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MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING September 28, 1992 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: Lee Barry Brian Standing, Intern Len Boche Susan Hoyt, Administrator, Steve Huso acting as planner Carolyn Nestingen Ken Salzberg Meeting was called to order at 7:30 by Lee Barry, Chair. Minutes of the July 27, 1992 meeting were unanimously approved as publihed. Incorrect spelling of a councilmember's name was noted. REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE IN §9- 4.01(41(c) OF THE ZONING CODE, THE SIDEYARD SETBACK, AT 1603 NORTHROP STREET Property owners Andy and Carolyn Collins asked the commission to approve a request for a variance of 2.32 feet in the sideyard setback requirement to construct an attached two car garage by adding an additional 14 feet of width to the existing 11.95 foot garage. The variance is needed because the northwest corner of the garage addition will come within 2.68 feet of the adjacent sideyard property line rather than within the 5 feet required by the zoning code. A variance is needed only for the rear 10 feet of the structure due to the pie shape of the lot. A neighbor, Pat O'Leary, stated he and his wife did not object to the granting of a variance for this addition. After some discussion, Carolyn Nestingen moved to approve the addition based on the following criteria: It's a reasonable way to accommodate the off street parking and storage space provided by a 2 1/2 car garage. Over the past two years the city revised the zoning code to accommodate garages with 576 sq. ft. of storage area on the city's smallest lots, and, therefore, it is reasonable to grant additional area. The shape of the lot requires a smaller setback in the rear to make the addition possible. The proposed addition does not adversely impact the neighboring property owner's property.