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r Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 19, 2005 Page 3 1 noted that Prom Catering is the currently the contracted caterer for the facility and would remain 2 for outside events. 3 4 Commissioner Young asked what the hours of operation would be for the facility. Mr. Reiners 5 stated that specific operating hours for the facility have not been determined yet. 6 7 Commissioner Young clarified that there is no liquor license for the premise. Ms. Moore-Sykes 8 confirmed stating that Prom Catering would carry the liquor license and would be responsible for 9 carding and ensuring that the facility remains in compliance with all liquor laws. 10 11 8.2 3645 Chelmsford Road NE—R1 to R2 Rezoning Request 12 13 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that Staff is asking the Planning Commission to review a request by 14 Troy Martenson, owner of 3645 Chelmsford Road to rezone from an R1 Single-Family to an R2 15 Two-Family Zoning District. She stated that currently the property is zoned Rl, has an existing 16 single-family structure on the lot and is a corner lot. She stated that the lot is 19,260-square feet 17 with a 75-foot utility easement given to Xcel Energy and is across the northern portion of the lot. 18 She stated that the property adjacent to the east is zoned R2; the properties directly across 37th 19 Avenue to the north are zoned R4. She indicated that there have been several attempts to split 20 this lot but because of the utility easement, these attempts have either been denied by the City or 21 upon discovering the easement,petitioners have cancelled their applications. She stated that the 22 owner also went before the Council at its June 21St meeting with a petition for an R3 Townhouse 23 Zoning District rezoning request. She stated that the Council denied the request due to concerns 24 about spot zoning. She stated that Mr. Martenson is now proposing to submit a rezoning request 25 that would change the current zoning of R1 to R2. She noted that the R2 Zoning District requires 26 that a corner lot have an area of 14,000 square fee and 100-feet in width at the building setback 27 line. 28 29 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that the applicant is not present and asked the Commission how they 30 would like to handle this request. 31 32 Vice Chair Hanson noted that the City Council was against the original recommendation and felt 33 strongly that this was a case of spot zoning. He referenced the letter of explanation included with 34 the application stating that these are the changes the City Council was hoping for. 35 36 Commissioner Jensen asked if it is the normal practice to hold off on the Concept Review if the 37 applicant is not present. 38 39 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that the applicant paid the fee for an August public hearing adding that 40 the review could be moved to August. 41 42 Commissioner Jenson stated that the Commission has reviewed proposals in the past for larger 43 lots requesting rezoning and subdivision noting that the requests were turned down to protect the 44 R1 zoning. He noted that the R2 structure next door is a church. 45