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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 25, 2008 Page 2 B. Consider licenses and permits. C. Consider payment of claims. 4 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve the Consent 5 Agenda items. 6 7 Motion carried unanimously. 8 9 IV. PUBLIC HEARING. 10 11 None. 12 13 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 14 15 A. Resolution 08 -023; Variance to Fence Height for 2916 Silver Lake Court. 16 17 Planning Commissioner Kim Goodwin stated last week at the Planning Commission meeting the 18 Commission reviewed the request for a variance to fence height for 2916 Silver Lake Court. The 19 Council and Mayor have been provided with the staff report on the property. She explained due 20 to the proximity to Silver Lake Road, this property is affected by lighting from the businesses 21 and the noise from Silver Lake Road. The owners of the property were present at the Planning 22 Commission meeting and discussed the need they feel to construct an 8 -foot high fence; the 23 current fence is at 7 feet. All but one member of the Planning Commission were present and the 24 resolution was unanimously approved. 25 26 Councilmember Stille asked if there was any opposition to the variance request. 27 28 Ms. Goodwin replied there were no members present in the audience that voiced any opposition. 29 There was discussion by the Commission about the rationale and the concern from the applicant 30 about the light from nearby businesses. There were no principal concerns expressed. The 31 Commission recognized there may be similar requests brought forward from neighboring 32 properties, and it was noted that there is a neighboring property that already has an 8 -foot fence. 33 34 Councilmember Stille asked if there was any discussion about addressing the request for the 35 fence in a different way than a variance, such as crafting an ordinance for certain lots in 36 proximity to streets like Silver Lake Road. 37 38 Ms. Goodwin replied she had considered this, but does not recall any specific discussion to that 39 point. 40 41 Mr. David Johnson, applicant, addressed the Council and thanked Ms. Goodwin for her overview 42 of the situation. He stated essentially they wanted to replace the aging fence in the back of their 43 lot, which is 7 feet, and they found there is an ordinance in place that restricts fences to 6 feet. 44 They felt reducing the size of the fence would be unacceptable. They are on a very busy road to 45 the back of their house and the lighting from the businesses has a lot of effect at night. They feel 46 a higher fence would continue to shield that. He explained a 7 foot fence would almost double