adjournment.