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Bennet council to preside as Board of Adjustment, removes current members and adopts bylaws
Summary
The Bennet City Council approved a resolution removing current Board of Adjustment members after municipal code changes that allow the council to serve as the board, and adopted Board of Adjustment by-laws. The action passed unanimously on roll call.
The Bennet City Council voted to remove the existing members of the Board of Adjustment and adopt bylaws establishing the City Council's new role as the Board of Adjustment.
Mayor Ryan Cheney presented RESOLUTION 2025-11.5 to remove the current Board of Adjustment members after recent changes to the municipal code. Councilmember Dan Zieg moved and Jesse Schmidt seconded the motion; the roll-call vote was YES from Zieg, Schmidt, Pete Simmons and Josh Buck and the motion carried.
The council then considered and approved board operating bylaws that will govern the Council when it functions as the Board of Adjustment. The bylaws were adopted by motion (roll-call YES: Schmidt, Simmons, Zieg, Buck).
Why it matters: shifting the Board of Adjustment’s duties to the City Council consolidates local land-use decision-making and changes the formal process for appeals and variances. The council did not take public testimony on the bylaws at this meeting.
What happens next: the bylaws take effect immediately for the Council’s operation as the Board of Adjustment; any specific appeals or variance requests will be scheduled under the new procedure. The council did not specify transitional arrangements for pending Board matters at the Nov. 10 meeting.
