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1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 21, 2005 Page 5 1 Chair Stromgren acknowledged noting that part of the rationale for the limitation on size is 2 having to do with the City not wanting a pole barn size building in the back that overpowers the 3 size of the house. He stated that the levels were set and the Commission has to abide by them 4 and ensure that the requests meet all three criteria. 5 6 Mr. Kaczmarczyk stated that technically to get up to the 35-foot range he would be willing to go 7 to a 40-foot by 24-foot size garage, 25-feet back. He expressed concerns stating that it would be 8 gaudy in appearance and out of the ordinary. He acknowledged it would still be smaller than his 9 house, he would have a long driveway and it would be 40-feet wide, which would be more gaudy 10 than a 30-foot by 26-foot. He stated that if he could get something within that range he would be 11 satisfied. He stated that he would be willing to redo and come back for review. 12 13 Chair Stromgren suggested that he work with Staff to make the changes and present them at the 14 Council level. 15 16 Vice Chair Hanson clarified that a chain link fence exists to the east and that there is only 8-feet 17 between the house and the fence. Mr. Kaczmarczyk confirmed and explained that he is five feet 18 away on the west side and with the 26-foot wide it would be 31-feet which is 2-feet into the 19 breezeway. He stated that he would have 24-feet between the breezeway and the side fence. He 20 stated that it is open now but with a garage in that area they would not be able to get a vehicle 21 through the area. 22 23 Commissioner Jensen stated that the 15-feet recognizes some of the health and safety 24 opportunities for the community by keeping it wide enough for a vehicle to get through noting 25 that the applicant could move the structure to be within five and not have to be here. He stated 26 that as a community they would have to give up the opportunity to be able to get a vehicle 27 through to the back if that is one of the few openings that presents itself for the next several 28 years. He stated that most of the houses built have 15-feet between them and not many trucks 29 could get through. He noted the code compliance stating that the Commission cannot change the 30 code. 31 32 Motion by Commissioner Jensen, second by Commissioner Galyon, to recommend denial of the 33 Rear Yard Variance Request for 2513 West Armour Terrace NE as applied, 26-foot by 30-foot 34 garage because there were no findings of undue hardship. 35 36 Motion carried unanimously 37 38 7.2 3645 Chelmsford Road NE—R-1 to R-3 Rezoning Request 39 40 Chair Stromgren opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. 41 42 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that staff has provided the Commission with a revised report for the 43 request to rezone at 3645 Chelmsford Road noting that the reason it was revised is because 44 Commissioner Jensen brought it to her attention that there could be some right-of-way issues 45 with this property because it is located adjacent to a county road and a city road near a corner lot.