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MINUTES Planning Commission July 12, 1984 Richards Variance Mr. Richard Richards appeared before the Commission requesting a variance for the pool and fence which are already built. Mrs. Kingsbury asked how long the pool has been in. Mr. Richards replied that they have been in since the 4th of July, 1983. Mr. Richards reported that he obtained a permit for the pool and the fence. A month after the fence went up, he was informed that it was wrong. Mr. Richards reported that the City informed him that the fence should be 4 feet high, rather than the six feet it is. Mr. Richards did not feel that a 4 foot high fence would serve any purpose. Mrs. Timmons stated that she agreed with the Planner's report that a six foot high fence was justified in this case. Mr. Vick pointed out that the lot is triangular in shape and even the corner of the house is not where it should be. The Planner reported that the swimming pool is within 15 feet of the front yard setback and it should be 30 feet. Mrs. Timmons pointed out that with an above ground pool, setbacks do not have to be complied with. Timmons felt that the variances should be granted based on the area, the shape of the lot and the location of neighbors to the property. Mrs. Kingsbury recommended that the Richards variance request be approved subject to the recommendations of the City Planner. Motion seconded by Mr. Ducharme. Motion carried 7 — 0. Lynch Mr. Lynch of 692 County Road B -2 appeared before the Commission Property requesting approval of a simple lot split in order to divide the Division east 147 feet from the property. Mrs. Timmons asked why the Planner recommended in a past lot split in this area that the newly created property not access directly on County Road B -2. Timmons asked why the planner has dealt with these two requests differently. Mr. Grittman explained that County Road B -2 is a collector street, and the Comprehensive Plan's objective was to discourage as many driveway accesses from collector streets as possible. In the Lynch case, since there is no further subdivision possible, this could not be done. Mr. DeLonais asked why the eastern border of the property was so irregular. Mrs. Lynch explained that her father divided the property like this many years ago in order to give half to her and half to her brother.