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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 20, 1996 Page 7 1 Mrs. Grewe stated there was blacktop behind the garage and suggested the garage could be 2 moved back and the new garage could be built in front of it. 3 Mrs. Helen Wressell, 2920 Roosevelt, stated she did not agree with the safety concerns. She felt 4 this was the safest area to live in and noted everyone in the neighborhood looked out for each 5 other. 6 Mr. Walter Feigal, 2505 - 30th Avenue NE, stated he lived on the west side of the Hedbergs. He 7 suggested the garage be moved four or five feet over and a new garage constructed. He noted 8 fences were restricted to six feet in height and the garage would be much higher than that. 9 Mrs. Kerry Fritze, 2508 - 30th Avenue, stated she did not agree with the safety concern. She 10 stated she had constructed a fence on her property which required a variance but she had received 11 permission from her neighbors. She would also like to construct a double garage on her lot but 12 there is not room. She felt the proposed garage would increase the chance of intruders on the 13 Hedberg's property. 14 Commissioner Franzese noted this was a difficult situation and encouraged the neighbors to 15 continue working together. it Chair Bergstrom closed the public hearing at 7:55 P.M. 17 Chair Bergstrom stated the City Codes prescribe what a property owner can do on his property 18 up to a certain limit. There is room on the lot to build some type of structure. He acknowledged 19 the non-conforming structures in the neighborhood but stated they were in existence before the 20 City Code. 21 Commissioner Gondorchin stated he had viewed the.site and did not feel the request was out of 22-- line. The windows at the Grewe residence currently face the garage and he did not feel the 23 proposed garage would affect the view or the resale of the house. He noted the Hedbergs could 24 construct a fence and that would block the view completely. Commissioner Gondorchin noted 25 however, after visiting the site,he had difficulty seeing that strict enforcement would cause an 26 undue hardship. He encouraged the Hedbergs to discuss other options available with Mr. 27 Schmidt. 28 Chair Bergstrom stated in terms of community development, he would almost always support a 29 proposal that increased the value and utility of a structure. However, in this case he was 30 concerned with supporting an undue hardship. 31 Commissioner Horst stated he saw no undue hardship in this case. He felt the request was based solely on convenience. He also felt this was not a unique circumstance but very common to lots in the City of.St. Anthony.