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Maquoketa zoning board approves setback variance for Cascade MHP
Summary
The City of Maquoketa Zoning Board of Adjustments on April 16 approved a variance allowing Cascade MHP to reduce rear-yard and front-yard setbacks to meet minimum lot sizes; the board voted 4-0 after a brief public hearing and noted utility clearance requirements for electrical meters and poles.
The City of Maquoketa Zoning Board of Adjustments voted 4-0 on April 16 to approve a variance requested by Cascade MHP to reduce required rear-yard and front-yard setbacks to accommodate minimum lot sizes.
Ken Cottrill, presiding officer at the meeting, opened and led a brief public hearing on the application. Board member Jennie Willcox moved to open the hearing, seconded by Barb Schroeder; the motion carried unanimously. The board then reviewed the variance request, which sought a reduced rear-yard setback of 4 feet and a reduced front-yard setback of 9 feet from the standard requirements to allow placement of manufactured-home units on the lots.
Christina Schneider, listed as in attendance, told the board that the application had been coordinated with utility providers and noted existing clearance requirements: a minimum 6-foot clearance from any electrical meter pedestal and a minimum 5-foot clearance from the electrical pole line. Schneider said she and Matt (surname not specified) had been in contact with Black Hills and MMEU about electrical service and that trenching in front of the trailers for meter pedestals would be performed by MMEU.
After closing the public hearing (a motion by Dennis Miller, seconded by Barb Schroeder), Ken Cottrill moved to approve the variance “as written”; Barb Schroeder seconded. The motion carried on a 4-0 vote. Board members recorded as present and voting were Cottrill, Willcox, Miller and Schroeder; Bob Laughlin was recorded as absent.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 6:00 p.m., which passed by the same 4-0 margin. The board’s approval allows Cascade MHP to proceed with the lot layouts subject to the utility clearance requirements noted at the hearing.
