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Board of Zoning Appeals
November 22, 2022
5:30 PM
Call to Order
Minutes
Old Business:
Final Orders
New Business:
A) App 23- 93005 — Variance request from Stephen Sowards to permit a
detached garage at 308 Mimosa Cir. Zoned RS- 15. TPN: 121- 17- 07- 005
B) App 23- 93006 — Variance request from Joseph Lamothe & Aimee
Herren to permit a detached garage at 17 Hudson Rd. Zoned RS- 15.
TPN: 087- 16- 08- 011.
C) App 23- 93007 — Variance request from Michele Cahill, representing
Enloe Inc., to permit a freestanding sign at 1234 Richland Ave. E.
Zoned GB. TPN: 121- 11- 02- 004. WITHDRAWN .
Adjournment
B
A
B
A
A
D
A
A
A
A
F
The
city
has
this:
has
this
been
properly
posted?
Yes,
Mr
chairman,
it
has.
F
F
Sir
I
do
apologize.
Are
we
having
some
technical
difficulties
here,
but
should
be
able
to
all
the
information
is
included
in
in
your
the
packets
there?
So
in
any
case,
308
Mimosa
Circle
is
located
on
an
approximately
0.43
acre
parcel
in
the
Cato
hooth
neighborhood,
located
on
the
south
side
of
the
city
between
Whiskey
Road
to
the
west
and
Two
Notch
Road
to
the
east.
The
property
is
on
residential
single
family
rs15
and
is
currently
occupied
by
detached
single-family
dwelling
built
in
1956.
That
is
approximately
2
360
square
feet
in
area.
F
Pursuant
to
section
four
to
one
of
the
city,
zoning
ordinance
detached
garages
may
be
located
in
the
front
yard,
no
closer
than
20
feet
from
the
property
line.
The
location
of
the
proposed
structure,
as
previously
mentioned,
is
approximately
six
feet
from
the
front
property
line,
thus
requiring
a
variance.
F
F
The
only
location
for
a
detached
structure
of
the
proposed
size
that
would
not
require
a
variance
to
City
setback
requirements
is
located
farther
back
on
the
lot
in
the
side
of
the
property,
potentially
impacting
a
pre-existing
fence
and
screen
porch
or
in
the
front
yard.
Along
Mimosa.
Circle
information
provided
by
the
applicant
about
the
site,
plan
and
proposed
dimensions
of
the
garage
is
contained
in
exhibit
B
of
your
agenda
packet.
F
F
F
F
Excuse
me
exhibit
D
in
your
agenda.
Packet,
contains
photographs
of
the
property
taken
by
staff,
depicting
the
existing
conditions
of
the
property,
as
well
as
the
distance
between
the
proposed
location
of
the
structure,
the
roadway
and
the
nearest
residential
home
planning,
staff's
evaluation
of
the
request,
as
well
as
the
applicant's
response
that
required
six
variance
criteria
can
be
found,
starting
at
page
three
of
the
agenda
packet.
G
F
Now
the
ordinance
does
provide,
like
typically
accessory
structures
have
to
be
behind
the
front
plane
of
the
home.
Garages
are
exempt
from
that
requirement,
but
they
are
still
required
to
be
20
feet
from
the
property
line.
So
if
the
house
were
further
set
back,
potentially
there
would
be
space,
but
the
orientation
of
the
home
can.
G
You
know:
do
we
know
what
the
setback
is
on
the
from
looking
at
it
from
Mimosa
the
right
corner
of
the
house
to
the
street.
H
F
F
Far
back,
it
is
off
of
mimosa
I'm,
not
sure
how
far
that
is.
Looks
like
it's.
F
Maybe
40
feet:
yeah
approximately
there
was
a
survey
included
in
your
application
packet
that
does
have
a
scale
there
and
just
kind
of
estimating
that
the
bottom.
F
F
But
as
previously
mentioned,
there
is
no
curb
cut
or
driveway
on
that
side
when
the
home
was
originally
built,
presumably
in
1956
the
the
garage
excuse
me,
the
the
the
driveway
was
was
on
the
Oleander
Drive
side.
