Summary
The Suttons Bay Village Zoning Board of Appeals met on April 1, 2026, with Chairperson Popke presiding. The board approved the agenda and prior minutes, then reviewed a variance request from applicant Rosemary Hollander concerning two properties at 211 and 215 W. Broadway. After walking through the required Findings of Fact, the board unanimously approved the requested dimensional variances.
Public Comments
Applicant Rosemary Hollander spoke regarding her request, stating her wish was to expand her existing property to add a garden. No other public comments or written submissions were noted.
Other Business
Zoning Administrator Patmore explained that Hollander had originally filed a land division request to create two compatible lots from the properties at 211 and 215 W. Broadway, located in the Newer Village Residential district. The properties, as through lots to First Street, could not meet the 80-foot minimum lot width requirement, and Parcel B could not meet the 4:1 maximum depth-to-width ratio per the survey dated September 3, 2025.
Bahle moved and Hassevoort seconded to approve the General Findings of Fact, the application, the September 3, 2025 survey, submitted drawings, and the zoning administrator's report; motion carried, Ayes: 3, No: 0, Absent: 2.
The board reviewed each Findings of Fact standard by consensus (3-Yes each): the need for variance was due to unique/legal nonconforming conditions predating the ordinance and not economic hardship; the need was not a result of the property owner's actions; strict compliance would unreasonably prevent permitted use; the variance would do substantial justice by aligning lots with the neighborhood and providing additional backyard space for Parcel B; and no adverse impact to surrounding properties was found.
Hassevoort moved, Bahle seconded, to approve the dimensional variances: reducing the First Street lot width requirement from 80' to 74' for Parcel A, from 80' to 57.89' for Parcel B, and approving the depth-to-width ratio for Parcel B per the September 3, 2025 survey. Motion carried, Ayes: 3, No: 0, Absent: 2.
Action Items
No additional follow-up tasks or deadlines were specified beyond the approved variance actions. The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.