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~~ Page 4 -Council Minutes April 13, 1994 4. A fence, even a six foot high fence, or a tall hedge, will not eliminate the impact of a two story garage and house within fourteen feet of the neighboring property to the west because the addition will be substantially higher than the fence or landscaping. 5. The variance request does not meet the standards for granting a variance. Additional specific points in the discussion included that: • The property is not unusually small in area for Falcon Heights. There are three blocks that are configured in this manner in the city. • There is an alternative method for constructing an addition to the property that does not require a substantial variance. • Any additional cost for constructing to the south of the property instead of to the west of the property is not a reason for granting a variance. • The adjacent property value at 1780 North Snelling Drive might be negatively affected by the addition of a two story home 14 feet from its rearyard, which is also quite shallow. (The variance does not require that a dollar amount to be assigned to a loss of property value, but that it be based upon a commissioner's sense of whether or not 1780 North Snelling would be more desirable, less desirable or remain the same as a result of granting the variance for the neighbor to the east.) The motion by Jacobs carried with Gehrz, Gibson Talbot, and Hustad in the affirmative and Baldwin voting against. REQUEST FOR THE SOLID WASTE COMMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT CHILDSAFE CAR SEAT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES Councilmember Hustad reported on the commission's request to participate in the Project Childsafe program in conjunction with the Ramsey County Department of Public Health and other Ramsey County communities. The project is designed to recycle used, safe child carseats and to collect and dispose of used, unsafe child carseats. The Solid Waste Commission requests to conduct the car seat collection in conjunction with the annual community Ice Cream Social and will approach the Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Lions Club for volunteers in collecting car seats and for funding to cover the 53.00 per car seat rebate. Councilmember Hustad moved to authorize the Solid Waste Commission to pursue the activities associated with Project Childsafe and the motion carried unanimously.