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Planning&ZoningBoard <br />October11,2006 <br />Page 5 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />proper ties .Mr.Tschida add edthatonepropertyownerinCentervilleformerlypurchased <br />thepropertyfor$1.00.M r.Laden askedwhattheir purpose wasfor originally acquiring <br />theland.Mr.Tschida explainedthat thereisa pumpinCenterville L akea swellas the <br />damandthat own ingthe property wouldhelpthem tomanagetheflowofthelake. <br />Mr.Nelson madea MOTION to recommend approv alof theVariancesforRoad <br />Frontage,LotArea,LotWidth,andLotDepth ,forpropertiesa long Peltierand <br />CentervilleLakes asdescribedinthestaffreport .Motionwassupportedby Mr.Rafferty . <br />Motioncarried 6 -0. <br />E.PreliminaryPlatandVariancesforFrontSetbackandUplandAreaforFran’s <br />Estate,BirchStreet –discussiononly <br />Mr.Bengtsonpresentedthestaffrepor t andnotedthatthisitemwasbeingpresented <br />tonightfordiscussiononly asstaffwas stillintheprocessofreviewingrecently <br />submittedmaterialandwere notpreparedtomakearecommendationatthistime. <br />Staffnotedthat since preparingthestaffr eport,thesurveyor h asagreedtoworkwith <br />staff’sconcerns.Hesaidthatthes urveyorha dsubmitteda revisedPreliminaryPlat that <br />showed ashareddriveway,an easementbufferandrevisedbuildingpads. <br />Atthistime,staffisaskingtheboardforco mmentsontheissues presented . <br />Mr.Rafferty wasconcernedthatifthis variancerequestwasgranted,itcould potentially <br />setprecedence forfutureapplications.Headdedthatthisparcelis reallyonelotnottwo. <br />Mr.L adenaskedforclarificationof whattheintent is for the amountofuplandsquare <br />footageintheordinance .Mr.Bengtsonrepliedthat theintentisto provideenoughroom <br />forabuildablelot whileallowing forsetbackrequirementsfrom the buildingpad. <br />Mr.Nelsonasked if therevised plan includeda decreasedsetback .Mr.Bengtson replied <br />thatthenew plansshowasmallerbuildingpadtoallowforagreatersetbackarea. <br />Upondiscussion,boardmemberscommentedthatthepropertyisnotlargeenoughto <br />allowfortwohouseswiththe limitedamountofupland. <br />Mr.L aden wonderedifaduplexwouldfitwithinthedensity.Mr.Smyserstatedthatthe <br />ComprehensivePlanrestrictsR -2tomediumdens ity. <br />Boardmemberscommentedthatthe largepercentagevariancerequest wasexcessive. <br />Chu ckPlowe,PloweEngineering,6776LakeDr.,representingtheapplicant ,statedthata <br />lotofworkandresearch wasdone onthisproject ,includingworkingwiththe R iceCreek <br />WatershedDistrict.Mr.Ploweagreedthattherequestisforalargevarianceam ount,but <br />thatthe backlotline was notanissue.Henotedthata tonetimethecitydidanticipate <br />twolots,astherearetwosanitarysewerservicesinplace.Heexplainedthata tonetime <br />theselotshadsuitableuplandarea,but a highwayplatremove d10feetfromeachlot.He