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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 27, 2011 Page 3 1 Councilmember Stille stated that he spent a lot of time trying to understand what was discussed 2 at the Planning Commission and reconciling it with the City Council materials. He indicated it 3 would be helpful to both the Planning Commission and the City Council if staff would lay out 4 the current requirements and indicate where changes are being made. He added it may also be 5 helpful to redline the proposed changes to the sign plan to make is easier to see the changes. 6 7 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to table the action on 8 Resolution 11 -058 Approving the Proposed Comprehensive Sign Update for the St. Anthony 9 Shopping Center, 2900 Pentagon Drive, and send this matter back to the Planning Commission 10 for further consideration and review. 11 12 Mayor Faust noted that this action should not stop construction on the project and will only stop 13 the owner from putting up the new signage pending resolution of the sign plan revisions. 14 15 Councilmember Stille indicated that another item to be addressed relates to the parking design 16 because it will not meet the City Code which requires parking spaces be a minimum of 19' long 17 and existing striping is 18'. He requested that Interim City Manager Hartman review this matter. 18 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 21 B. Resolution 11 -059; Approval of a Front Yard Encroachment at 3408 Maplewood Drive. 22 23 Planning Commissioner Heinis presented the proposed front yard encroachment variance and 24 stated the property owners would like to build a porch on the front of their house which would 25 encroach into the front yard setback, resulting in a variance of 2'10". 26 27 Councilmember Stille requested further information regarding the project and asked if the project 28 is part of a larger renovation of the house. 29 30 Mr. Cully Johnson, 3408 Maplewood Drive, appeared before the City Council and stated the 31 porch is part of an overall renovation project after they experienced water damage to the roof. 32 He indicated they are installing a new roof and siding and decided to add a porch which would 33 add more livable space to the home. He explained that they want the porch to be even with the 34 garage resulting in a nice clean line; if the porch is brought back behind the garage, they felt it 35 would look odd and would also cut down the square footage in the porch, making it too narrow. 36 He added that they also have to have a properly sized stoop off the end of the porch which 37 encroaches into the setback. 38 39 Councilmember Jenson stated he could tell that by building the porch flush with the garage, it 40 was in the same plane as adjacent houses and seems to be within the character of the 41 neighborhood. 42 43 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution 44 11 -059; Approval of the Request for a Variance to Front Yard Setback for Steps and Stoop for 45 3408 Maplewood Drive NE. 46