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PLANNING COMMISSION - JUNE_18, 1991 Page 5 • 1 Commissioner Faust asked whether the ad hoc committee will survive as part 2 of the new task force or whether it will be dissolved. Commissioner Brownell 3 responded that he thought it should be the City Council's prerogative to form 4 a new task force. 5 6 In response to inquiry by Commissioner Werenicz, City Manager Burt stated 7 that the statutory time limit on such a moratorium is two years with an eighteen- 8 month extension. 9 10 Chairman Madden asked about the, feasibility of the City hiring a consultant to 11 guide the development effort. City Manager Burt answered that he would 12 personally recommend the hiring of a consultant because of the complexity of 13 the task. 14 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 17 A five-minute recess was called by Chairman Madden. 18 19 20 VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 21 • 22 A. WALKER ON KENZIE, 2626 KENZIE TERRACE, SETBACK VARIANCE 23 REQUEST. 24 25 Chairman Madden stated that Phoenix Construction N.W., Inc. has applied for 26 permission to construct a canopy over the southeast entrance to Walker on 27 Kenzie, 2626 Kenzie Terrace, in order to prevent ice and snow buildup which 28 presents a safety problem. The proposed canopy will be nine feet from the 29 property line and will require a sixteen-foot variance from the twenty-five feet 30 required by the P.U.D. 31 32 No one present failed to receive notice of the hearing or objected to its content. 33 34 STAFF REPORT: 35 36 City Manager Burt reported that the original building plans were approved to 37 include a seventeen-foot setback rather than the twenty-five required by the 38 P.U.D., which granted the property an effective variance of eight feet at the time 39 of its construction. The sixteen-foot variance is being requested from the P.U.D. 40 requirement of twenty-five feet, but the actual variance will only be nine feet from 41 the present seventeen-foot setback. He stated that a hardship exists because 42 of the safety problem presented by the ice buildup.