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Planning & Zoning Board <br />November 10, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Chair Tralle commented the driveway should be poured in front of the third stall to <br />ensure it is covered for future use. He asked the applicant, Jason Hohn, from Bald <br />Eagle Builders, if he had any comments for the board. <br /> <br />Applicant’s Comments <br /> <br />Mr. Hohn questioned why the board would require him to pave in front of the third <br />stall if there is no rule by the City requiring him to do so. <br /> <br />Chair Tralle explained by requiring the driveway to be paved, future issues and/or <br />complaints by the next owner or the neighbors would be eliminated. <br /> <br />Mr. Laden asked Ms. Larsen for verification as he understood, if vehicles were <br />driven into the third stall, the driveway would not have to be concrete or asphalt, but <br />it could be class 5. <br /> <br />Ms. Larsen clarified since the parcel will be less than one acre, the driveway in front <br />of the third stall would have to be bituminous or concrete if it is ever used for <br />vehicles. <br /> <br />Mr. Evenson wondered why the driveway was not required to be paved when the <br />garage was constructed. <br /> <br />Ms. Larsen said the purpose or intent of the third stall determines whether the <br />driveway needs to be paved or not. If the third stall was intended for storage <br />purposes and not for parking vehicles, then the driveway would not have been <br />required to be paved when the third stall was constructed. <br /> <br />Chair Tralle declared the Public Hearing open at 6:50 p.m. <br /> <br />Karrie Galetka, 7144 2nd Avenue, expressed concern with the amount of traffic on <br />2nd Avenue coming from Elm Street and with the proximity of the new lot to the <br />intersection. Moreover, she expressed concern for residents crossing the street at <br />Elm Street since the boulevard on the southwest corner of Elm Street is small. <br /> <br />Chair Tralle acknowledged Ms. Galetka’s concern regarding the abnormalities of the <br />boulevard and the amount of traffic. However, he explained the addition of one <br />home is not going to substantially affect traffic and to deny the construction of the <br />home for such a reason is not justifiable. <br /> <br />Ms. Galetka asked if the board or staff knew why the boulevard, at the southwest <br />corner of Elm Street, was constructed as such. <br /> <br />Mr. Grochala explained the boulevard was altered when Elm Street was <br />reconstructed in 2002 and 2003. The intent of the boulevard was to reduce the speed