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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • April 18, 1995 Page 8 1 Mr. Beach indicated there will be a 2.5 car garage and there will be a deck on the east side, off 2 the kitchen. He indicated Mrs. Moncada had requested this placement so the owner won't be 3 standing doing dishes and staring into her yard. Mr. Beach stated he was open to all possibilities 4 and wanted to satisfy the City. He indicated he needed to have guidelines so he could inform 5 prospective purchasers of their limitations. He felt the type of home he was proposing would 6 match the existing homes on Townview. 7 In response to Chair Bergstrom, Mr. Beach indicated one-half the drainage would drain down the 8 property line to a natural ditch and one-half would drain towards the front out to Townview. He 9 indicated he did not think he would need much fill and he intended to keep the house low to 10 match the other houses in the area. 11 Commissioner Makowske explained there were three conditions which needed to be met in order 12 for the Planning Commission to grant a variance request. He indicated the first was that if the 13 variance were not granted it would cause an undue hardship. He asked Mr. Beach why this 14 would cause a hardship and not merely an inconvenience. 15 Mr. Beach stated the city owned an extra six feet of the lot. This was the reason for the house 16 being pushed further back on the lot. 17 Darrin Mercil, 2922 Townview, indicated he was glad the city had purchased the white home for 18 redevelopment of the property. He explained he was living in the house built at 3112 Silver Lake 19 Road last year. He stated that without the variances being granted, his house would have been 11 20 feet wide. He indicated the property is supposed to face Silver Lake Road but the city requested 21 that the property face Townview. He stated the position of the house is proper with young 22 children as it does not face the busy Silver Lake Road. He indicated the house could be no 23 narrower. His house is 38 feet wide and he had to have special plans drawn for the house as the 24 lot was too narrow. He stated he had requested the same variances last year for his home. He 25 stated he would like to see the correct house be put on the land. 26 Chair Bergstrom asked Mr. Mercil if he had received any complaints from the neighbors 27 regarding visible encroachment. 28 Mr. Mercil stated the neighbors were happy to see the yellow house gone. He has received only 29 compliments. 30 Commissioner Franzese asked Mr. Mercil to verify his lot was 160 feet deep and the square 31 footage of his home. She also stated this case was different. When Mr. Mercil approached the 32 Planning Commission, he had a specific site plan to suit his needs. With this proposal, there is 33 no purchaser requiring a specific style to suit their needs. 04 Mr. Mercil indicated his lot was 160 feet deep. He explained it was difficult to propose a home 35 to a person until you are aware of what the limitations are. He reiterated the city imposed the