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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 17, 2004 Page 3 1 homes in that area were probably built prior to the installation of the curb and gutter and prior to 2 the zoning ordinance. 3 4 Chair Stromgren asked if a contractor prepared the site plan that was submitted for review. Mr. 5 Peterson confirmed that the contractor did prepare the site plan. He explained that an individual 6 by the name of Greg,who is responsible for checking the plans, stated that they would need the 7 variance. 8 9 Chair Stromgren asked if they had a survey to go by, did they find the corner monuments or did 10 they measure from the back of the curb. Mr. Peterson explained that they went based on the 11 description of the lot. 12 13 Commissioner Tillman asked.City Manager Momson if the setback is from the easement line or 14 from the curb. City Manager Morrison clarified that the setback is from the property line. 15 Commissioner Tillman asked if the property line is on the curb or in from the curb. City 16 Manager Morrison stated that it is usually in from the curb. 17 18 Commissioner Tillman stated that it is her understanding that it really doesn't matter what is the 19 front or the.side of the house because a front yard is a 30-yard setback and a side yard on a street 20 is a 30-yard setback. City Manager Morrison confirmed that this is correct. 21 22 City Manager Morrison further explained that the Building Inspector interpreted the 23 recommendation this way because had he called it a front yard setback Mr. Peterson would have 24 automatically been out of compliance with the backyard setback requirements. He explained that 25 they give the Building Inspector some latitude with interpretation on a corner lot with regards to 26 what is the front and the side of a house. He further explained that they also tell the Building 27 Inspectors to interpret it to the benefit that makes the most sense from a setback point of view. 28 He stated that the houses along Wilson are fairly even noting that the houses along 31"are not. 29 He stated that either way Mr. Peterson would need a letter for the variance. He indicated that Mr. 30 Peterson came in last fall and applied for the building permit noting that he only came forward 31 this past month expressing his interest to move forward with the variance request. 32 33 City Manager Morrison explained, for the benefit of the new Commissioners,that the purpose of 34 the Concept Review is an informal discussion between the applicants and the Commission and 35 then proceeds on to the public hearing next month. He stated that this also provides an avenue to 36 get the issues out in the open for something the Commission might want the applicants to 37 research further. 38 39 Commissioner Young asked Mr. Peterson if he had considered placing the addition along the east 40 side of the house. Mr. Peterson stated that this is his backyard area adding that he does not want 41 to have the sunroom along that side of the house. He explained that sun normally comes from 42the south side of the house. He stated that they are looking for a quiet place to sit in the evenings. 43 He noted that if they were to place it along the back they would have to access through the 44 garage, which is another reason for not placing it there. He explained that his wife has asthma