It's
placed
on
the
Ole
Enterprise
side.
F
It's
not
no,
it's
a
little
hard
to
see
with
the
on
the
survey
there.
But
if
you
look
at
page.
F
F
From
the
from
the
property
line,
that's
referring
the
property
line,
not
not
the
roadway,
yeah,
okay,
yeah,
sorry,
I
can't
show
it
on
the
screen
there,
but
yeah
I
suspect
that
that's
on
the
other
side
of
that
line
there,
because
there
wasn't
enough
room
because
you
can,
if
you
look
down
a
little
bit
that
says
8.32
and
that's
on
the
other
side.
So.
F
Yeah
so
I
understand
yeah.
It
varies
between
6.39
and
8.32,
because
it's
not
the
property
line.
Isn't
quite
it's
not
it
angles
in
a
sense,
but
that's
as
close
as
it
gets
to
the
property
line.
There.
That's
6.32.
F
F
B
F
The
house
is
probably
yeah
well
looks
like
it
might
be
kind
of
close
on
that
that
Oleander
side,
but
regardless
it
exists
as
legal
non-conforming,
yeah
I
mean
the
house
was
built
prior
to
those
requirements
and
that's
not
uncommon.
In
some
of
these
older
neighborhoods.
C
B
C
Shown
here
placing
it
anywhere
on
the
North
Northern
portion
of
that
lot,
one,
it
would
interfere
with
the
concrete.
What
appears
to
be
a
concrete
porch
based
on
this
exhibit
showing
the
survey
the
screen
porch,
which
is
a
fixed
structure,
part
of
the
house
so
where,
if
it
couldn't
go
where
it's
shown,
where
could
it
go
back
there
without
requesting
a
variance
if
it
remained
the
same
size.
F
I
mean
it
would
have
to
be
set
back.
You
know
an
additional
12
to
14
feet
back
in
that
area,
but
that's
that's
basically
their
yard.
There's
a
fence
pre-existing
concrete
pad
there.
It
could
potentially
in
like
they
may
have
to
move
or
demolish
part
of
the
porch
I'm,
not
sure
that
wasn't
specifically,
you
know
that
that
alternate
scenario
wasn't
submitted,
but
right,
yeah
I
would
have
to
come
back
into
that.
That
area
there
come
back
into
that
area,
but.
C
That
that
that
Northern
most
boundary.
B
C
That
lot
you'd
still
require
some.
What
setback
of.
F
C
F
Yeah,
that
would
also
be
10
feet,
yeah
and
that
could
interfere
with
that.
Now.
The
the
city
does
provide
an
administrative
waiver
for
side
and
rear
setback
requirements,
and
so
they
could
potentially
seek
relief
from
it.
That
way,
but
I
think
the
main
issue
is
it
it
yeah
getting
into
the
space,
that's
basically
their
their
rear
yard
and
the
you
know
the
pre-existing
stuff.
That's
back
there
I'm
with
you.
C
B
A
F
I'm
not
aware
of
specifically
why
it's
20
feet
as
opposed
to
15
or
25.
I
suspect
that
it
has
to
do
with
with
visibility
and
preserving
I,
guess
some
degree
of
open
space
in
the
front
yard.
F
Now
other
districts
have
less
downtown
business,
for
example,
has
no
front
yard
setbacks,
so
it
really
kind
of
just
depends
but
I
think
in
in
these
more
traditional
residential
districts.
It's
an
attempt
to
kind
of
preserve
a
certain
aesthetic
in
the
neighborhood
to
preserve
open
space,
perhaps
visibility,
but
I,
don't
know
specifically
why
it's
20
feet
as
opposed
to
15
or
25
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
where
that
number
comes
from.
E
H
Thank
you,
I
would
just
like
to
would.
H
Name
is
Stephen
swords,
308
Mimosa
Circle.
Thank
you.
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
we
intend,
if
we,
if
we're,
granted
the
variance
we
intend
for
the
structure
to
match.
