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Planning Commission Meeting April 17, 1990 Page 16 1 which would occur if someone constructed a three story house 2 or something else radically different in a neighborhood . The Commissioner 3 also said he did not consider the 'time restraints in this insta.nce 4 constituted a good excuse for the applicants to follow normal communi- 5 cation procedures , but instead, thought the fact that events were 6 moving so fast should have called for more caution on the part of the 7 persons relocating the structure . 8 9 Commissioner Wagner commented that, in spite of the fact that he had 10 made the ,motion, he viewed what had happened as very unfortunate. He 11 said he had a hard time understanding how the project could have pro- 12 cessed this far without a lot more attention from all parties involved, 13 City, neighbors and builders . The Commissioner indicated he thought 14 the Ordinance although it .might not have been as explicit as it could 15 have been, certainly should have raised some doubts in the minds of those 16 who were involved. However, he reminded Commissioner Franzese that 17 although this issue was very perplexing, it wasn ' t the first instance 18 where the Commission had recommended a variance be denied based on the 19 objections of neighbors . 20 21 Chairperson Madden indicated his vote in favor of denial would be based 22 on his own belief that to allow a variance of this size could destroy 23 the character of that particular neighborhood. He aslo cautioned that 24 judgment based on aesthetics wss not part of the Commission ' s assign- 25 ment even though what he saw when he inspected the subject property from 26 all side "had not appealed to his own artistic senses either. " 27 28 Voting on the motion : 29 30 Aye: Wagner, Hansen, Faust, Madden Brownell , Werenicz . 31 Abstention: Franzese. 32 33 Motion carried 34 35 MISCELLANEOUS 36 37 Agenda Time Designations Requested 38 39 40 Chairperson Madden requested time slots be again instituted for the 41 agenda listings of hearings with the most controversial issues listed 42 last. He said that way persons interested in matters coming up at the 43 end of the agenda would not have to sit from 7 : 30 P M. to 9: 00 P. M. 44 when the hearing they were interested in started as had happened that 45 evening. He told staff that over the four or five years he had served 46 on the Commission there had only been a few times when the agenda had 47 progressed so fast that there was a lag between hearings . 48 49 Staff Report on Pending Matters 50