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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2011 Page 2 1 Chair Jensen stated that he will plan to attend the August 23, 2011, City Council meeting. 2 Commissioners Chaput and Cincoski also agreed to attend if necessary. 3 4 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 5 6 1. GARAGE SETBACK PERMIT—2609 PAHL AVENUE 7 8 Chair Jensen opened the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. 9 10 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes advised that the property owners submitted an application 11 to build a double car garage to replace their existing detached single car garage. She stated that 12 the property owners would like the new garage to be built in the same location as the existing 13 garage, with placement 1.6' from the north property line and 1.8' from the west property line, 14 which is consistent with the placement of garages of adjacent neighbors. She noted that the 15 proposed garage location next to the alley is generally in keeping with the characteristic of the 16 neighborhood and the setback permit would allow the property owners to keep the existing 17 garage location and access to their alley and driveway. She indicated that the property owners 18 plan to build a 528 square foot garage with one dimension being 24 feet and this will allow them 19 to preserve the only tree in the back yard. She stated that in this situation, requiring the property 20 owners to move the rebuilt garage to within three feet of the property lines would move the 21 garage further from the alley; in addition, moving the location of the rebuilt garage would put the 22 structure's alignment at odds with the other garages in the alley, thereby changing the sight lines 23 and making it more difficult to maneuver into the alley. She added that the setback permit would 24 be consistent with the City's comprehensive land use plan and granting the variance would be in 25 harmony with the general intent of the zoning code. 26 27 Lindsay and Tom Wernimont,2609 Pahl Avenue,appeared before the Planning Commission and 28 presented several drawings of the existing and proposed garage. Ms. Wernimont noted that they 29 changed the angle of the garage,per the recommendation of the Planning Commission,which 30 puts the garage more in line with their neighbor's garage. She added that they propose to build a 31 22 x 24 garage. 32 33 Commissioner Chaput asked the property owners to explain the difficulty caused by their 34 inability to meet the 3' setback requirement of the City Code. 35 36 Ms. Wernimont explained that they would like to preserve the cherry tree, which is the only tree 37 in their back yard,and that they would like to keep the sight line of the existing garages in the 38 alleyway. She presented photographs of the garages of their adjacent neighbors to show how the 39 garages are lined up. 40 41 Chair Jensen closed the public hearing at 7:18 p.m. 42 43 Chair Jensen indicated that if the Planning Commission approves the garage setback permit,the 44 motion should indicate that this is a 3.4' variance from the 5' rear setback requirements and a 45 1.2' variance from the 3' side yard setback requirements. 46