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• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES February 20 , 1979 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Marks at 7: 30 p.m. Present for roll call: Klick, Marks , Bowerman, Sopcinski , Rymarchick, Bjorklund and Jones arrived at 7 : 37 p.m. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant The minutes for the Board meeting held January 16th were corrected to de- lete the sentence in Paragraph 3 of Page 3 referring to the 10 foot directional sign along the Burger Chef driveway. Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded by Mr. Sopcinski to approve the minutes for the January 16 , 1979 Board meeting as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Klick will represent the Board at the Council meeting to be held February 27th. /At 7: 35 p.m. Chairman Marks opened the Public Hearing on variances • necessary for the proposed expansion of the American Monarch plant at 2801 37th Avenue N.E. The Manager confirmed that all filing and notification requirements for such a hearing had been met and no one present who should have received such notice reported failure to receive same. However, one resident, Stanley Worwa, 3628 Belden Drive said he objected to the contents of the notice since it failed to address the question of where the plant's employees will park during the construction period. Mr. Fornell told him that question did not involve a variance per se for which a Public Hearing is required by the City Zoning Ordinance but would certainly be a vital aspect of the Board's consideration of the proposal. He also told Mr. Worwa that one of the supporting documents furnished by American Monarch for their Petition for Variance had been the "Parking During Construction" which specifically noted the streets in the area the firm anticipates utilizing for off site parking under strict company super- vision from April through July while the new parking lots are being con- structed. The Chairman then read that document and the amended notice of the hearing which informed the residents within the required distance from the plant of the variances which would be required under the Zoning Ordinance for the proposed expansion of the plant including the rear yard variance which a new survey had indicated would be needed. Edward J. Fiore, American Monarch Manager, then reiterated the justifica- tions which had been detailed with his Petition for a Variance for the