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i r Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 18, 1996 Page 5 1 4. Consideration of incorporating the use of Evergreen landscaping on a consensus basis of 2 the parties of Mr. Bona,the neighbors who have submitted a petition and the City of St. 3 Anthony. 4 Vote: Commissioners Bergstrom,Delmonico, Franzese, Gondorchin, and Thompson voted aye. 5 Commissioner Makowske abstained. 6 Motion carried. 7 2. Setback Variance Request- Parking 8 3. Setback Variance Request- Canopy 9 Chair Bergstrom opened the public hearing at 7:40 P.M. 10 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported that Mr. Bona is requesting a front yard setback variance of 32 feet in 11 order to construct a 20 x 24 foot canopy over an existing gas pump island. The proposed canopy 12 will be three feet from the property line but will be at the same height as the existing canopy and 13 like the existing canopy,will have no signage. 14 The architect has stated in the application letter that there is no way to expand the center gas 15 pump island because it is too costly. Moving the gas pump to the center location would impact 16 parking on site as well as the flow of traffic on the property. They also stated that there is a 17 public acceptance of canopies over gas pumps and without the canopy,the gas pump island is 18 viewed as obsolete. 19 In June 18, 1993, memo to City Staff, Attorney Bill Soth identified several potential hardships 20 concerning canopies. He indicated that the cost of moving pumps could be considered a hardship 21 as well as the inability to compete with other service stations should the application be rejected. 22 He said that a canopy is becoming a standard operating practice and can be considered necessary 23 due to the prevalance of self service stations. 24 This memo appears to be the basis upon which St. Anthony has granted variances for gas pump 25 canopies. The City Council approved in the same month a variance request by Jim Sama for the 26 Stop-N-Save at 3259 Stinson Boulevard based on Mr. Soth's information. Mr. Sama requested 27 two 12-foot variances for the canopy that he proposed to construct because his service station is 28 situated on a corner. The southern most corner of the canopy is seven feet from the property line. 29 In October 1993, Dick Freiberg, owner of the Phillips 66 service station, requested a variance of 30 23 feet in order to construct a canopy over the gas pump island. The City Council approved this 31 variance request and allowed the construction of the canopy over the gas pump island that is 32 similarly situated along Kenzie Terrace. Mr. Freiberg had based his request on previous City 33 Council approval of variances for canopies.