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-3- 1 3-1 with family rooms behind which would open out on patios with privacy dividers • 2 between. The structure. would be of frame construction with masonite siding 3 and the unit costs would run a little over $50,000. However, it is his 4 intention to own and maintain the buildings for rental .purposes and Mr. Fisher 5' assured Commissioner Werenicz he perceived his employment with a Minneapolis 6 development company gave him the expertise to manage the six rental units he 7 would now own. 8 9 When Commissioner Jones raised the question:;of whether the proposed structure 10 might cause a visibility problem on that corner, Commissioner Bowerman pointed 11 out that the sight line for the west side of the building would seem to be in 12 alignment with the residence to the north and it did not appear that the 13 building would encroach into the area normally reserved for corner visibility. 14 Mr. Fisher indicated he planned no fence between his and the property behind 15 him and said the existing line of trees on that property should provide an 16 adequate buffer between properties. 17 18 The developer indicated it had been fortunate that the Clark station had no 19 grease rack but said- soil borings would certainly be taken to assure there was 20 no gas seepage into the soil under the proposed structure. However, because 21 the gas tanks had probably left some need for soil correction, Mr. Fisher 22 indicated he was exploring the possibility of adding a .half story basement 23 under the family rooms for utilities which, he said, would not affect the total 24. height of the building at all . 25 26 Several Commissioners expressed the desire that the 16 foot wide undeveloped • 27 parcel- to the east might be incorporated into the project to provide a fifth 28 unit, but the final consensus was that, since Mr. Fisher had reported he had 29 made what he considered to be a "reasonable" offer to the owner of the 30 property which had been rejected, there was nothing further the City could do 31 to change that decision. The recollection was that the owner's�br.otherhhdd 32 recently appeared before the Commission and they had been unable to give him 33 any solution for developing that undersized lot, except to contact the county 34 about a reduction in value and therefore taxes. Mr. Childs commented that, 35 even if Mr. Fisher could acquire that property, he would only have an 18,000 36 square foot parcel to work with where the ordinance requires 20,000 square 37 feet for five townhouse units. The Manager indicated that in the past there 38 had been some criticism on the Commission that structures were being built 39 too close to each other and at least adequate sideyard setbacks would be 40 retained with only four units. 41 42 Mr. Fisher told Commissioner Jones that, even with his assumption that the 43 Commission would be sympathetic to a petition for a variance for five units, 44 he wanted to get into the ground as soon as the frost is out and would not con- 45 sider any changes once the construction is started. 46 47 No one appeared ,to oppose the request and the hearing was closed at 8:06 P.M. 48 for development of a Commission recommendation to the Council . 49 50 Motion by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Madden to recommend 51 Council approval of the petition from Duane M. Fisher, 3329 Stinson Boulevard, i 52 to rezone from C, commercial district, to R-3, townhouse residential district, 53 the property he owns at the northeast corner of 33rd Avenue and Stinson 54 Boulevard N.E. (3301 Stinson Boulevard) to a.11ow' construction of the four 55 unit townhome project he proposes on the parcel generally described as S. 133'