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MBZA Division 1 lacks quorum; several cases transferred, others continued to March 4 hearing
Summary
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 did not have a quorum at its public hearing and did not take final action. The chair announced transfers of specific petitions to upcoming division hearings and stated that remaining petitions will be continued to the March 4 hearing.
Peter Nelson, chairperson of the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1, opened a public hearing and said the board did not have enough members present to take action on cases scheduled for the day.
"As the only board member present today, it does require 3 broths to take action on any request. So, unfortunately, today, we cannot hear any of the cases and take action on them," Chairperson Peter Nelson said, and added that the board would consider transfer requests and continuances in the order petitions were listed on the agenda.
Because of the lack of a quorum, petitioners and their representatives asked whether their cases could be transferred to hearings before other MBZA divisions or continued to later Division 1 dates. Several petitioners’ requests were granted by the chair as transfers or continuances; staff raised no objections to the transfers that were recorded…
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