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P1 ANN ; AND 7,0N 1': :', -ARD 1 3 5 Sept ember 11 , 1 5 Chairman McLean called to order the regular meeting of the Planning Iand Zoning Board at 7:10 P.M., Wednesday, September 11, 1985. Pre- sent: Doocy, Klaus, Ostlie. Absent: Prokop, Goldade, Cody. Mr. Kulaszewicz, Council Liaison; 1?r. Kluegel, Building Official; Mr. Marier, Council Member and Mrs. Foster, Secretary were also present. IMr. Kluegel also mentioned that the Park Board met on 9/9/85 and arranged a time to tour the City to examine the parks and also to begin their task of finding and acquiring property in the southeast corner of the City for park purposes. Mr. Kluegel extended the Park Board's invitation to the P 8 Z Board to join them on the tour and /or convey any suggestions as to possible park property in the southeast corner. The Board was also made aware of a vacancy on the Park Board., CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - August 14, 1985 Mrs. Klaus moved to approve the minutes of the 8/14/85 meeting of the P 8 Z Board as presented. Motion seconded by Mr. Doocy and carried. BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT Mr. Kluegel reported the following actions taken by the City Council at their 8/26/85 meeting: - Public Hearing was set for the Roselyn VanElsberg preliminary plat for 8:00 P.M. on September 23, 1985 Public Hearing was set for Gary Uhde /GM Development request for a conditional use permit for land reclamation for 7:45 P.M. on September 23, 1985. - Three separate metes and bounds conveyances for Steve Bailey, Dorothy Kvitek, and Robert Knabe were approved per the P 6 Z's recommendations. EL REHBEIN 8 SONS - VARIANCE Mr. Jeff Joyer represented El Rehbein 8 Sons in their request for a variance to setback requirements on a County Road (Birch Street). This request was to build a house facing Totem Trail at the corner of Birch Street. The length of the particular house proposed would not fit on the assumed 100' frontage on Totem Trail which would cause the garage end of the house to be a 24' setback rather than the required 40' setback from Birch Street. Mr. Joyer pointed out the following reasons for planning the house on the lot as proposed: 1) for a lighter traffic pattern in front of the house, it should be set facing Totem Trail, 2) to limit Ithe noise of Birch Street, the garage should be on the north end of the home, 3) a precedent has been set by the other homes on Birch Street to allow less than a 40' setback, 4) topography and possible marginal land in the back yard would inhibit locating the house differently on the property, 5) the prospective buyer wants the house plan proposed and a different style house would not be as