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City Council meeting of November 1, 2004 Page 6 VARIANCE FOR GARAGE SIZE AT 5995138' STREET NORTH (HANKEE) Diane & Mike Hankee of 5995 138h Street requested a variance to locate a garage addition eight feet from the side property line where a ten -foot setback is required by ordinance. There is currently an attached 440 square foot garage on the property. The applicant would like to construct a 13' x 22' addition that would encroach two feet into the required 10 foot side yard setback. The Board of Zoning Adjustments considered this application at their meeting on October 14 and it was forwarded to Council without a recommendation. City staff recommended denial of the request based on criteria outlined in the draft Findings of Fact. Mike Hankee addressed Council explaining his reasons and need for the proposed addition. Puleo made motion, Haas seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION 2004-81 APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT DENYING A VARIANCE FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR A GARAGE ADDITION AT 5995 138TH STREET with addition of Condition #5: The request will change the character of the neighborhood. VOTING AYE: Granger, Haas, Petryk, Puleo, Miron Motion Carried. REQUEST FOR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN City staff received a letter from a resident living in the Woods of Bald Eagle Townhome Association, who is very interested in having a neighborhood meeting to share with residents the City's emergency management plan, which was adopted in 2003 by the Hugo City Council. Mayor Fran Miron, Fire Chief Jim Compton, and City Administrator Mike Ericson discussed this issue and presented it to Council for inclusion as a 2005 City goal and/or scheduling of a town -style meeting at which the City's emergency management plan would be presented. Granger made motion, Puleo seconded, directing staff to work with the Fire Chief and schedule a neighborhood meeting for sometime in January/February 2005 in the City's new Rice Park Community Room located in the new public works facility. All aye. Motion Carried. TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT 147TH STREET AND TH61 Duane Bengston addressed Council stating the need for a traffic signal at said intersection. He stated if a traffic signal could not be installed soon, then could 4 -way stop signs be installed. Mayor Fran Miron and City Engineer Jay Kennedy stated that the City was well aware of the traffic hazard at that intersection and explained the delay was due to the downtown redevelopment plan and traffic study. Jay also informed Mr. Bengston that MnDOT would probably say no to a 4 -way stop sign request on the main thoroughfare. Puleo made motion, Petryk seconded, directing City staff to contact MnDOT regarding installation of 4 - way stop signs at 147h Street and TH61 and provide Mr. Duane Bengston with a copy of MnDOT's response. All aye. Motion Carried.