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-4- Motion by .Mr. Peterson: and seconded by Mr.. Zawislak to recommend the City Council grant- a. lot area variance of 2 ,461 squarefeet from the required- 9 ,000 square feet to. Mr. and Mrs . David Taylor which property is identified. as parcel 3950 , Plat 63506 under the replatting of Brown' s -First Addition, finding as was written for the Clark property variance recommendation of the same date.' Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. -Peterson and seconded by Mr. Zawislak to recommend City Council grant a lot area .variance of: 4,430 square feet from the required 11 ,000 square feet to Mr. and Mrs . Edward Brown identified as parcel 4000 ,. Plat 63506 under the proposed replatting of Brown' s First Addition, finding for .this. parcel as was stated for parcels 3900 and 3950 both in Plat 63506 . Motion carried unanimously. The .site .drawiftgs for the proposed addition to the St. Charles Bor- romeo school building were presented as a courtesy- only, Mr. Berg said, because no Commission .action: is perceived necessary if the project is constructed as proposed. No Commission concerns were expressed. Commission members did have several concerns , .however, related to the site plans for. the .proposed senior housing on Kenzie Terrace which the. Administrative Assistant said may have to be- submitted to HUD as early as April.. Commission members indicated they found the de- crease in- unit size from the proposal submitted for approval in 1980 and the addition of an exit onto the alley on Wilson Avenue most- troubling and requested the senior federation be. questioned as to why the one bedroom units have ,been. decreased in size to 540 square feet where the City. ordinance requires - 650 square feet and the efficiencies have been downgraded to 80 square feet less than.-the ordinance require- ment. Mrs . Makowske ..indicated she anticipates there will be opposition to the new exit from the neighbors , many of whom spoke against the original proposal .because they were concerned- with an increase in traffic in that area. Councilman Marks stopped by- .on his. way home from a Council work session in the same .building. The Chairman told him the consensus of the Commission was that with the drastic changes in the. signage for the Apache Medical Center, which the Council approved . at their last meeting , the proposal should have. been returned to -the Commission for further consideration. He reiterated. the concern of some Commission members that the sign which was approved will set. a dangerous precedence for future signage for shopping centers . The Chairman then asked the Councilman why the City is building a new bridge over the Burlington Northern railroad tracks .which are seldom used, ' and was told that with several yard closings . by. the railroad, the traffic is increasing daily over: those particular- tracks . Councilman Marks also said he understands. there is a sight line problem for drivers who pass over the bridge and often are unable to see the road- ahead of them because • of the crest of the bridge. Mr. Peterson. agreed. to include these concerns in- his presentation March 23rd.