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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 15, 1986 1 The meeting was called to order by Chair Franzese at 7:30 P.M. 2 3 Present for roll call : Wagner, Franzese, Werenicz, Madden, and Hansen. 4 5 Absent: Bowerman and Jones. 6 7 Also present: David Childs, City Manager. 8 9 Motion by Commissioner Hansen and seconded by Commissioner Madden to approve as 10 submitted the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting held February 18, 1986. 11 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 14 Commissioner Hansen will represent the Commission at the next Council meeting, 15 April 22nd. 16 17 At 7:32 P.M. , the Chair opened the public hearing to consider the request from Arvid 18 and Eleanor Johnson, 4008 Fordham" Drive N.E.. , 'for subdivision without platting of 19 the 134 foot wide by 133.05 foot"A ong parcel at that address for the purpose of 20 developing two separate parcels, 62 and 72 feet wide, respectively, which would 21 result in the vacant Lot A being smaller than required by the ordinance, and both 22 lots being narrower than the 75 feet required by the zoning ordinance. 23 24 No one present reported failure to receive the notice of the hearing which had 25 been mailed to all property owners of record within 350 feet of the subject pro- 26 perty and published in the April lst .Bulletin, or objected to the notice content. 27 Mr. Childs reported receiving no calls either for or against the split or necessary 28 lot size variance. .29 30 In their agenda packets, the Commissioners had been provided with copies of their 31 September 17, 1985 hearing on the same property where, when Mr. Johnson acquired 32 an additional 45 feet of property from his neighbor to the south, the understanding 33 had been that-he would be returning at a later date to seek another lot split 34 which would allow him to construct a new home on the vacant parcel proposed that 35 evening as Lot "A" . 36 In his staff report on the proposal , Mr. Childs reiterated much of the information 38 he had provided in his memorandum of that date, including his recommendation that 39 the new lot be only 60 feet wide to provide a minimum distance of at least 14 feet 40 between the house would be constructed there and the attached porch and archway 41 on the existing Johnson home. The Manager cited other circumstances where lots 42 of approximately 60 foot width were incorporated into the motion of approval . 43 Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were present and Mr. Johnson told the Commissioners the porch • 44 in question had been a part of his home for the last 25 years and is used by his 4 5 family all the time. He indicated he saw no problem with siting the 1 ,700 square 46 foot structure he plans to build on Lot "A" on a 60 foot lot and agreed that pro- 49 viding more separation between the two structures would be advisable.