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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 14, 2007 French was the most feasible. Duray stated that if the area was being newly developed, he would recommend that the driveway be placed on the north side of the property. However, this is an older, developed area with a variety of driveway configurations. Pechmann stated his position that given the size of the proposed garage in relation to the size of the property, he sees no problem. Pechmann agreed that placement of the garage along the south property line was best, and acknowledged that it would be difficult to construct a driveway along the south property line. Pechmann stated that with regard to placing the driveway along the north property line, he can understand Mr. French's preference for having the closest access point to his front door. Pechmann felt the project provided an upgrade to the property, and while he would prefer the driveway on the north side of the property, he could live with the proposal as laid out by French. Socha recommended approval of the Conditional use Permit for a detached garage consisting of 1,500 square feet as requested by Roy French, 2988 Edgerton Street, with the conditions that the garage cannot be used for business purposes and no other accessory storage buildings be allowed on the property. Motion seconded by Hall. Motion carried 5 - 1. Knudsen voted against. VARIANCE - Paul and Jody Wittner, 231 Demont Street, appeared before the 231 DEMONT Commission requesting a Variance from the front yard setback requirement STREET - of 30 feet to accommodate a kitchen addition. Paul Wittner described their WITTNER current kitchen indicating that it was a small, narrow space and that they would like to expand to a decent size space. Jody Wittner reaffirmed the small narrow kitchen indicating that one could not open two appliances at the same time given the narrow space. Knudsen noted that there is no hardship present to justify the granting of a variance, pointing out that economic considerations cannot be considered in determining hardship. Paul Wittner indicated that without the Variance, he would have to reconstruct his entire house to make the kitchen usable. Hall asked for a description of the interior layout of the house. Wittner provided that description, noting that the location of an interior stairway limits expansion of the kitchen inside the existing structure. Wittner also pointed out that his property slopes down to the lake in the back, and to add on to the back of the house would eliminate the only flat backyard area that he has. -8-