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REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
October 26, 1992
7:30
PRESENT: ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT:
Lee Barry Len Boche Paul Cernia, Council Liaison
Ken Salzberg Steve Huso Susan Hoyt, Administrator/
Kay Andrews Carolyn Nestingen Planner
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 by Lee Barry, Chair.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Because there was no quorum, approval of minutes will be
postponed to the November 23 meeting.
REgUEST FOR A VARIANCE OF FOUR FEET IN THE SIDEYARD SETBACK OF
§9 2.04f11(C) AT 1494 IOWA STREET
Property owner, William L. Huebsch, asked the commission to
approve a variance request to build a garage with the eave being
within one foot of his west lot line instead of the variance of
three feet previously granted in 1983. Because this garage was
never built, and because the code now allows garages to be
constructed within one foot of the side lot line if it is within
the rear 20~ of the lot and the access door faces away from the
alley, Mr. Huebsch is requesting a new variance. The additional
two feet is needed in order to maintain the maximum landscaped
yard on a fifty foot wide lot. The location of the new garage
would parallel the neighbor's garage leaving a space of four feet
between the garages. This area is not useful and maintenance
would not be a problem as the eaves of the garages would be a few
feet from each other.
The neighbors, Lois Forsblad and JoAnn Ferazzi, at 1498 W. Iowa
sent a written statement to the commission saying they do not
object to the granting of this variance.
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After some discussion, Ken Salzberg, moved to recommend to the
council to grant the variance in order to allow the property
owner 66 square feet of landscaped and open area for the maximum
enjoyment of the property rights (condition c for granting a
variance). Seconded by Kay Andrews. Approved by those present.
Because there was not a quorum, a recommendation was made by Lee
Barry to put this on the full agenda at the council meeting
rather than the consent agenda. Commissioner Huso was consulted
by telephone earlier in the day by staff. He had no objection to
the proposal at that time.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50.
Susan Hoyt, Administrator
Dee Swenson, Recording Secretary