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Home My WebLink AboutPacket City of lowa City �,+_ r _ i � ��..._�r Advisory Board/Commission/Committee �;��" �,�'�� Application Form -�-�-- CITY OF IQt�1�/� CITY THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST PAGE MARKED"CONFIDENTIAL."THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR TWELVE MONTHS AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME. Advisory Board/Commission/Committee Name Board of Adiustment Term 2017-2022 Digitally signed by NAME BrYce B. Parker !_ 4 ' � `"R"EflBRYCEBEN1A""'""0451�" HOME ADDRESS 517 S. Governor Street Daf e:2016.10 03 13'S<:08-O S'00' Is your home address within the corporate limits of lowa City? � Yes � No How long have you lived in lowa C�;y? 11 years Gender: Mal� Female ❑ Contact# 712-490-7899 Email Address bryprkr@gmail.com CONTRIBUTION AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: *Urban and Regional Planning graduate student 2014-2016, *Project Manager for the Department of Defense 2012-2013, *Contract Representative for Department of Defense 2011-2016, *Company Commander for US Army, 2015-2016, Current Rank- Captain US Army Reserve. Current Assistant Director at Tippie College of Business's Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance. Also, Univercity homeowner in a conservation district. WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? LIST POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: See page 1 for information regarding Conflict of Interest None that I know of. IF YOU ARE NOT SELECTED, DO YOU WANT TO BE NOTIFIED? �Yes �No DO YOU CURRENTLY SERVE ON ANOTHER IOWA CITY BOARD OR COMMISSION? �Yes �No (If yes, please indicate which board would be your first choice to serve on.) ��^ .. .. _ . _ _ ..., ,_ ,�_.. . .. _ .,, __ . . .. . .. .: ` �-a Misrepresentations on this application will constitute just cause for removal of an app7��ntee. If you fail to answer all the questions, Council may not consider your application. � General Application -'..; + � April 2015 Page 2 of 7 "J , � � -0,..^.� , r 1 �� BOARD, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEES �,�`�� '� BUSINESS LISTING � -�a.ai._ CITY OF IOVVA CITY Name of City Board/Commission/Committee Board of Adjustment Date 10/03/2016 Name Bryce B. Parker Section 362.5 of the Code of lowa generally prohibits, with certain important exceptions, a member of a city Board or Commission from having an interest in a city contract. A copy of Section 362.5 is attached (see page 7). List all businesses in which you, or your spouse/domestic partner, have an ownership interest (for example, sole proprietor, partner, 5% or more of corporation's stockholdings). Please indicate if there are none. BUSINESS NAME BUSINESS ADDRESS NONE NONE NOTE: A new form must be completed if the above information changes or an ownership interest is acquired in an additional business. � : Digitall si ned b c��_ �_� � -;� ,;� _ �. f PARK��@��47 Applicant Signature 7 - 1 Date:��Eizb�O�.c�:��,t��(9�t00 .., . .. 517 S. Governor Street ' ° °. .�_w . Misrepresentations on this application will constitute just cause for removal of an appoirrtee. If you fail to answer all the questions, Council may not consider your application. _,�� General Application April 2015 Page 3 of 7 Marian Karr From: Marian Karr Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 8:04 AM To: 'Parker, Bryce B' Subject: RE: Board of Adjustment application supplemental info Mr. Parker, Thank you for providing additional information on your application to the Board of Adjustment. I will include this information, along with your application, for the December 6 Council agenda. As I mentioned to you earlier we have updated our application process on our website to allow for on-line submissions and trust it also addressed the issue you mentioned. Please let me know ifyou have additional questions. Marian .n�«�..�c..�,.Nt�ue City Clerk� City of Iowa City P.319-356-5041 F.319-356-5497 Population 67,862 Proud Home of the[owa Hawkeyes! From: Parker, Bryce B [mailto:bryce-parker@uiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 5:26 PM To: Marian Karr Subject: Board of Adjustment application supplemental info Marian I am submitting more information per our conversation. I just want to bring up again that I could not type in the "what I knew about the board" box when I had "background information" box filled in... I thought it was an either-or-option. I was running a Mac product so maybe that screwed it up. My knowledge is as follows: The BOA members are public citizens who are appointed by city council to represent their communities. The board consists of five members who rotate with staggered 5-year terms. Staggering the terms limits the degradation of experience within the board. Iowa State Code 414.12 outlines the duties of BOA and states what responsibilities it holds within the municipality. Within these responsibilities the board holds the power of appeal of a city council issue. Usually this is a very contentious issue that city council has already voted on. Remember that the decision of appeal must conform to the provisions stated within law. Special exemptions or sometimes referenced as conditional use permits, and the appeals of administrative bodies are the most common. My job would be to apply the law equally to all parties involved. i Furthermore, the BOA have the power of appeal. The Boar may reverse or affirm, modify the order, or make a new order that originally should have been made. Each member has the power of an officer of government. BUT, for approval the board needs a concurring vote of the majority of the board. In this case three of the five must decide together. Common problems must be linked to flawed government. City Council must know about loopholes or other erred laws. Intergovernmental relations must pre-sent a united front. At no time should differing judgments be evaluated on an extended timeline. For building issues, it compares/contrasts what the request for change is (as defined) within the neighborhood that has been sought in the request. It considers developers/owners desires and the compares that with the city code to come up with a (possible) variance that allow for small alterations to building design and use (IF allowable by law). The board looks for cues in contextual features and compares the request against the scope size, matching architecture, and other compatible visual cues from the surrounding properties. Sensitive areas, pop. density, stormwater retention/detention, other building bylaws come into play in assessing whether or not it could be an allowable use. Variances are approved or disapproved after careful consideration. As a BOA member is to look at Iowa City's comprehensive plan in order to balance what city council has disapproved and the land owner's grievance. If grievance have been found substantial, then further revision can be ordered. If the law has been applied unfairly the board has the power to overturn the previous decision. Regulations and Restrictions should be looked at from a quasi-judicial stance. All meetings should be maintained as public. ALL DECISIONS should be nested within law. Special Uses are decided within the BOA. Variances can be recommended to the City Council. As a member of the board we must remember that we are a quasi-judicial board in which must take up appeals from other municipality level of government in which "error" ar the "perception of error"has occurred by the aggrieved. Powers of the Board of Adjustment: 1.Decide Appeals on which a case of perceived error has occurred by a public or administrative official. 2. To decide special exceptions in which must be read within the ordinance in which it is based. 3. In specific cases an appeal is made based upon variance to which the needs of the community must be assessed evenly. "Literal enforcement" of"undue hardship"be reassessed and the spirit of the ordinance be carried out so legal precedent not be set. I hope this helps in my application process. I consider the Board of Adjustment an honor bestowed on me by the citizens of Iowa City. I will use that inspiration to interpret cases that make it to the board of adjustment. Respectfully, Bryce Parker Assistant Director of Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance Henry B. Tippie College of Business z Department of Finance The University of Iowa 108 John Pappajohn Business Bldg., 5230 Iowa City, IA 52242-1994 (0): (319) 335-1015 bryce- arker(cr�,uiowa.edu https://ti�pie.uiowa.edu/about-ti�pie/centers-institutes/vau�han-institute ( 3