What's
currently
there
same
materials
same
overall
aesthetic,
and
you
know,
we've
we've
lived
for
seven
years
at
the
property
without
an
existing
any
existing
garage
or
carport,
or
anything
like
that.
We
just
feel
like
this
is
the
only
feasible
way
for
us
to
make
it
work
with
with
what
other
improvements
we've
done
to
the
property.
H
A
It
back
further
and
maybe
the
garage.
H
And
the
other
place,
so
if
we,
if
we
were
to
move
it
back
further
in
it,
we
would
have
to
take,
we
would
take
down
an
existing
fence
and
then
due
to
the
dimensions
for
having
it
to
be
a
two,
a
true
two-car
carport,
my
wife
and
I.
Both
have
cars.
We
have
a
14
year
old
son,
we'll
have
a
third
car
next
year,
so
we
need.
We
need
the
two
cars
and
we
have
an
existing
fixed,
screened
in
porch.
That
would
be
impacted,
as
well
as
a
concrete
pad
outdoor
patio
and
fireplace.
H
G
What
about
the
the
other
side
of
the
home.
H
If
we
put
it
on
the
other
side
of
the
home,
we
would
we
would
have
to
totally
we'd
have
to
rip
up
our
the
current
driveway.
That's
on
the
we
would
have
to
rip
it
rip
that
up
make
that
into
a
yard
or
whatever,
and
then
we'd
have
to
cut
in
on
an
entire
an
entirely
new
driveway
and
I
mean
it
could
be,
I
mean
it
could
be
done,
but
I
mean
based
on
where
we
currently
Park
and
the
driveway
as
it
sits.
We
would.
It
would.
G
You
might
have
to
adjust
your
fence
depth
in
that
little
Shad
back,
maybe
just
a
few
feet
that
certainly
wouldn't
be
will
be
the
end
of
the
world
there,
but
it
looks
like
you
could
fit
it
there
and
meet
all
all
variances,
both
front
and
side.
That
would
be
a
true
side.
Setback
correct
on
that
side
of
the
house.
10
feet.
J
D
Mr
chairman
I
had
a
question
Karen
the
way
you
have
it
proposed
now
as
far
as
Ingress
and
egress
into
the
carport
area,
it
would
be
facing
Oleander.
So
the
approach
is
to
come
off.
H
D
And
so
you're,
basically
trying
to
keep
with
the
existing
driveway
logically
and
I,
would
assume,
based
on
the
age
of
the
building
prior
to
your
purchasing.
It
had
the
previous
owners
or,
however
many
before
enclosed.
Yes,.
D
H
C
Sir,
the
on
the
drawing
that
we're
all
referring
to
there's
at
least
on
my
sketch
you've
got
it
labeled
down
here.
I,
see
where
your
screen
porch
is
outlined.
Yes,
sir,
and
that's
tied
back
into
the
roof
line
of
the
house,
but
the
concrete
porch
I'm
confused
on
exactly
the
the
is
that
a
concrete
pad
so.
H
H
Is
it's
a
patio,
do
you
see
on
the
the
site
plan
or
the
survey
page.
C
H
And
and
right
next
to
the
fireplace
is
a
is
a
concrete
pad
patio.
Okay.
C
And
how
far
does
that
extend
out
into
beyond
the
extended
line
of
the
screen?
Porch.
H
A
E
Foreign
T
larley,
818,
Azalea
I,
live
in
the
neighborhood
and
renovated
several
houses
in
this
neighborhood
bought
them
and
run
up
against
us
in
a
lot
of
cases
and
I
think
the
way
he
has
it
drawn
and
proposed
I,
don't
see
any.
You
know
adverse
effects
by
putting
it
in
that
location,
I
think
if
you've
moved
it
to
another
location,
then
you'd
have
another
curb
cut,
possibly
more
concrete
and
I,
don't
think
aesthetically.
It
would
look
good
and
it
wouldn't
function
as
good.
