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The fourth item of business was a discussion of proposed changes to the zoning code that <br />would clarify the code. Administrator Hoyt presented the first proposed change which was <br />intended to guarantee that if a garage was remodeled into housing space, it would be replaced <br />with a garage. After some discussion, commissioners agreed that this language made sense, <br />but that the text should not require any minimum size of garage. <br />The second proposed change was to limit vehicle access to garages to one side of the garage. <br />However, after some discussion, commissioners decided that this was not a necessary change <br />and that there may be some circumstances that warrant having vehicle access doors on two <br />sides of a garage. <br />The third proposed zoning code amendment dealt with not permitting new street access to <br />properties that currently are accessed only from the alley. Administrator Hoyt explained that <br />this is to maintain the urban design structure which was part of the original development of <br />the city -with front yards that were uninterrupted by driveways and vehicles. The <br />commission concurred with this recommendation. <br />Other minor corrections included clarifications of parking restrictions, sign area and <br />driveway surfacing requirements. <br />The commission agreed to a public hearing on these proposed changes for the January <br />meeting. <br />The fifth and final item of business was scheduling a planning commission meeting on <br />December 11, 1995 to hear a variance request. The regularly scheduled meeting falls on <br />December 25. <br />The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM. <br />Susan Hoyt, Administrator <br />U <br />