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MINUTES • PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 6, 1984 The Planning Commission Meeting of August 6, 1984 was called to order by Erma Olson, Acting Chairman at 7:35 P.M. Acting Chairman Olson, Nilsen, Grittner, Black, Wallin and Chenoweth PRESENT Also present was Council Liaison Chestovich. Stefanson, Mead and Trent-Sullivan. ABSENT The Minutes of the July 2, 1984 Planning Commission Meeting were discussed. JULY 2, 198 Jerry Wallin moved, seconded by Harold Nilsen, that the July 2, 1984 MINUTES Planning Commission P~iinutes be approved as presented. Motion carried. APPROVED Chairman Olson abstained. Janet B. Otis presented a subdivision request of her property at 1757 JANET B. Fairview Avenue. Harold Nilsen indicated that the property was not located OTIS, 1757 in the No Build Area. Since the property lines correspond with the previous FAIRVIEW subdivision requests, Harold Nilsen moved, seconded by Jerry Wallin, that SUBDIVISION the subdivision be approved. Upon a vote being taken, the motion carried REQUEST unanimously: APPROVED Sandra G. Larson, 1883 North Albert, requests a variance to put in a new VARIANCE • driveway and add six feet to the north to come within 3-1/2 feet of the property line. The Larsons were dot present because they are currently SANDRA G. CARSON, vacationing. Due to the fact that the request was reasonable because 1883 NORTH there was plenty of room since the neighbor's driveway is a whole lot ALBERT, away in distance and the fact that cars are better located on private APPROVED property than in the street especially in the winter, Phil Chenoweth moved, seconded by Jerry Wallin, that the variance request be approved. Motion carried unanimously. Joyce L. Gimmestad presented a conditional use request from B & J Midway CONDITIONAL Floral, Inc., 1871 West Larpenteur Avenue, to tear down existing shed USE REQUEST and replace with a garage or utility shed. Ms. Gimmestad indicated that FROM B & J the existing shed is in poor structural conditional and she needs a structure MIDWAY to keep tools and other gardening items in. Acting Chairman Olson informed FLORAL Ms. Gimmestad that she was of the opinion that the Planning Commission TABLED could not act on her request until they could look at a site plan indicating the placement of the structure including the setbacks from the lot line and that the structure needed to meet the building code. Ms. Gimmestad stated that she needed an opinion from the Planning Commission on whether or not she could place a structure whether it be a storage shed or a 20 x 20 garage on her property if the existing shed were torn down. Jerry Wallin indicated that he had no problem in concept to give her an advisory opinion but felt it would be risky to tear down the existing structure without approval of her conditional use request which could not be done without a site plan. Harold Nilsen felt the site plan should specifically be defined to include the boulev ard area, which should be in conformance with residential property to the north. • He also felt that screening should be addressed. Jerry Wallin reviewed the Existing Business designation in the new Zoning Ordinance. After further discussion, the Planning Commission was in concurrence that the structure could be either a storage shed or a garage but before further consideration