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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes January 21, 1997 Page 4 1 B. Replatting 2 C. Backyard Setback Variance 3 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported approximately 18 months ago, this property had been replatted into 4 R-1 single.family lots at the request of the property owner. Late last summer, Mr. Beach 5 presented a proposal to construct townhomes on this property. That proposal required a 6 number of variances. Mr. Beach is-currently presenting a new proposal to replat and rezone 7 the lots to R-3 in order to build townhomes on the property. The current proposal will only 8 require one 12 foot variance for a backyard setback. 9 Mr. Larry Beach reported that originally Mrs. Verkins had worked with Paul Redlinger in an 10 attempt to sell these lots as single family lots. To date, she has experienced no success. Mr. 11 Beach stated he had approached Mrs. Verkins with the proposal of building townhomes as he 12 felt it would be a good use of the land. Mr. Beach noted the proposal would allow for the 13 removal of two homes on the site that are not up to Code and have been used as rental 14 - property for quite some time. He stated he felt R-3 was the right zoning for this property. 15 Mr. Beach reported he was proposing seven townhomes. He noted Mrs. Verkins home would 16 remain on the property. Mr. Beach explained the townhomes on Lots 4 and 5 are smaller 17 than the townhomes on Lots 2 and 3 to fit on the property without requiring a variance. The 18 only variance required is a 12 foot backyard setback variance for Lot 5. 19 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted Staff has verified this will be the only setback variance necessary. 20 Staff has not yet calculated floor area ratio or lot coverage. 21 Mr. Beach reported Hennepin County has given preliminary approval of the proposed curb 22 cuts. He noted a horseshoe driveway and a turnaround will be provided so vehicles will not 23 be required to back out onto Highway 88. 24 Commissioner Franzese complimented Mr. Beach on the homes he had constructed on Silver 25 Lake Road and Townview. 26 Mr. Beach reported the starting price of the townhomes would be $175,000 to $180,000. The 27 units facing Highway 88 would be step down units to accommodate the relief on the lot. Mr. 28 Beach stated his rationale for replatting and rezoning was that this proposal would eliminate 29 two homes which were in bad shape and would provide seven homes instead of three. 30 Commissioner Franzese asked if Mr. Beach felt the highway would affect the price of the 31 townhomes. 32 Mr. Beach stated he did not believe the highway would affect the price due to the horseshoe 33 driveway and the turnaround. 34 Chair Bergstrom noted the area is quite congested on Saturday mornings in the summer due to 35 Little League games. He questioned if people would be tempted to park in the driveway.