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1 PLANNING C0?,2MIS5ION - hAY 21 , 1991 2 Page 6 • 3 4 it Mould be very difficult to justify another variance 5 unless the lots were regraded . 6 The public hearing was opened at 8 : 35 p. n. When no one 7 rose to offer further input , the hearing was closed at 8 : 36 8 P. m. 9 Commission Recommendation 10 Motion by Madden, Seconded by Franzese to recommend the Council 11 grant Janice L. Kahn of Advanced Design Inc. a seven foot 12 variance from the 75 foot sideyard setback required by the 13 zoning ordinance for two 68 foot wide lots at 3109 Town- 14 view Avenue N. E . and 3108 32nd Avenue N. E, contingent on 15 construction on either lot meeting all the setback require- 16 ments for single home residences . The Commission also recom- 17 mends that the variance be subject to the removal of the 18 existing structure on the property and the provision of drain- 19 age which will not adversely impact on adjacent property. 20 In recommending the variance be granted, the Commissions finds 21 that: 22 (a) there was 'no neighbor opposition; and 23 (b) the three statutory conditions which must be satisfied 24 before a variance can be granted have been met with this 25 proposal . 26 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 29 Commissioner werenicz indicated for the record his "extreme 30 displeasure that no one from Advanced Design had found time 31 to appear before the Commission to answer questions the 32 Commissioners had regarding their proposal. " The Commis- 33 sioner added that he certainly hoped someone from the company 34 would make a point of attending the May 28th meeting to present 35 their proposal to the Council. 36 37 VI NEW BUSINESS 38 39 A. PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL LAKE SHORE ORDINANCE 40 41 Staff Report 42 As the Mayor had commented earlier in the evening, Mr. Burt 43 reiterated that the proposed ordinance was anticipating 44 problems the City would surely have to face as Silver Lake 45 properties changed hands or the owners wanted to make 46 extensive improvements to match the value of their lots 47 which in most cases average 4100 , 000. These valuations 48 would inevitably call for larger and more expensive homes 49 which probably couldn' t be built without variances from the 50 existing . ordinance setback requirements from the lake. He 51 indicated that 75 foot setback had been based on only sug- 52 gested recommendations from the Department of Natural 53 Resources and the Rice Creek Watershed District through their 54 reviewal process . The Manager reported that after viewing • 55 the area , the City Attorney had concurred the topographical