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-5- i1 No one appeared to speak for. or against the "proposal and the -hearing, was cl-o.sed at 2 8:35 P.M. Commissioner B-jorklund- i-ndi.cated. he perceived this: to be a very: pro- 3' gressive idea for. improv ing _the appearance of the entry way:to the City and a unique 4 use of property which was not being utilized. He approved of not encouraging 5 access off Lowry -and -believed the project could be -expected to increase the land 6 values and. jobs for the area., The Commissioner also perceives the view from the 7 condominium housing could be much improved but wanted assurances built into the 8 recommendation of approval that they would not be annoyed by the air- conditioning. 9 10 Commissioner Hansen viewed the proposal as a very positive addition to the City. and 11 liked the addition of trees in the project plans . - He indicated he would have no 12 problem with the variances for parking but questioned the distances from the.con- 13 dominium homes. Mr. Childs told him Arkell has to provide screening and a buffer _ 14 between the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project and its abutting neighbors. 15 16 Commissioner Wagner indicated he was anxious to "see the project go forward. 17 18 Commissioner Franzese liked the architectural treatment of an unattractive building 19 and agreed the office condominiums would be a welcome addition to that area. She 20 was happy with the proposed exterior treatment of the building and perceived safety 21 would be provided with the stair enclosures in the back. 22 23 The Chairman indicated he was also pleased to see this improvement for that portion 24 of the City. 25 • 26 Motion -by .Commissioner Bowerman—and seconded by Commissioner Bjorklund to recommend 27 the Council grant Jerry Isaacs and Associates the necessary parking and setback 28 variances to allow the conversion of the Northgate Motel ,-'- 2526 Highway 88, into 29 approximately 19 units of office condominiums; specifically, eight stall variance 30 to the City Ordinance requirement for 74 parking spaces, with no more than 50% 31 of those, downgraded to 8! X 19 foot spaces to accomodate compact cars; and the 32 variance necessary to allow the extension of the existing north line of the build- 33 ing to provide enclosed stairways and an arcade passthrough to the condominiums i 34 on that side. 35 36 The Commission recommends granting these variances contingent upon the building 37 mechanics being enclosed to the extent they don 't increase the ambient sound units 38 and the landscaping is done according to the building footprint plan presented by ' 39 the architects. The Commission finds that: 40 41 1 . The removal of the existing non-conforming free standing sign in front of the 42 building seems to be a good trade-off for granting the variances; f 43 44 2. The hardship would be to turn down a project which would be such an asset to the 45 community when "compared to the existing structure; 46 47 3. Granting these variances could not be expected to be detrimental to abutting 4.8 properties; and 49 50 4. The three conditions which require satisfaction appear to have been met with • 51 the proposal as presented. 52 53 Motion carried unanimously. 54 55