Today's <nobr>Sept. 1</nobr> Planning Comm'n Hearing Item On Belmont Pool Rebuild Will Be Continued (Put Over To Future Date) So City Hall Can Comply With LB Muni Code Requiring "Story Poles" Showing Public Full Extent Of Proposed Structure's Height

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Today's Sept. 1 Planning Comm'n Hearing Item On Belmont Pool Rebuild Will Be Continued (Put Over To Future Date) So City Hall Can Comply With LB Muni Code Requiring "Story Poles" Showing Public Full Extent Of Proposed Structure's Height

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(Sept. 1, 2016, 11:05 a.m.) -- LBREPORT.com has learned that this afternoon's (Sept. 1) Planning Commission hearing item on a City Hall-sought Belmont Plaza Pool rebuild will be continued (effectively put over to a future date) in order to comply with a section of LB's Municipal Code that requires an applicant for a height variance (in this case the City) to put up "story poles" showing the full extent of the proposed structure for two weeks prior to the first public hearing and remain in place through the end of the appeal period.

This wasn't done...but it will be now.

LB Municipal Code section 21.21.302 ("Noticing requirements for hearings") states in pertinent part:

B.5. Posting.
(b). Building height variance applicants shall erect story poles which accurately represent the full extent of the proposed structure to the satisfaction of the Director of Development Services, including decks and eaves, at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the first public hearing and remain in place through the end of the appeal period.

City Attorney Charles Parkin tells LBREPORT.com that after discussion with Development Services, the Planning Commission item will be continued in order to comply with the notice conditions.

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In a mass emailing, 3rd district Councilwoman Suzie Price described what happened as a "noticeable oversight" and indicated the hearing will be rescheduled for some time in October.

The story poles physically show the proposed facility's height at the site so the public can see and the proposal's physical impact before testifying on the matter. The draft EIR for the project indicates the new facility's height will reach 78 feet [as listed in a drafy EIR erratum, not 71 feet as reported elsewhere.]

The currnt zoning allowed height, for which the City is seeking a variance (first from the Planning Commission, ultimately from the policy-setting City Council) is 25-30 feet.