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MINUTES <br />Planning Commission <br />September 8, 1988 <br />Mid -West <br />Spring <br />Manufacturing <br />Company <br />Bill Strouts, representing Mid -West Spring Manufacturing Company, <br />appeared before the Commission requesting approval of a side yard setback <br />variance on the south side of their property. Strouts reported that <br />Mid -West Spring wants to add onto their building and would be continuing <br />the setback of the existing building. <br />DeLonais pointed out that there is more room on the east end of the <br />property for expansion and asked why the expansion was not in that area. <br />Strouts reported that production lines are established in the east end <br />of the building which would be difficult and costly to relocate. <br />DeLonais asked how the drainage of the site would be handled. <br />Strouts replied that drainage would be directed around the building <br />and into the sewer system at the front of the building. <br />Bob Nelson, architect on the project, reported that a dish down system <br />would be used to direct drainage around the building. <br />DeLonais asked if security lighting is planned on the addition. <br />Strouts replied that <br />DeLonais asked about <br />Strouts replied that <br />it was. <br />provision for snow removal. <br />excessive snow would be hauled out. <br />At this point in the meeting, 8:10 P.M., Mr. Herkenhoff arrived and the <br />meeting was officially called to order. <br />Davison asked if the 15 foot setback proposed on the west side of the <br />building was adequate. <br />The City Planner replied that 15 feet is the setback requirement at that <br />location. <br />DeLonais stated that he was in favor of the variance since it does not <br />increase a non - conformity which is presently existing. <br />Davison felt that reasons for granting the variance should be stated <br />to justify the variance when other variance requests are presented to <br />the Commission in the future. Davison pointed out that the variance <br />would allow Mid -West Spring to line up their addition with their present <br />building and not need to jog the addition. <br />The Planner stated that while the variance does not comply with strict <br />variance criteria, he believed the variance to be a reasonable one that <br />would not cause the City any problems in the future. <br />Page 3 <br />