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A' -2- plat for the site presently identified as Lot 12., Block 1, Penrod Addition, be approved for the .development of the St. Anthony Court, a 25 unit townhome project, proposed to .be constructed -by Sid Johnson as per drainage and grading drawings -.signed by Keith Nelson, registered professional- engineer, dated May 1, 1981 , and site and elevation plans signed .by .Gary MacKenzie, architect, dated May 19 , 1981, finding, as did the P.lanning . Commission, no variances to the City Zoning Ordinance will be necessary and all zoning requirements for an R-3 , multiple dwelling district, zoning have been satisfied in the. proposal. The approval is contingent upon final approval of the drainage plans by the Rice Creek Watershed District and compliance with all applicable City and State codes and ordinances , and, further, although not required .with the preliminary plat, demonstration of a "firm option" ..will. be required of Mr. Johnson before final platting is approved. The Council also concurs with the Commission' s recommendation that an additional .road easement along Silver Lake Road not be .granted to Ramsey County. Motion carried unanimously. The Planning. Commission representative then reported the Commission had tabled, with no recommendation to the Council, the application from James Danelski for a 15 foot side yard setback variance to the zoning requirements that sideyards adjacent to streets measure not less than 30. feet because the Commission perceived the request for a 15 foot addition to Mr. Danelski 's existing home at 3301 Croft Drive, which will utilize a passive solar heating concept, will result in a variance far exceeding any other historically granted in the City and will involve a concept which can be expected to be brought before the City often in the future. Councilman Ranallo said, considering the .extent of the variances granted for property along Silver Lane, "the City might have a- rough time proving no other variances , percentage-wise, have. been allowed in the past" . Mr. Bjorklund . disagreed, indicating thatalthough the ` discussions were not reported in the minutes , the variances granted along Silver Lane were not considered to parallel this request since the Silver Lane property was considered unique because of lot size, topography, home concentration in the area and the fact that the variance was requested for lake property. The . Danelski request involves a fifty percent variance to the ordinance requirements where the greatest variance previously granted had been for only thirty percent, Mr. Bjorklund added. . He said traffic safety had also been a factor in the decision and staff had been requested to research how other municipalities are handling variances to their ordinances for solar additions. Since Mr. Danelski had offered to return to the Commission .with engineering data -to support his proposal , and the Commission had not wanted to "prejudice against .him" , the Com- mission Chairman said the application had been tabled and will be reactivated' at a future Commission meeting when questions raised by the Commission .have been answered to the commission' s satisfaction. Mr. Danelski . told the Council he believes siting the addition where he proposes should pose no problem for his neighbors since the closest home is approximately 125 feet distant from- his home. He said he has staked out the addition so his neighbors can see. just what he is planning and to date has received no objections , but rather, four of his closest neighbors have signed a petition saying they have no objections to the variance.