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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes July 19, 2011 Page 2 1 construct a 24 x 24 garage which will be 576 square feet, or 48 square feet larger than the City 2 Ordinance allows, which is 528 square feet. She indicated the property owners would like to 3 keep the new garage in the same location because it is situated next to the alley, consistent with 4 the placement of the adjacent garages and generally characteristic of the neighborhood. She 5 added the property owners are also requesting a larger garage because their home is small and 6 they would like to have additional storage. 7 8 Lindsay and Tom Wernimont, 2609 Pahl Avenue, appeared before the Planning Commission and 9 Ms. Wernimont stated that they are interested in replacing their dilapidated single car garage 10 with a two car garage and to keep the garage in its existing location because they would like to 11 preserve the existing cherry tree. She indicated that the additional space would be ideal though 12 not a necessity and if the variance is not granted, they are willing to compromise with a 22 x 24 13 garage. She presented pictures of the existing garage and surrounding area, as well as a drawing 14 of the proposed garage showing the proposed footprint. She also pointed out the location of the 15 existing cherry tree. She noted that if the new garage size needs to be adjusted to 22 x 24,they 16 plan to construct the garage to be 24' deep and 22' wide. 17 18 Commissioner Niccum stated that a 24 x 24 garage appears to be a reasonable request and would 19 be a nice addition to the neighborhood. He added that the Ordinance seems to be slightly 20 arbitrary as it relates to restrictions on the dimensions. 21 22 Chair Jensen noted that this would not be an issue if this were an attached garage and the 23 Ordinance would not regulate the size at all. He added that when the Ordinance was created, it 24 was deemed adequate at that time when people typically needed only a one car garage. He stated 25 that the way the garage and driveway are shown on the sketch may require a double move with a 26 vehicle because the area where you enter the garage is further than 1.6'. He questioned whether 27 the property owners might be better served by a 26 x 22 garage depending on the size of their 28 vehicles. [ did notnui<ideistand'whaf'Gliair�Jensen,was say 'tiered=so ' ] He suggested that 29 the property owners do a test rein with some marking paint. He requested that the property 30 owners augment their pictures with survey tape and dimensions showing the proposed garage. 31 He also requested that staff provide further information regarding the history of the Ordinance as 32 it relates to limitations and the apparent disconnect between attached and detached garages. 33 34 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes advised that the Planning Commission will hold a public 35 hearing on this matter on August 16`h and the City Council will receive the Planning 36 Commission's recommendation and take formal action the following week. 37 38 2. GARAGE SETBACK PERMIT—2610—30TH AVENUE 39 40 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes advised that the property owners were not present this 41 evening to discuss their request for a garage setback permit to construct a double car garage to 42 replace the existing detached single car garage. She stated that the property owners would like to 43 keep the new garage in the same location as the existing garage because of the shape of the lot 44 and existing driveway. She presented a hand-drawn site plan showing the existing garage and 45 proposed garage,depicting an existing 20 x 22 garage with a side yard setback of 5' and rear