HomeMy WebLinkAboutAndy S. Muri September 4, 2003
Dear Mayor Johnson,
As of this date, I am resigning from the Board of Adjustments after serving for
more than 18 years. I served as chairman of the Board for the past 14 years.
My decision was prompted by the following incident. As advertised and with
proper notice, the Board met at 7:00 p.m. August 12 to consider the Stdcker's
request for a variance. Cai Cumin, City Planning Director, recommended to the
Board that the vadanoa be granted. With only 2 Board members present, we could
neither grant nor deny the request. However, had there been 4 or 5 members
present, it is possible that we would have granted the variance.
On August 20, at your request, Mr. Mayor, City Attorney Mark Anderson
informed me by mail that he had determined that the Board had no authority to grant
the variance and prohibited us from doing so. It appears that had we granted the
request August 12, we would have done so without any authority or legal right to do
so. I so informed the Board and Mrs. Stdcker that same evening at our scheduled
7:00 p.m. meeting.
I question why, Mr. Mayor, a request for vadance is sent to the Board of
Adjustments when they have no dght to act on it. Because the Board was prohibited
from rendering a decision in this case, I no longer feel comfortable being a member
of the Board~
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CITY OF LAUREL AndyS. Mud
Cc: Board members and Cai Cumin