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• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES September 18, 1984 I 1 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Zawislak at 7:33 P.M. 2 3 Present for roll call : Jones, Franzese, Zawislak, Wagner, and Hansen. 4 5 Absent: Bowerman and Bjorklund. 6 7 Also present: David Childs, City Manager. 8 9 Motion by Commissioner Hansen and seconded by -Commissioner Wagner to approve the 10 minutes of the Planning Commission meeting held August 21 , 1984, with the amend- 11 ments and corrections suggested by the Secretary in her September 12th memorandum 12 to the Commission.%members. 13 14 Motion carried unanimously. 15 16 Commissioner Hansen will report the Commission recommendations to the Council at 17 their next meeting, September 25th. 18 • 19 At 7:35 P.M. , the Chair opened the public hearing to consider a petition from 20 Stanton E. Fabel for a,..variance which would permit_ him to construct a 10 X 30 21 foot -addition to the existing garage .at 2509 - 29th. Avenue N.E. , to within six 22 feet, three inches, of his east property line, where eight feet, three inches would 23 be necessary to meet the total 15 foot sideyard requirement of the City Ordinance. 24 25 Chairman Zawislak read the notice of the hearing which had gone out to all property 26 owners of record within 200 feet of the subject property and which had been 27 published in the Bulletin September .5, 1984. No one present reported failure to 28 receive the notice or objected to -its content. 29 30 Mr. Fabel discussed the plans enclosed with his application for constructing a 31 second stall to his existing garage in conformance with the original design for 32 the home. He said he needs a two car garage now that the family vehicles have 33 increased, making it necessary to constantly shuffle cars on the driveway. The 34 applicant told the Commissioners he would be adding to the 16 foot concrete 35 driveway in front of the garage and would be reroofing his existing home and. gar- -36—age-so-the-additi-on-woul-do-'t-have-an`added=on-"-appearance. These-improvements 37 should enhance,' rather than detract from, the appearance of his property, Mr. 38 Fabel said. The addition would also permit him to extend the screened-in area 39 on the back of his home. 40 41 -Tom Shaffer, 2513-29th Avenue N.E. , Mr. Fabel 's neighbor to the east, was present 42 to indicate to the Commission that he was very much in favor of the project. . He 43 said the lot, lines between the two properties were very deceptive because, "Stan 44 mows on my lawn and I own his roses". Mr. Fabel estimated the distance between • 45 Shaffer's home and his property- 1.1ne to be between seven and eleven feet, with 46 eleven the most likely. Mr. Shaffer said he had his own property surveyed and 47 provided for a two car garage when he built his home because his neighbor to,the