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Mounds View Planning Commission September 15, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 4 Planning Associate Ericson stated staff could consult the Fire Marshall to determine if there are specific remedies for these situations when buildings are in such close proximity to each other. Commissioner Laube noted a firewall could be installed, however, the ceiling of the garage would also require sheet rock, in order to prevent fire from jumping to the roof and spreadinm to the other side. Planning Associate Ericson stated he was aware of the code ,',apartm .• ures, which utilize a 40 to 50 garage stall structure, in that every so many stalls,k wall is to He explainer this could be done, and was simply a matter of ensuringi ,.1.:. " N ` `ti` is t:.° as done i ttn``est. �> ' the Coot' 4t viy440024it'.` Commissioner Miller stated there would be three stalls .ke, les each garage std{ a d two four-plexes. She inquired how the applicant would decide ' p .` :uld utilize the garage stalls. Mr. Johnson explained the use would be determined on a"firstst serve" basis. He noted, not ;,>.r,. everyone in his building has a vehicle. 1 ser Commissioner Miller inquired regarding additional=< kng for visi brs <: r. Johnson stated the addition of the garage structures would provide thn.'1s.arking spWas six vehicles would be parked within the garages, and through angling_tle parking"isoew he did not foresee the loss of more than one of the existing parking stalls. A(c < >:;::>: > ;<-><:>> 4 Commissioner Berke inquired if ther,fiwould be of>aroblem in terns of the roof, and ice or snow going c ''s from one roof to the wall of the tructu:: .::_'Mr. Jo ,:von explained there would not be, as the slope of the roof would direct iceand snow t;:« e fr• ;;..end rear of the buildings. Chairper �r son inquire. ending the e Al Code requirements for garages in this area, in terms o : nd thet ` bf:t_h . �' �;�. .;e ;:;;:�<t e property. Ericson clarified the requirement is a five foot setback fro '`•e oerty liner: . .. Chairperson P:t r ti`=t. F> refore Sithe present consideration was to allow for a four-foot variance on each sidi Peterson t4<was correct. e Co qissioner Hegland in n• regarding the spacing between the buildings. Ericson stated there is eet between the t .7-buildings. $04.4person Peters.. :n:.'quired if this represented 37 feet on the side of one structure, and the 34 feet 4:01413 er structure. Ericson stated this was correct. He explained the reason they the full ten feet between the structures is because this would leave no room for acce c the garbage dumpster enclosure. Commissioner Kaden stated the water and snow would be directed to the front and back of the structures, and inquired if this might result in a problem for the mobile home community at the rear of the property. Mr. Johnson stated it would not, as it would be run off the back of the buildings into the drainage easement. He added the land slopes downward in this area, however, it slopes back up