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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AUGUST 26, 1992 <br />Truscott reported that the house he is purchasing is <br />in a storage lot, and was not sure Blesener had looked <br />at the correct house. <br />Scalze noted that the house appears to be small. <br />Scalze felt the Rose Lane neighborhood was a very nice <br />neighborhood, and she questioned whether the house <br />would fit in with the character of the neighborhood. <br />Truscott described the house and its floor plan. <br />Truscott also noted that he will be constructing a <br />detached garage on the site, the siding of the garage <br />will match the house. Truscott reported that the <br />neighbors present at the Planning Commission meeting <br />did not have a problem with the proposal. <br />The Council viewed pictures of the house, and Blesener <br />indicated that it looked to be in better condition than <br />the three houses he had viewed. <br />There was no one from the general public present <br />wishing to comment on this matter. <br />Scalze noted the type of home construction that is <br />occurring in Little Canada. Scalze felt the Truscott <br />lot was a beautiful one, and did not believe that the <br />location of this house on the lot was the highest and <br />best use of the property, however, was not sure the <br />City could do anything about it legally. <br />Truscott stated that he understood the economics of the <br />situation. However, as a property owner did not <br />believe it feasible to construct a$200,000 to $300,000 <br />home in a neighborhood made up of $90,000 to $110,000 <br />homes. Truscott reported that he will be mortgaging <br />the property for $90,000 and believed this value to be <br />consistent with others in the neighborhood. <br />Blesener stated that he had no problem with moving in a <br />house of similar character to the neighborhood, and <br />agreed it would not make sense to construct a$200,000 <br />home in that particular neighborhood. Blesener felt <br />the matter should be conditioned upon the Building <br />Inspector looking at the property to ensure that it <br />meets Code requirements. <br />Scalze asked if the Code addressed the issue of <br />maintaining the character of a neighborhood in this <br />type of situation, or the highest and best use of a <br />property. Scalze did not believe that this house <br />matched the character of the neighborhood as it might <br />redevelop or as empty lots will develop. <br />LaValle asked if minimum square footage requirements <br />are met. <br />Page 4 <br />