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-8- 1 Commissioner said he .questioned whether the provision of only 12 guest parking • 2 spaces for 32 units would .be adequate and still wanted to see the Tax Increment 3 figures for 2 single, family homes and 26 townhomes. He also had some questions 4 of whether it was a good idea to .rezone the property for R-3 before a final 5 proposal is received. 6 7 To the last, the Manager responded that the' City Council had indicated their 8 acceptance of. the Redevelopment/Tax Increment Plan. woul.d be 'subject to rezoning the 9 property only when they are sure the proposed project would go' forward. Commissioner 10 Bowerman added that he perceived the developers would be reluctant to expend any 11 further funds unless they had .been assured the property would be rezoned. 12 13 The vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously. 14 15 At 9:_30 P.M. the Chair Pro Tem read the notice of the hearing to consider a request 16 from Amoco Oil Company for a variance from the setback requirements of the City 17 Zoning Ordinance to allow the construction of a canopy to be located at 3700 Silver 18 Lake Road N.E. to within 17 feet of the west property line, where 30 feet are 19 required. The notice had been published in the. January 2nd Bulletin and mailed to 20 all the property owners of record within 350 feet of the subject property. No 21 one reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content, although 22 the proponent amended his request for a 17 feet variance to 15 feet. In_ his 23 January 11th staff report on. the request, the Manager:.:: hadidiiciicated=:receirv_ingjno 24 questions or comments on the project from neighboring property owners and Mr. Childs 25 reported receiving none since his report. \26 • 27 The hearing was recessed from 9:32 P.M. and resumed at 9:37 P.M. with a report 28 from Mr. Childs reiterating much of the data contained in his memorandum related 29 to the removal of the existing Standard Station and replacement with an Amoco 30 pumper station which would sell convenience food along with gas. A detached car 31 wash facility would be constructed at the north end of the property which the 32 Amoco representative later indicated would be token operated, and self-service, 33 requiring no operator. 34 35 James Filippi of North Star Engineering Consultants, Inc. , 12610 - 58th Avenue 36 North, presented Amoco's request. Scott Adamson and Bill Horn of Amoco, 5001 37 West 80th .Street, Minneapolis, were also in attendance but did not speak. 38 39 Mr. Filippi reported that, since the plans had been drawn, he had consulted with 40 the County Highway Department. and learned they would be taking 15 feet off the 41 corner of the property for a turning lane ,which would force Amoco to-move the 42 proposed pumps and canopy further north than had originally been planned which 43 would in turn place them farther away_ from Silver Lake Road. This in turn 44 would require a 15 foot variance from the closest point to the property line, 45 the Amoco representative estimated. . 46 47 Commissioner Madden asked Mr—Childs what the setback requirement would be for the 48 pumps and_ the Manager told hi"m since' that requirement is 30 feet, he assumed a 49 five foot variance would also be required, for the pumps, if they will be erected 50 25 feet from ,the lot line. The Commissioner indicated he perceived there would 51 be a real safety .problem in that setback requirement which should be observed 52 because of the chance of- an automobile hitting the pumps if-they are too close 53 to the road. 54 55