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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES April 15,1975 • The meeting was called to order by Chairman Letourneau at 7:35 P.M. The following were present for roll call: Johnson, Hiebel, Cowan, Bowerman, Letourneau and Rymarchick. Also present: Harry Lekson Absent: Marks Motion by Mr. Hiebel, seconded by Mr. Rymarchick to approve the March 18,1975 minutes. Motion carried. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Maxwell were present and Mr. Maxwell presented a drawing of the addition he proposed building on his garage at 3205 Silver Lake Road for which he would require a 2 ft. front yard variance to construct. He explained the one-car garage was unable to accomodate the potential four cars of his family and he also wanted to eliminate the 30 degree incline in his driveway. The plan included an underground garage with a bedroom and an enclosed porch abobe. Although this structure would protrude approximately 24 feet further than the residence next door at 3201 Silver Lake Road, he explained his neighbor's house was completely screened by a thick growth of trees and greenery between the homes. Motion by Mr. Cowan, seconded by Mr. Bowerman to recommend to the Council that it hold a public hearing at its next meeting on May 15, 1975 on Mr. Maxwell's request for a 2 ft. front yard variance as per the request of the applicant who desired to start construction just as soon as possible. Motion carried. Mr: Hiebel will present the recommendation to the Council at its April 22,1975 meeting. eefore the Public Hearing on Mr. Gordon Hedlund's request for a conditional use permit for an office building, Mr. Hedlund told the Board and the seven interested nieghbors present of the Council's approval of a left hand turning lane onto his property from Silver Lake Road. The Public Hearing opened -at 8:05 P.M. and the applicant presented his plan to convert the residence he now owns at 3909 Silver Lake Road (West 187 ft. of Lot 10, Block 6, MVA 2nd Addn.) into a construction and land development office from which he could transfer the business he now transacts from his home at 1255 Pike Lake Drive, New Brighton, as well as business he hopes to generate from the possible erection of a Country Kitchen restaurant and a retirement apartment building on the undeveloped land he owns nearby. Mr. Hedlund said he would require only a mailbox type of identification for his business; planned to remove the garage and other small building on the property, and would paint the building he proposed converting to an office. When • questioned about the trucks and other construction material now on the property, he said this problem would be removed when the present tenant vacated the building. L.