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-4- c. parking areas for the two buildings tied-in so as to improve the traffic flow on the property; • d. health and safety provisions, including fire protection; e. handicapped access and seven or eight foot side halls; f. building height not to exceed 36 feet above grade; g. building appearance - matching aesthetics of the existing structure; h. landscaping; and i . floor area ratio and open space. 7. The diminished building height would allow more open space and the siting of the structure still addresses the unique soil and drainage problems on that parcel . Motion carried unanimously. The Planning Commission Chair next reported that the request to replat the Hertog Gardens into seven lots had gained favor with the entire Commission although the member who lived next to the site had opposed attaching a condition to the rec- ommendation which would have mandated undergrounding utility lines to the structures, considering that stipulation to be a waste of time. The applicant was unable to be present for the discussion, but the general consensus was that further input from that. source would not be vital to a decision on the request. Councilman Marks questioned whether a motion of approval should establish a hardship for the project since the majority of the proposed lots would not meet the 75 foot width requirement for residences and Lots 1 and .2 -would be undersized as to total area. Councilman Makowske questioned why the variance request.application form was not used for this project. Mr. Soth told them the preliminary plat would -be approved under the Subdivision not Zoning Code whose requirements are very similar to those in the latter. He read Section 330 of the Subdivision Ordinance which addressed the conditions set for granting variances and suggested the Council might want to specify the lots by number for which the total area variances would be granted. Mr. Childs said he. had scheduled a meeting with NSP representatives that week to discuss the feasibility of mandating underground utilities for the project. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the pre- liminary platting of the seven lot subdivision of Hertog Gardens on Edward Street between 33nd and 33rd Avenues N.E. including the reduced width for all the lots from the 75 feet required by the City. Subdivision Ordinance as well as the proposed square footage for Lots 1 and 2 which would be less than required in that ordinance, as proposed by the applicants and. in the sketch plan drawn up by Lot Surveys Company, Inc. , and contingent upon the provision of. a, five foot perimeter drainage/utility • easement across the project and underground utilities to the structures themselves, if staff research proves:;underground lines to be economically and technically feasible.