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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT tor MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 28,2000 PRESENT: Klopp, Long, Sayles, and Kay ALSO: Reynolds, Bartlett Meeting called to order at 6:30 P.M. in Room#2-F City-County Building by Chairman Kay to hold Public Hearing as published by Class II Notice. Klopp/Sayles to amend minutes of 8/24/00 meeting to read: (Appeal #3102: Motion carried 4 - 0.)Motion carried 3 - 1. Long - no. Sayles/Klopp to approve minutes of 8/17/00 and 8/24/00 as amended. Motion carried 4 - 0. SEPTEMBER Public Hearing Items: #3103. Appeal by Jay Gould for a variance from minimum distance between signs as provided by Section 10.74(9)to permit off-premise directory sign at 5655 Lincoln Road in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 16, Town of Oregon. IN FAVOR: J. Gould OPPOSED: -- Cr COMMUNICATION: Town Board Sayles/Klopp to grant, with condition, a variance of 785 feet from the minimum distance between signs to permit directory sign as presented. Condition: 1). Sign to be as presented: 8' long, 4' wide, 10' high, unlighted, and posts may be taller. Finding of fact: 1). Applicant proposes an 8' long x 4' wide x 10' high, unlighted, directory sign for his nursery business. 2). The proposed directory sign to be located 535 feet from an existing farm sign and outside of the A-B, Agri-Business District on which applicant has his business. 3). The recently zoned area for applicant's business, was kept to a minimum so as not to reduce agriculture zoning, did not include location of sign. 4). Agricultural zoning is for growing nursery stock while A-B zoned area is for retail sales. 5). Intent of ordinance is to maintain agriculturally zoned lands and rezone to accommodate signage violates that intent. Conclusion: 1). Variance preserves the zoning ordinance as much as possible without injustice to applicant. 2). Variance is not contrary to rights of others or to the public interest. tor Motion carried - 4 - 0 .