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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • August 27, 1996 Page 5 1 Mrs. Evelyn Hedberg, 2509 30th Avenue, stated her husband is a certified handicapped 2 person by the State and he may require a wheelchair in the future. They need the attached 3 garage to make moving him around easier. She stated many of the people who signed the 4 petition already have attached garages and don't understand the lack of security the 5 Hedberg's are feeling. 6 Councilmember Marks stated the Council cannot approve the variance unless a hardship 7 is determined. He asked if a garage could be built without a variance. Mrs. Hedberg 8 stated a two car garage cannot be built without a variance and they need the two car 9 space. She-stated she pays taxes and should be able to have a double garage like 10 everyone else. 11 . 12 Motion by Faust, second by Wagner to deny the request for variance request for side yard 13 setback at 2509-30th Avenue NE, applied for by William and Evelyn Hedberg, based on 14 the inability of the Council to demonstrate an undue hardship,there are no unusual 15 physical characteristics of the land, no extraordinary circumstances exist, and the City 16 Ordinance for this lot pertains to all other lots in the area and does not cause the problem. 17 Motion carried unanimously. • 4. Michael Miller, for St. AnthonyHealth Care Center: requests for the followin 19 96-10 20 a. Conditional Use; 21 Mr. Bergstrom reported that the Petitioner has filed an application for a Conditional Use 22 Permit in order to build an addition to the St. Anthony Health Care Center that will 23 expand the size of the nursing home and assisted living health care center. The proposed 24 addition will have two floors which will add 16,000 square feet for the nursing home and 25 another 16,000 on the second floor for assisted living units. The proposed conditional 26 use is a use that is specifically listed in the City's Zoning Ordinance as permitted in this 27 zoning district. 28 The owners recently received approval from the State of Minnesota to expand the size of 29 the facility so as to accommodate the construction of 2-bed rooms that will replace the 30 current 4-bed rooms. The approval is required before any nursing home facility can 31 expand and it was determined by the State that St. Anthony Health Care Center was most 32 in need of expanding by assigning their application first priority. The facility will not be 33 increasing the number of beds, only the number of rooms, which will provide more 34 livable space and privacy to the residents of the facility. The Planning Commission recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit.