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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 19, 2019 Page 4 Commissioner Rude asked if there is a plan for a sidewalk along Harding or 34th. Mr. Grittman 1 stated he is not aware of any plans for a sidewalk. Commissioner Rude asked if the garage is 2 moved does that increase the lot coverage and Mr. Grittman stated it would be increased but not 3 significantly that would raise issues for the 35% code. Commissioner Rude asked if the egress 4 window would be affected by moving the garage back. Mr. Grittman stated there are windows on 5 the back side of the house and if they were egress staff would work with the applicant. 6 7 Commissioner Payne noted some of the other houses on 34th had similar houses and asked how 8 many and Mr. Grittman stated it is a common condition they are closer. There were no problems 9 reported with street plowing. 10 11 Commissioner Socha asked when the setback changed to 30 feet and Mr. Grittman stated he does 12 not know. Chair Papatola noted some may be legal non-conforming lots. 13 14 Mr. Chris Cornelius of EHR Construction, is the builder, stated they would like to make it a 20-15 foot setback on the garage. The elevation of the garage will be under 10%. If the garage is 16 pushed back 25 feet there would be no windows in the kitchen. The Applicants agreed. 17 18 Mrs. Shannon Foreman and Mr. Jim Foreman, applicants, stated the reason for the project is to 19 create a living space for her mother in their home. 20 21 Commissioner Westrick ask how big the backyard was and why wouldn’t it be extended to the 22 backyard. Mr. Cornelius stated the addition is off the master bedroom and if changed the plans 23 would need to be redone. 24 25 Commissioner Rude asked how far would the garage need to go per staff’s recommendation and 26 Mr. Cornelius stated there would be no window in the kitchen. Mr. Grittman stated the 20-foot 27 setback would be functional. 28 29 Commissioner Socha asked if the garage could be made 5 feet shorter and Mr. Cornelius stated 30 the depth of the garage has already been reduced to 23 in depth. The minimum that would 31 accommodate a full-size vehicle is 22 feet 6 inches. 32 33 Chair Papatola closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. 34 35 Commissioner Rude asked about the alternatives and if the existing garage is at 15 feet it can 36 stay in its same location. Mr. Grittman stated they would not be able to build along the 15-foot 37 line. 38 39 Chair Papatola stated he is in support of the two variance requests. Commissioner Socha agreed. 40 41 Motion by Commissioner Neumann, seconded by Commissioner Westrick, to recommend the 42 City Council approve a variance request for a 7.7-foot variance from the required 30-foot front 43 yard setback to allow for an addition to the master bedroom and a front porch.at 3401 Harding 44 Street and direct staff to prepare a resolution. 45 46