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Vice Chair Stille asked if the four feet side yard setback was accurate. Mr. Bauske stated this should be a fairly accurate measurement as he did locate the stake. 3 4 Chair Melsha stated he would be in favor of locating the air conditioning unit in the 5 northeast corner of the lot and not the side yard, as this would reduce the setback 6 amount and would greater screen the unit. 7 8 Chair Melsha asked how long Mr. Bauske has lived in this home. Mr. Bauske stated 9 he has been in this home for 10 years. 10 11 Commissioner Steeves asked what type of land was to the north of his home. Mr. 12 Bauske stated his neighbor to the north has a deep lot and noted this land was an open 13 backyard. 14 15 Commissioner Tillman asked why the unit could not be placed on the west side of the 16 property. Mr. Bauske stated it would be preferable on the east side of the home 17 because it is closer to the furnace as suggested by the contractor. 18 19 Commissioner Hanson asked if this air conditioner would be replacing two window 20 units. Mr. Bauske stated this would be the case. He explained he recently installed 21 new windows and did not want to harm the windows integrity by placing the window 22 units in them next spring. 2 Chair Melsha closed the public hearing at 7:20 p.m. 2 26 Commissioner Tillman asked Staff for rationale behind the 15-foot setback. Ms. Hall 27 noted she was not certain of the reasoning behind the 15-foot requirement, although 28 noise is probably part of the reason. 29 30 Vice Chair Stille stated he felt a home does need air conditioning, which could be 31 another condition to the hardship for this applicant. Chair Melsha agreed. 32 33 Commissioner Thomas indicated he felt the ordinance could be revisited and that the 34 15-foot requirement was a bit much. 35 36 Chair Melsha noted he was not comfortable putting the unit on the east side of the 37 home by the window,but instead near the northeast corner. Commissioner Steeves 38 agreed stating the placement of the home on this lot is not optimal for locating an air 39 conditioning unit outside the home. He added that the northeast corner would be best 40 for neighboring properties as well. 41 42 Vice Chair Stille indicated the noise factor for the neighboring property to the east 43 should not be a concern, and added he would like to locate the unit in the northeast 44 corner of the property. 45 Commissioner Tillman stated she felt the unit could be located on the west side of the 4 home and added that she felt an air conditioner was not a necessity and did not create 48 a hardship on the applicant.