E
D
Mr
chairman
I
moved
to
approve
the
variance
application
to
permit
a
detached
garage,
approximately
616
square
feet
in
area
set
back
6.39
feet
from
the
property
line
in
the
front
yard
of
property,
zoned
residential
single
family
rs-15
and
generally
located
at
308
Mimosa
Circle
tpn
number
121-17-07-005.
D
And
that
the
location
and
design
of
the
structure
be
consistent
with
the
submitted
site
plan
and
drawings
pursuant
to
exhibit
B
and
that
all
other
applicable
requirements
of
section
3.4.2
regarding
accessory
structures
are
met
and
that
the
final
order
runs
with
the
land
and
be
recorded
at
the
Aitkin
County
RMC
office.
J
All
right,
Mr,
chairman
I
I,
noticed
in
the
neighborhood
across
Oleander,
there's
a
large
carport
that
projects
off
this
is
probably
right
on
the
corner,
but
on
the
other
side
of
the
street,
a
large
carport
projects
off
the
front
of
that
building.
Are
you
aware
of
that?
Is
the
city
aware
of
that
structure
and
that's
legal
right.
It's
within
the
setbacks.
F
F
Mimosa
there's
a
pre-existing
looks
like
it
is
some
sort
of
carport.
That
is,
but
then
the
front
yard
setbacks.
But
it's
it's
hard
to
say
a
lot
of
these
structures.
Kind
of
predate
our
current
iteration
of
the
zoning
ordinance
not
specifically
aware
of
that
carport
per
se,
but
yeah.
If
it
is
20
feet
from
the
the
edge
of
it,
is
20
feet
from
the
property
line,
there
would
be
no
additional
requirements.
F
J
J
My
biggest
concern
is
eating
into
that
front
or
side
yard
set
back
that
may
impact
Public
Safety.
That's
the
only
thing.
You
know
you
down
the
street
police
fire.
You
know,
that's
my
only
question
and
it
would
be
easier,
I
think
to
get
a
variance
for
the
rear
setback
of
10
feet.
Then
20
feet
you
know
into
or
off
the
the
front
setback.
G
B
G
B
G
J
G
G
Up
concrete,
that
would
be
an
issue
with
Scrabble
cleaning
that
up
turning
that
inside
and
trying
to
figure
out
a
way
to
put
the
size
garage
that
you
want
on
the
other
side
of
the
house.
To
me
the
biggest
deal
might
be.
You
might
have
to
move
that
fence
back
of
hair
and
your
shed
back
of
hair
to
keep
it
flush
with
the
front
of
the
house
to
me.
I
think
you
would
clearly
then
have
the
setbacks
that
you
would
need
both
fun
and
side
I'm.
Looking
at
the
scale
properly.
C
C
B
C
In
driving
around
I
did
see
one
carport
or
barrage
or
detached
garage,
not
within
a
lot
or
two
from
where
this
location
is,
and
it
looked
very
nice,
but
it
could
have
been
a
grandfathered
one.
I
didn't
equate
the
garage
with
the
address
that
indicated
in
the
write-up,
but
in
any
way,
I
hear
my
colleagues
comments
regarding
location,
possibly
in
the
backyard
or
side
yards
granted.
It
would
be
more
driveway,
Construction
needed
or
curb
cut
needed,
and
whether
that
requires
city
or
state
approval,
I
I,
don't
know.
F
Just
there's
a
point
of
clarification:
if
I
may
Mr,
chairman
I
do
believe
that
this
is
likely
a
state-owned
roadway,
despite
it
being
within
the
city
limits.
Most
roadways
are,
are
state-owned
and
that
would
require
some
additional
permission
from
the
Department
of
Transportation.
As
far
as
an
encroaching
encroachment
permit
for
the
curb
cut
on
mimosa.
F
F
It
is
yeah,
that's
generally
the
case
for
the
city,
there's
a
minimal
city-owned
and
maintained
roadways,
generally
speaking,
they're
they're
under
the
jurisdiction
of
jurisdiction
of
scdot.
