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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 26, 1997 Page 3 1 Commissioner Makowske reported that Commissioner Franzese made a motion to approve the 2 variance which died for lack of a second. The Planning Commission eventually voted to deny 3 the petition for variance (4-1; 2 Commissioners were absent). 4 Councilmember Faust questioned the zoning and also if a site plan had been presented to the 5 Planning Commission. 6 Commissioner Makowske stated that the property was zoned R-4. He then displayed the site 7 plan on the overhead screen and described the site. 8 Mr. Lorenz, 3821 Foss Road, stated the north side of his property abutted the back side of the 9 St. Anthony Self-Storage. He has received no complaints from the owner of that property. .10 He stated one hardship was a problem with flooding in the lower unit of the tri-plex. During 11 a heavy rainfall the water pools in the area of the storage building and flows into the lower 12 unit. He stated he has spent a lot of money and.time on this problem. 13 Councilmember Marks asked if the area of the storage building was partially filled in by a 14 previous owner. Mr. Lorenz stated he believed it was filled with a lot of large rocks that are 15 beginning to surface in the area. 16 Mr. Lorenz stated another hardship was that he did not have a garage. The proposal would 17 also provide enough area on the asphalt so that each owner could have two parking spaces. 18 Mr. Lorenz explained that he had three different plans drawn for the site and this plan was the 19 best. There was an oak tree behind the tri-plex which precluded building in that area and the 20 south side of the lot was too low. 21 Marks commented that there was nothing particularly unusual about the shape of the property. 22 Mr. Lorenz noted that there was a berm around three sides of the property which caused 23 problems during a heavy rainfall. 24 Councilmember Faust questioned why Mr. Lorenz would want to build an addition on a lot 25 which was already experiencing a water problem. 26 Mr. Lorenz stated the water problem was on the south side of the lot, not the north side 27 where the proposed addition would occur. With removal of the old storage building the flood 28 plain would be enlarged to allow ponding which would then drain away in the existing six 29 inch PVC piping. 30 Marks asked if the southeast portion of the property was used. He also questioned if the 31 garage could be built without a variance if it was moved further east and south on the site.