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-6- 1 in conjunction with Unit #110 in the Northgate Office Center on Highway 88 which • 2 would require a variance from the City Ordinance setback requirements for the 3 structure to be located within 8 feet of the property line where 30 feet is required. 4 A separate hearing on the signage for the business had been scheduled later that 5 evening. 6 7 Notice of the hearing had been published in the August 6th Bulletin and mailed to 8 all property owners of record within 350 feet of the subject property. No one 9 present reported failure to receive the notice or objected to its content. 10 11 In his August 15th comments on all three requests, Mr. Childs had addressed the 12 conditions the Commission could put on the permit and pointed out the fact that 13 the City maintained a grassy right-of-way which .extended from 48 to 73 feet at 14 different points between the property line and the highway which he perceived 15 might somewhat alleviate the non-conformance of the setback from the ordinance. 16 The Manager reported the only response staff had received to the notices had been 17 an inquiry from Commissioner Wagner about whether the condominium agreements for the 18 office park allowed an installation of this type in the complex. Mr. Childs said 19 he had subsequently learned the B. N. Metro Credit Union had an easement agree- 20 ment, binding on all members of the condominium association, which would allow 21 the installati.on. Only the complex owner .and not individual condominium owners 22 had been formally notified of the hearing, he told Commissioner Bowerman. 2 4 The only logical and reasonable location for the drive-in teller to be installed, 25 the Manager said, would be close to the property line where it would not eliminate 26 any of the 66 parking spaces which had been provided and where the optimum traffic • 27 flow could be accomplished. 28 29 Frank Stieve, Treasurer and Manager of the Credit Union told Commissioner_ Bowerman_ 30 the underground pneumatic tubes for two video and audio, but not manned, type 31 servicing stations would be dug in to make the connection between the teller and 32 the office before the parking lot is paved over but only one station would 33 actually be erected at this time. He said the hours of operation would probably 34 be from nine in the morning until six at night with no plans for opening Saturdays . 35 36 Mr. Stieve told the Chair the Credit Union, which services only Burlington Northern 37 members at this time, had recently moved their offices from 3710_ Central Avenue 38 N.E. in anticipation of being awarded a community charter which would enable them 39 to add members from the St. Anthony area to the railroad membership which is 40 rapidly diminishing in numbers. However, the Credit Union Manager indicated 41 that even with a second teller facility, he would not anticipate their customers 42 would cause any traffic difficulties for other businesses in the center. 43 44 Henry Ratzke, 7409 Aldrich Avenue South, who said he was a consultant who worked 45 with the' Credit Union, discussed the .proposed traffic flows and stacking of 46 vehicles waiting to be serviced at the two stations with Commissioner Jones . He 47 said he would guess that the estimated 150 business transactions the Credit Union 48 now expects to make at the drive-in facility each week would be no more than 49 doubled with the charter and, therefore, the-provision for stacking' 10 vehicles 50 at both. tellers should be more than sufficient. Commissioner Bowerman agreed that 51 only minor traffic could result from that many transactions a. week. 52 • 53 When Commissioner Madden suggested the existing flag pole in front of the offices 54 might interfere with siting of the teller facilities, Mr. Stieve agreed with 55 the Manager that the pole could be relocated in the triangle west of the area