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> -5- 1 The Manager said the developers had indicated to him when they applied for their 2 variances that they wanted to make this building architecturally compatible 3 with their other -building, the Kenzington, next door by installing a pitched, 4 rather than a flat roof (which would meet the height requirements of the City 5 ordinance) . A 7-1/2 foot variance to the City's ordinance requirement for three 6 story or 35 feet tall buildings would therefore also be necessary for the highest 7 peak of the graduated heights now planned for the new structure. Because there 8 were two persons present to voice their concerns about the project, the decision 9 was that the Commission would continue the hearing to get their input and then 10 voice their own concerns before tabling the request to a time when the proponents 11 were present. 12 13 The hearing was opened at 8:38 P.M. by the Chair who read the notice of the 14 hearing which had been published in the April 1., 1986 Bulletin and mailed to all 1.5 property- owners of record within 350 feet of the subject property. No one 16 present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. 17 18 Because there..,was no one present to speak for the proponents, those who had any 19 questions or concerns about the project were requested to speak. Joe Schluender, 20 2708-27th Avenue N .E. , said the new project would be directly south of his. yard 21 and he "never liked the idea of having a 35 foot building there" and certainly 22 "wasn't going to like one 42-1/2 feet high" . He said he perceived a 35 foot flat 23 building would be preferable. and Mr. Schluender stated "We already have a seven 24 story building almost in our yard now just because they kept getting variances 25 and this new project would just add another feature" . 26 • 27 The property owner indicated he had not thought "the five foot variance the. 28 station had from the alleyway had been too bad but when they go in height on 29 the gas station, I don't think it should be allowed". Mr. Childs told him the 30 plans call for only a single story building where the gas station is now which 31 would be stepped up to two and one-half stories farther south and back across 32 the Legion building so the highest point would be the closest to the Kenzington. 33 Mr. Schluender responded by saying his house is- located behind but almost between 34 those two, buildings. 35 36 The property owner said his biggest complaint about the project was that "giving 37 all those variances for the property across the alley just makes that property 38 more valuable and our property less valuable, with no compensation to us for } 39 that" . Mr. Schluender questioned whether cutting down the parking places on 40 the site would just enable the developer to build a bigger building than would 41 normally be allowed. He was told the applicant was just asking to rearrange 42 the parking but not seeking a larger building area except for a pitched roof 43 on top. His response was that "years ago the Village wouldn't even allow a 44 two story building on Apache" and Mr. Schluender told the Commissioners he has 45 been in before to protest the buildings proposed for that site "starting with the 46 nursing home". 47 48 Mr. Childs said a medical facility planner had approached the staff last week 49 to discussthe possibility of putting a satellite clinic in the new facility 50 which the Manager indicated he perceived would provide a natural mix* with the 51 new neighborhood which is evolving.. He said he understood the developers were 52 looking more at service office type businesses, not necessarily retail , because 53 the dollar per square foot rent which would have to be charged would require 54 that type of tenant. 55