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Planning Commission minutes Page 2 Novemher 12, 1975 (Plamiing Comnission meettn~ of February 26, 1975), it is to be noted in tM s motlon that Mr, Robert Carlson representing Brentwood Development Company has ~ agreed to make an uffer to purchase a 20' X 30' parcet of iand ad~vining the south east corner of aicek 2, Lot 6, This purchase would square nPf Lot G so t}iat it would be tn better special confnrmity with the ad~acent properties (see prelimfnary plat), This moctun was ;econded ~y Michaet !onergan and passed (9 ayes). Lean Jacobs. Property involved - 5544 St. Michael StreeE - varianae request to tnstati driveway two feet back from property line. Mr. ~acobs stated h1s originai plan was to enlarge his garage to allow for parking h1s camper and pickup truck but the plan exceeded th~ allowable square feet for n garage. Ne discussad the plan with the building inspector and asked instead for a slab on the side of his garage to store his camper in the winter months. He was instructed that his request wouid require actlo~ by the Ptanning Com,~ission 6ecause he would be closer to the 1ot line than five feet. The proposed slab would be 25' long connected to h1s present driveway and 11 feet wide. He has a tatal d9sCance of 13' bet~een his yaruge and the neighbors tot line. Ms. Burnieister asked if the camper~ woutd be taken ofF Lhe truck when it is parked on the s1ab. She asked if there is sonre reason it ean't be parked in baak of the house. Mr. ~acobs replied the tand slopes to fihe side and he is nfraid it wiTt tip over. Mr. Fedur asked if he tiad pians for screening ~~ the ares. Mr. Jacobs rep7ted possibty at a 1a¢er date he wouid put up a privacy fence but there vroutd be nothing but the carnper stored on the slab. Ms. 8urmelster asked about the other side of his house as an atternative in view ef the fact that he had 15 feet on that sfde. Mr. Jacobs said it would not be practical because thare woutd be no access without driving over the grass whiTe the ground is stiil soft. Ms. Naake said that Sf the hause was eL~er sold, the person buying the home may see the slab as an lncentive to add onto the garage. Ms. Burmeister added that varying from the ordinance opens a"new ean of worms". Motion by Rossman to approva three foot driaeway var9ance far Lean ~acobs, 5544 St. Mlchsels Street for the pur~ose of insta111ng a driveway. 7his motion was seconded by Pau; Fedor. Passed (7 Ayes) (2 Nayes) Mr. Rossman read Chapter 40.05 of the Municipai Code, subdivision,l, 2(c!)2 which states the edge of the driveway near?st ta the side lot 11~e sha)1 pe five {5) feet from such lot 11ne ex.ept by ,pecial ~ermission or by agreemenC with the owner uf the property ad~acent to have sa?d driveway nsarer to satd line. Ms, Burmeister saf~t she voted naye because she doesn't fieel there is a hardship in this case wlth l5 feet on the other side of the house where he could park the camper. She feeis this is set4ing n precedance. Mr. Lonergan said M s vote was naye because he did nut feal the Code ~"~'s was being read in the right intent. Ne saia it 1s creating a precedenc~ ~m„rl and th~re ts na hardshin in this situation and iooking at the property in the future, if it i~~ sold, problems coulA arise,