The Huron City Commission approved two variances while meeting as the Board of Adjustment Monday night. The first variance filed by Lorin Lucklum asked that he be able to use an exposed fastening system for steel roofing that is not approved by code. Commissioner Doug Kludt noted that City Planner Ralph Borkowski and Inspector Roger Bell opposed the variance…
Borkowski says he was only trying to follow city ordinance with his opposition…
Approximately a half dozen similar building’s around Lucklum’s Frontier Drive neighborhood have similar roofs and none of those neighbors expressed opposition. The variance was approved on a four-one vote with Kludt voting against. The second variance filed by Joe Grafsgard was for the construction of of an addition where a setback would be two feet beyond code. Marilyn Grafsgard says they are trying to make the home more accessible. Borkowski says other places in Huron have similar spacing…
All four Commissioners voted in favor of that variance. The Commission also approved a final payment on a concrete project and continued to work on the 2016 City Budget.