Series 23379

BRIGHAM CITY (UTAH). BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT [3166]

MINUTES, 1957-[ongoing]
1 microfilm reel

A separate agency history is available.

DESCRIPTION: The Brigham City board of adjustment interprets city zoning ordinances and authorizes exceptions or variances to those ordinances in specific cases (Utah Code Annotated, 1953 10-9-6). Since zoning ordinances cannot provide for all conceivable situations, the board of adjustment is designed to temper the strict enforcement of the law while still maintaining its intent. It considers cases where exact application of an ordinance would be unduly restrictive. Individual appeals or requests are heard and evaluated by the board at monthly board meetings. The minutes for each meeting identify those present, and summarize the cases presented and the board's response. The most frequently repeated petitions presented to the Brigham City board of adjustment have been requests for variance from yard requirements for building construction. Other typical appeals include requests for variance from parking or sign requirements and requests for exception to zoning restrictions on doing business in residential areas.

The beginning of this reel contains general information about boards of adjustment, including a copy of Utah Code and general guidelines for boards of adjustment, sample by-laws, a sample appeal form, the names of the original members of the Brigham City board of adjustment, and a list of the first twenty appeals heard by the board. Early minutes confirm the adoption of by-laws in 1957. A copy of Brigham City board of adjustment by-laws is included in the minutes in 1961.

ARRANGEMENT: Board of adjustment minutes have been entered chronologically by meeting date.

RESEARCH NOTE: Occasionally, related documents have been filed in the minutes.

RELATED RECORDS: The board of adjustment works closely with the planning commission, which plans land use and originates zoning ordinances. The city council is ultimately responsible for passing zoning ordinances. ORDINANCES are series 3662. Planning commission MINUTES are series 23380 and city council MINUTES are series 3803.

PROCESSING NOTE: Board of adjustment minutes were microfilmed under the direction of Utah State Archives in December 2000 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in August 2002.

PREFERRED CITATION: Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

CONTAINER LIST

Reel	Description
1	1957, Apr-2000, Oct