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�1. -7- Ms. Allguire was present and reiterated some of .the.. points made in • her letter of explanation..of the events which had led up to her having to remodel her home and the need -for closet space which prompted her plans .to -add an entryway to her remodeling plans . She said the. addition:.will ,provide the "only closet space .she will have downstairs but will also make the .house warmer and more energy efficient" . Discussion with staff and the applicant developed the fact that her existing home is 32 feet from her- front- property line and the adjacent home has a 30 foot front yard .setback as ' required by ordinance as it appears' do. .all- the rest of the homes .in that block. A petition of consent to her proposal- signed- by her neighbors- was given to the Chairman and .Ms. Allguire said. the only opposition could be expected from the next door neighbor. She' said she had. not anticipated the need for more specific .plans .to illustrate her proposal but Ms. -Allguire proposes to "match the. front of the house with the back" . When several Commission members mentioned the size of her house "which is significantly larger than the. rest of the one story homes in that neighborhood, Ms. Allguire told them she has ordered_ brown. colored siding for .the house which should make it appear smallerr;.. Mr. Jones staid. he likes the idea of front yard addition, here, but is concerned there were no plans to show the roofline treatment for the addition. Mrs,. Makowske agreed lack of plans will affect the Commission.'s..decision but suggested they could be drawn up and presented for the Council consideration and might be a contributing factor towards a favorable decision by them. She also reported Mr.. Slattery across the street had. no objections to the addition. The hearing was closed at- 11 :0.7. P.M. Mr. Sopcinski noted there had not been sufficient documentation for satisfying the conditions set for granting the variance and thought the City would be hardpressed to deny .a frontyard addition to anyone else on that street if this request is granted. Mr. Bowerman insisted "this is not a .deck and is an energy-saving proposal" . It bothered him that "a .resident can't even put a 4 foot entry on her home" . When he mentioned several .front- yard setback variances the City had recently approved, he was reminded those- differed from this request. because of -the unique topography of the land in one instance and removal. of a non-conforming garage in the other, with no opposition from -the neighbors. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and. seconded- by Mr. Jones to recommend Council denial of the request for a four foot front yard setback variance for the property at 3053 Harding Street N.E. ,:.,.finding that the request, as presented, had failed to satisfy the conditions set for such a variance and a lack of documentation to assure compatible aesthetics of the addition to the existing dwelling: Voting on the motion: Aye: Sopcinski, Jones, Makowske, Peterson, and Bjorklund. Nay: Bowerman and Enrooth. Motion for denial -carried.