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-9- 1 discussed perceiving there would be a mosquito problem and it might present a 2 hazard for children in the area. 3 4 When Commissioner Hansen asked whether the wiring would be over or underground 5 for these lots, Mr. Johnson told him the lines are already in on Edward and the 6 homeowners would have the option of having service run underground to, their 7 property at a higher charge. The Manager said it had been NSP's decision to go 8 underground for the Hertog homes. 9 10 The hearing was closed at 9:15 P.M. 11 12 It was affirmed that the potential buyers of the 3 lots which .are encroached by 13 the retaining hall would be notified of that fact. 14 15 Motion by Commissioner Bjorkilund and seconded by Commissioner Wagner to recommend 16 Council approval of the preliminary platting for Johnson Manor, a nine lot and 17 two outlots subdivision between 33rd and 34th Avenues N.E.. , east of Edward Street 18 N.E. , as presented in the Certificate of Survey by Comstock and Davis, Inc. , find- 19 ing that: 20 21 1 . The proposed project conforms to the municipal standards; 22 23 2. Many similar lots with smaller frontages, depth, and land area, have been 24 platted and developed in the same neighborhood; 25 26 3. The plat would to a large extent eliminate a legal , but non-conforming, use in 27 this residential area; and 28 29 4. No -objections to the proposed platting were raised during the Commission 30 hearing, but in fact, many of the neighbors testified in favor of the proposed 31 plat and project. 32 33 In recommending approval , the Commission notes that the proponent had advised the 34 City that a retaining wall encroaches the property line for Lots 1 and 2 and 35 acknowledges that the platting would result in three of the proposed lots being 36 smaller than the required 9,000 square feet. 37 38 Motion carried unanimously. 39 40 At 9:25 P.M. , the Chair opened the public hearing to consider the request from 41 Ernest Berquist, 4745 Larson Road, Shoreview, MN for a conditional use permit to 42 sell video tapes of classic movies at the Little Professor Book Center, 72 Apache 43 Plaza Shopping Center. She read the notice of the hearing which had gone out to 44 all property owners of record within 350 feet of the subject property and had 45 been published in the Bulletin, February 5th. No one reported failure to receive 46 the notice of the hearing or objected to its content and there was no one present 47 to provide input to the Commission consideration. 48 49 Mr. Childs had reported on the request in his February 19th memorandum and rec- 50 ommended approval with the same conditions attached to the previous video tape 51 conditional use permits for Video Update, 99 Video in the Apache Shopping Center • 52 and Video Center in the same shopping center. 53 54 Commissioner .Bjorklund commented that even without the proponent to testify, this 55 request appeared to present no special problems which would warrant delay of action 56 by the City.