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MINUTES <br />REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />October 26, 1992 <br />7:30 <br />PRESENT: ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: <br />Lee Barry Len Boche Paul Cernia, Council Liaison <br />Ken Salzberg Steve Huso Susan Hoyt, Administrator/ <br />Kay Andrews Carolyn Nestingen Planner <br />Meeting was called to order at 7:35 by Lee Barry, Chair. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Because there was no quorum, approval of minutes will be <br />postponed to the November 23 meeting. <br />REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE OF FOUR FEET IN THE SIDEYARD SETBACK OF <br />~9-2 04 L1] (c) AT 1494 IOWA STREET <br />Property owner, William L. Huebsch, asked the commission to <br />approve a variance request to build a garage with the eave being <br />within one foot of his west lot line instead of the variance of <br />three feet previously granted in 1983. Because this garage was <br />never built, and because the code now allows garages to be <br />constructed within one foot of the side lot line if it is within <br />the rear 20~ of the lot and the access door faces away from the <br />alley, Mr. Huebsch is requesting a new variance. The additional <br />two feet is needed in order to maintain the maximum landscaped <br />yard on a fifty foot wide lot. The location of the new garage <br />would parallel the neighbor's garage leaving a space of four feet <br />between the garages. This area is not useful and maintenance <br />would not be a problem as the eaves of the garages would be a few <br />feet from each other. <br />The neighbors, Lois Forsblad and JoAnn Ferazzi, at 1498 W. Iowa <br />sent a written statement to the commission saying they do not <br />object to the granting of this variance. <br />After some discussion, Ken Salzberg, moved to recommend to the <br />council to grant the variance in order to allow the property <br />owner 66 square feet of landscaped and open area for the maximum <br />enjoyment of the property rights (condition c for granting a <br />variance). Seconded by Kay Andrews. Approved by those present. <br />Because there was not a quorum, a recommendation was made by Lee <br />Barry to put this on the full agenda at the council meeting <br />rather than the consent agenda. Commissioner Huso was consulted <br />by telephone earlier in the day by staff. He had no objection to <br />the proposal at that time. <br />The meeting was adjourned at 7:50. <br />• Susan Hoyt, Administrator <br />Dee Swenson, Recording Secretary <br />