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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 16, 2005 Page 6 1 applicant has indicated that the catering facilities would be used mainly on the weekends. She 2 stated that as proposed, the changes to the text would in the uses as permitted in an L1 District 3 only by a conditional use permit issued by City Council and reviewed the conditions with the 4 Commission. 5 6 Eric Reiners, Architect with Welman Sperides Architects and representative for the International 7 Union of Operating Engineers, Local 49, stated that the proposal is basically unchanged from the 8 Concept Review. He reviewed the recent addition and renovations with the Commission noting 9 that Local 49 has been a good neighbor in the City of St. Anthony for a long time. He stated that 10 when the 49er's remodeled the area it was done primarily for their use during their monthly and 11 annual membership meetings. He explained that they had a small service area at the north end of 12 the meeting hall where they served refreshments and snacks and when it was remodeled it was 13 done with the intent to provide catering services. He stated that Prom Catering would be the 14 contractor and has expressed interest in opening their services to the public. He assured the 15 Commission that the facilities would be used mainly on weekends for outside groups for events 16 such as weddings and family reunions. 17 18 Chair Stromgren closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. 19 20 Motion by Vice Chair Hanson, second by Commissioner Hoska, to recommend approval of the 21 City Code Text Change and Conditional Use Permit Request for 2829 Anthony Lane South, 22 following uses are allowable in Industrial District, Letter H, I. 23 24 Motion carried unanimously 25 26 7.3 2_909—30th Avenue NE—Variance to Allow Egress Windows in Side Yard Setbacks 27 28 Chair Stromgren opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. 29 30 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that the property owners of 2909-30th Avenue NE, Marcus and Ramona 31 Steadman, are petitioning for a 3-foot variance to the Zoning Code to be allowed to install an 32 egress window in the 5-foot side yard setback on the west side of their property. She stated that 33 by omission from the Zoning code, egress windows are not a permitted use or allowed as an 34 encroachment into the side yard setback of the R-1 Zoning District. She referenced section 35 1600.03, Uses Not Specified, noting that it states that if a use is not specifically permitted, 36 permitted by conditional use permit or prohibited, the use will be considered prohibited; and 37 Section 1650.03, Encroachment in Yards, does not include egress windows as an allowed 38 encroachment. She indicated that the property owners have reported that the west side yard of 39 their property is the only feasible place for the installation of an egress window, as the east side 40 of their house has a driveway and the room that requires the egress window is at the west end of 41 the house. She stated that the applicants did consider locating the egress window in the front of 42 the house at the suggestion of Staff, but upon investigation discovered that the gas main enters 43 the structure through the front of the house. She stated that the front of the house also has a stone 44 fagade that the owners have reported as original and would be difficult to replace or repair. 45