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December 13, 1978 Page 4 ~ommiseion Mambar Quan etated he Y.ad a problem with parallel parking, ~Ae aleo statad thst he would like to go with the or3ginal plan and grant variancee and not raquire additional parking space. Ha added that tie wae in favor of concrote curbing, Commieeion Membor Burraeister etated that ehe also haa a problem with Che parking but that ohe wovld not agrea to cutting it down. 5he added that eha felt tha building wae too large For the lot. Commiesion Member G1azQr atated he ielt ehey wero getting atuck with claoeifications. He added ehat he aleo £elt the buildit~g wae teo Iarge for tha lot, with the intended uae. ~ommisaion Member Fador eCated he felt Che aita fell into the townhouse claseification rather than multiple dwelling, and that th~y ahould be dtecuesing two units inetead of three. He added that he folt thep should only coneider approving a duplex or cor~bining the 2and caith aome ochex to allow for an apartment building. Official Roae pointed out that the applicant aan legalLy put in x three plex with ane curb cut and one large ~zarage with parking in back• mhe applicant aeethetioally pre£erred his pian, Cccomiseion Member Fedor pol.nted out that the desvelopment fite the towmhouse deftnikion except that it ie not owner occupied. .~°o ~~Chairperaon Haake aeked if Mr, Benaon would like to wait until the Planning Commiseion can work on hie rec~uest and ordinan,e revtsiane or let it go onto the Council with the Planning Co[mniesion'e danial and see whar the Council does with it. Mr, Benson stated that he would then have to con/ince the Council to approve it. Commission Member Fedor pointed out that the plan wae aleo denied at the previoue meeting and hae not beea changed much eince then. nEflcial Rose replied that the applicant had the optLon to come back before the Planning Commiseion again before Che iseue went on Co the Couttcil. He addad tliat he etrongly felt Lha Planning Commiseion ehould mske s recommendation to the Council that paeaea or table the iseue and have a work aeseion on the pr.oblems, He pointed out that eha Planning Commieeion i.s xn advisory body for tha Couttcl.l and Chey ehou].d make a recowmondatiott thah paseea, whether it be to spprove or deny. MS (Fados-Gl.azer) t,o recommend Yo the L'ouncil denial of' the requeet oi Olympic Conetruction Company for constxur.tion o£ a triplex a.t 7624 Edge- wood Drive becauee it faiis to meee Che minimum area lot requirement Eor a three unit Cus~•ntiouee. A rallcall vote was taken: '~.