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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 19, 2021 Page 3 1 Commissioner Rude asked about the two houses to the east with the pools and whether 2 variances were granted. Mr. Grittman stated that was before his time and he does not know. 3 4 The applicant, Mr. Anthony Farah, distributed additional pictures to the Commission. He has 5 lived in St. Anthony his entire life. He is trying to give his kids what he didn’t have as a child. 6 He knows what is involved with having a swimming pool. The house is located at an odd 7 angle and the side yard is actually their backyard. They really don’t have a backyard. He has 8 done his best to do this the right way. With an 800-sf pool including 4 feet of concrete around 9 it. They are way below the impervious allotment. The shed will be removed. With an 8-foot 10 variance there would still be 37 feet to the street. 11 12 Commissioner Morita noted the fence would line up with the front porch. Mr. Farah stated he 13 does not want to encroach his neighbor’s property. 14 15 Acting Chair Socha stated she reviewed the code showing 6-foot-high fence surrounding a 16 pool for safety reasons. This is not really a height variance; it is for the distance variance. She 17 feels the request is reasonable. 18 19 Commissioner Rude asked if notice was given to the surrounding residents and Mr. Grittman 20 stated notice was given with no response. 21 22 Acting Chair Socha closed the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. 23 24 Motion by Commissioner Rude, seconded by Commissioner Hendrickson, to recommend the 25 City Council approve the request for 3501 Maplewood Dr. Variance – Fence Height Located 26 in the Front Yard Setback. 27 28 Motion carried 5-0. 29 30 Mr. Grittman noted this item will go before the City Council on November 9, 2021 at their 31 Regular Meeting. 32 B.33 2912 Crestview Dr. Variance – Encroach into the Required Setbacks for Patio, 34 Driveway, Shed and to Exceed Impervious Surface Maximums. 35 36 Chair Westrick opened the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. 37 38 City Planner Stephen Grittman reviewed the applicant has constructed a series of 39 improvements to their property at the above address, including increased driveway width, a 40 rear yard patio, and a rebuilt shed in the rear corner of the property. For the concrete work, the 41 applicable setback for driveways and patios is 5 feet. Both surfaces have been constructed 42 with a 2-foot setback, according to the sketch materials provided by the applicant. 43 44 The shed was constructed in its current location as a replacement for a prior shed that was in 45 poor repair. The original structure was 10 feet by 10 feet, and placed up to the property lines 46 both to the north and west. The applicant’s new shed is 10 feet by 20 feet, also placed adjacent