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• MINUTES FALCON HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 2, 1984 The Planning Commission Meeting of July 2, 1984 was called to order by Al Stefanson, Chairman, at 7:30 P.M. Stefanson, Chenoweth, Grittner, Nilsen, Mead, Trent-Sullivan, Black and Council Liaison Chestovich. Olson. The Minutes of the June 4, 1984 Planning Commission were discussed. Jerry Wallin moved, seconded by Don Grittner, that the Minutes be approved as corrected: Page 2, Paragraph 6, First Sentence add the words +'as presented" after the words "the project". And, on Page 2, add a new paragraph after paragraph 6 to read: "A1 Stefanson indicated preliminary site plan looked good, and he was in :favor of the plan to build the entire block along Larpenteur. However, he is trongly opposed to condemnation, and would like to have the purchase negotiations between Bullseye and the garage owners progress more rapidly." Motion carried unanimously. The Minutes of the June 26, 1984 Public Hearing on the New Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map were discussed. Deborah Trent-Sullivan moved, seconded by • Don Mead, that the Minutes be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. The V. Elving Anderson and Carol R. Anderson request for subdivision was postponed until later in the evening becausethe Anderson's were not in attendance. Roger A. Pearson, 1~2b Crawford, requel~ted,.a conditional use permit to install a metal utility shat. He presented signatures from immediate neighbors not objecting to the construction of the structure. After questions regarding its location in proximity to the lot line and how it will be fastened to the ground, Don Mead moved, .seconded by Jerry Wallin, that the conditional use be approved. Motion carried,unat~imously. Mark Haggerty, Attorney at Law representing Grace Lai, advised that last year a building permit was. approved for a five-unit condominium. Due to financing considerations, the tawnhouse~coucept was necessary. He then explained the difference between buying a condominium (purchaser is merely buying air space inside the unit; the physical structure of the building and all the grounds are owned in common with the owners of the other units) and a townhouse (purchaser actually awns the land under the unit, some of the backyard and front yard of the unit). Financing is more easily obtained .for a townhouse. Due to the fact that the units are being offered for sale at ;139,000, he felt it was imperative that for marketing purposes townhouse platting of the five units into six lots with one lot being the coaamon area and driveway area be approved. After questions on the • common wa17s between units, location of utilities, and common vs. private entrances, Jerry Wallin stated: (1) the building is in the ground exactly