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5405 Quincy Street CUP & VR Request August 19, 2015 Page 4 f. The variance requested is the minimum variance which would alleviate the practical difficulties. Economic conditions alone do not constitute practical difficulties. The 7 foot variance is the minimum variance needed since the Zoning Code limits oversize garage width to 35 feet. g. The Planning Commission may impose such conditions upon the premises benefited by a variance as may be necessary to comply with the standards established by this Title or to reduce or minimize the effect of such variance upon other properties in the neighborhood, and to better carry out the intent of the variance. The condition must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. Staff has no suggestions for conditions for the variance request. The Planning Commission may add conditions as they see applicable. Public Hearing: As with any requested variance, this application requires a public hearing. Staff mailed notices to all property owners within 350 feet of the applicant's property and a notice was published in the Sun Focus newspaper. Staff received a phone call on August 7, 2015 from the property owners at 2210 Bronson Drive who stated that they were in support of this new garage. Recommendation: After taking testimony from staff, the applicant and affected neighbors, the Commission may take any of the following actions below related to the requests. Staff recommends approval of this conditional use permit and variance. 1. Recommend approval of the CUP as requested. Staff has prepared Resolution 1032-15 that approves the conditional use permit if the Commission chooses this action. 2. Approval of the Variance as requested. Staff has prepared Resolution 1033-15 that approves the variance if the Commission chooses this action. 3. Choose to deny the conditional use permit or variance. If the Commission chooses this option, Staff would need direction from the Planning Commission to prepare a resolution of denial with findings of fact to support the denial. 4. Table one or both of the requests. If the Planning Commission needs more information before making a decision or if they decide that there is need for more discussion, the Commission can simply move to table the request until such information has been provided. Because of 60 -day requirements, the Commission would need to act upon the request as soon as reasonably possible to avoid an inadvertent approval.