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• • • MEMORANDUM To: Members of the Planning Commission CC: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Laura Kuettel, Council Liaison From: Deb Jones, Staff Liaison Subject: Planning Commission Meeting on August 28, 2007 Date: August 24, 2007 The regular meeting of the Commission will be held this coming Tuesday evening at the usual time. There is a variance on the agenda. You will hold a public hearing and then discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council, which will make the final decision. A quorum is essential! Please let us know right away if you will not be present. The applicant seeks a variance to waive the one foot setback required for fences where private property abuts a public right of way. In spite of copious advance information she had her fence constructed too close to the right of way and wants a variance so she can leave it there. You need to know that there has been some unhappiness in the neighborhood about this situation and a history of conflict between the applicant and some of her neighbors. However, the staff feel that the zoning side of this is straightforward, and we are recommending denial. We hope you will keep the focus on the zoning aspect. Complete details are in the packet. Comp Plan Workshop After the meeting there will be an opportunity for you to workshop the Comp Plan draft-to-date. We took so much time with the slide show in June you didn't have much of an opportunity for discussion. If needed, we will try to schedule another workshop in September. There's a lot here to read, including the whole S.E.H. document. Enjoy! Actual approval by the Planning Commissin and Council cannot take place until after the statutory period of review by adjacent municipalities, school districts, etc. We expect to submit our draft to these other jurisdictions by the end of the year, so your work on this is likely to continue for some time. Remember, the Fair is on; you'll need to allow extra time to get here. We have tried to communicate to everyone concerned that the front parking lot is to be reserved for City business that evening. See you Tuesday!