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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 Keis asked about the addition of a new paint booth that would be housed in the proposed addition. O'Connel indicated that the addition would allow him to double his paint booth, it would increase productivity, and would allow contaminants to be restricted to one area of the building. Duray noted that there is a 40 to 50 foot wide wooded area on the south of the building. Therefore, the building setback does not have an impact on the neighbor to the south. Keis commented on the fact that Suburban Auto is a well maintained property. However, he expressed concern that the applicant is requesting three variances Kraemer agreed that the property was well maintained and pointed out that the new addition would only be visible from Condit Street which is located at the back of the property.. Keis pointed out that the apartment property located just south of Suburban Auto could possibly be redeveloped some day. At that time the building may become visible from the south. Montour felt it was better from a continuity standpoint to have the exterior of the building match. Barraclough agreed that it would look odd to have the building addition constructed of different materials. O'Connel indicated that this is the only way he can add onto his building. Keis suggested that the problem may be that the business is getting too large for the property. Keis asked if there were any issues with poor soils that would justify the use of metal and stucco for the expansion. O'Connel indicated that the previous owner had indicated soil problems at this site. However, he has no documentation to prove there is a soils problem. O'Connel indicated that if the building were masonry, he would do the addition in masonry. However, he would like to match the addition to the building. Knudsen agreed that it would be better to match the building, but pointed out that aesthetics is not a criteria for granting a variance. Knudsen did say that he felt in this case the use of aesthetics made sense. Keis asked if O'Connel would be inclined to relocate his business if his Variance requests were denied. O'Connel replied that that was a decision he could not make at this time. He did indicate, however, that he did not want to relocate and that he did not believe in operating two locations.