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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 15, 2000 Page 3 1 Motion by Thomas, second by Bergstrom to approve the variance of Murphy's Service Center, 2 Inc. (Conoco Gas Station), 3501 29th Avenue, due to the following reasons: 3 -- The damage that was done to the prior sign; 4 -- The property has been"grandfathered" in prior to the existing ordinance.; 5 -- That there would not be any undue hardship caused by the implementation of this 6 variance. 7 -- That a hardship is caused by the-current and existing City Ordinance created after 8 the business was in operation. 9 Motion carried unanimously. 10 Bergstrom reminded Mr. Graff that this issue would be before the City Council at the August 22, 11 2000 meeting for a final determination. He encouraged Mr. Graff to attend the City Council 12 meeting to answer any questions. 13 B. Public Hearing. Village North LLP and Apache Animal Medicine Seek to Replat Their 14 Properties into Three Lots. 15 Chair Bergstrom opened the public hearing at 7:22 p.m. and requested a report from Staff. Assistant City Manager Isom reported that Village North LLP, in which Ken Solie is a Partner, 17 as owner of the Industrial Custom Products building at 2801 37th Avenue NE, and Apache 18 Animal Medicine, P.A. as owner of the Apache Animal Clinic,have applied to replat their 19 properties into three lots. This is in order to expand the size of the lot on which the animal clinic 20 is located, decrease the size of the..lot on which the Industrial Custom Products building is 21 located, and create a new lot to the east of the industrial building. The property would be 22 replatted as Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1,'Apache Terrace, 2nd Addition, Ramsey County, Minnesota. 23 The action requires submittal of a preliminary and final plat in accordance with Section 1500.03 24 and 1500.04 of the St. Anthony Code of Ordinance. 25 Isom wished to note that the next two items on the agenda are related to this issue. In that re- 26 spect, City Attorney Soth and Isom have meet with both applicants and Mr. Soth has written 27 comprehensive thoughts to be inclusive of all three issues. 28 Isom noted that Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, has been reviewing the issue and invited him 29 to address the Commission. Mr. Hubmer noted that he has been determining if there are any ex- 30 isting utilities on the property of which the City does not have an easement. In this respect, there 31 is a water line that runs on the eastsde of Lot 3 (on the plat he presented), and it is WSB's rec- 32 ommendation that the property owner dedicate to the City a 20-Foot utility easement. Also, the 33 applicant should give to the City a 10-foot utility easement centered on the property lines so that 34 the City would have access to the utilities for maintenance. 105 Bergstrom inquired if Mr. Hubmer had talked to the property owner about.the easements, and 36 Mr. Hubmer noted that he had not talked to Mr. Solie on this particular issue,but had consulted 37 with him on others.