430 Meier Avenue variance
Description
A request to cut the side-yard setback from 8 feet to 6'9" for a home addition, on a floodplain-constrained corner lot crossed by an irrigation ditch. The Board of Adjustment holds the public hearing Monday.
Impact summary
If approved, the homeowner can rebuild and expand despite tight, ditch-crossed lot constraints.
Applicant
- Name
- Glenn Umphrey
- Address
- 430 Meier Avenue, Spearfish, SDSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council - Oct 28, 2026
A request to cut the side-yard setback from 8 feet to 6'9" for a home addition, on a floodplain-constrained corner lot crossed by an irrigation ditch. The Board of Adjustment holds the public hearing Monday.
Planning Commission - Oct 6, 2026
Umphrey wants to reduce the side setback from 8 feet to 6'9" to enlarge the kitchen and bathroom of a fire-damaged cottage near the Walton-Schuler irrigation ditch. Recommended for approval with ditch-easement conditions; Board of Adjustment decides November 2.
Related issues (1)
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