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Planning Commission Minutes - August 25, 2005 Page 4 of 5 Staff had received three letters from neighboring property owners stating objection to the twinhome. The letters had been forwarded to the Planning Commissioners. Three more letters from other neighbors who were unable to attend the meeting were forwarded to the Commissioners at the meeting. Kleissler asked how soon the road (147th Street) would be widened. The CDD said the City would be applying to MN DOT for funding and it could happen in late 2006 or in 2007. Weidt asked about the area of discrepancy shown on the plat. Schumann opened the public hearing. Tom Lenhart, 5775 Lower 147th Street North, stated that the lot size appeared inadequate for a twinhome, 147th Street would not provide safe access, and Lower 147th was a dead end street where there were many children walking and biking. He said that the owner of the property knew that it was a single family home when he purchased it and that the home was currently dilapidated. Lenhart said he felt it was not compliant with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and it appeared that the north half of the parcel could be subdivided off in the future. Holly Parsons, 14720 Foxhill Avenue North, asked the Commission if any of them had driven down 147th Street. Children ride their bikes on the street. She was concerned that there would be parking on the street which was already too narrow for the garbage trucks. She asked why the driveways could not be longer and come off of 147th Street. The CDD said that under the current zoning, another twinhome could not be constructed. Zach Wilson, 5801 1471h Street North, was concerned about the traffic. He said that the garbage trucks needed to back down the street because it was too narrow and there is a duplex on the end of the street where a lot of cars park. The proposed twinhome does not fit in the neighborhood and the proposed site has an abandoned van parked on the property. Richard Thomas Rodriguez, 5725 Lower 147th Street North, told the Commission that he had raised his family there and the children used to ride their bikes on the street. He said the owner was only trying to make a profit. Hoffbeck asked if the homes were owner occupied or rental, and Rodriquez said they were owner occupied. Davy Lenhart, 5775 Lower 147th Street North, showed the Commission pictures of the property and the abandoned van on it. He said it would not fit in with the surrounding houses and neighborhood. Tony Parsons, 14720 Foxhill Avenue North, said he seconded everyone's opinions. He said he was a life resident of Hugo and was upset that the townhomes on the north side of 147tb Street, former Legion property, were to be owner occupied but are now for rent and there were many cars always parked there. John and Kim Marie Granger, applicants, said the twinhome would be consistent with the neighborhood and they complied with the existing setbacks. They had concerns about backing