F
Having
said
that,
people
do
get
encroachment
permits
from
them,
I
mean
that's
something
they
do
issue,
but
there
would
be
an
additional.
There
would
be
some
additional
oversight
from
Department
of
Transportation
likely.
J
A
H
I'm
drawing
a
blank
on
their
names,
but
the
my
rear
neighbor
on
Oleander,
right
directly
across
the
street
on
Oleander
and
directly
across
the
street
and
one
over
on
Oleander
are
all.
Are
the
three
are
the
three
neighbors
that
wrote
letters
yeah
have.
D
D
Installation
to
to
possibly
locate
the
garage
on
the
other
side
or
the
carport
on
the
shed
side
is
just
speaking
to
the
criteria.
You
know
extraordinary
and
exceptional
conditions.
One
of
the
one
of
the
points
I
just
wanted
to
make
is
locating
the
garage
over.
There
would
be
just
from
a
day-to-day
standpoint:
unloading,
groceries,
you're
on
a
bedroom
side
of
the
house,
you're,
not
really
accessing.
D
B
F
Board
prior
to
the
meeting
date,
the
planning
department
did
receive
one
comment
regarding
the
request
that
correspondence
has
been
included
in
your
agenda
packet
in
exhibit
f.
The
applicant
has
also
provided
some
additional
comments.
F
F
Compliance
with
the
zoning
ordinance
would
require
that
the
total
square
footage
of
the
detached
garage
not
exceed
688
square
feet,
thus
requiring
a
variance
pursuant
to
section
421
of
the
city's
owning
ordinance.
Detached
garages
may
be
located
in
the
front
yard,
no
closer
than
20
feet
from
the
property
line.
The
location
of
the
proposed
structure
is
approximately
10
feet
from
the
front
property
line,
thus
requiring
a
variance.
F
The
total
area
of
the
proposed
garage
is
approximately
1
200
square
feet
total
length,
51
percent
of
the
gross
floor
area
of
the
principal
dwelling.
However,
a
pre-existing
legal
non-conforming
structure
on
the
property,
approximately
500
square
feet
in
area
increases
the
cumulative
detached
building
square
footage
to
1,
700
square
feet
or
70
percent
of
the
growth
floor
area
of
the
principal
dwelling.
F
The
addition
of
an
attached
garage
of
the
requested
size
to
the
front
of
the
home
would
conflict
with
a
20-foot
yard
setback
requirement.
The
addition
of
an
attached
garage
of
the
proposed
size
to
the
site
or
rear
of
the
home
would
be
difficult.
Giving
existing
vegetation
suitable
locations
for
the
detached
structure
are
limited,
given
the
parcels,
irregular
shape
and
pre-existing
tree
coverage
as
depicted
on
the
submitted
plan
in
exhibit
B.
The
property
in
question
was
previously
three
excuse
me,
submitted
plat
and
exhibit
B.
F
The
property
in
question
was
previously
three
separate
Parcels
which
were
purchased
by
the
applicant
and
subsequently
combined
into
one
larger
lot.
The
lot
on
which
the
primary
structure
was
located
did
not
previously
have
a
detached
accessory
structure
over
the
lot
on
which
the
detached
accessory
structure
was
located
was
a
non-conforming
lot
without
a
primary
structure.
F
Information
provided
by
the
applicant
about
the
site
plan
and
proposed
dimensions
of
the
garage
is
contained
in
Exhibit
C
of
your
agenda
packet,
as
indicated
by
those
submitted
plans.
The
accessory
structure
meets
all
other
setback,
requirements,
minimum
building
separation
and
Building
height
requirements,
as
required
by
section
342
of
the
city's
owning
ordinance.
The
applicant
has
stated
that
the
garage
will
be
utilized
as
a
garage
for
automobiles
as
well
as
personal
property.
F
Thus
the
needed
excuse
me
thus
the
need
for
the
increased
spatial
capacity,
the
property
shape
was
established
and
existing
structures
were
built
prior
to
the
applicant's
purchase
of
the
property.
F
The
applicants
have
not
significantly
altered
either
the
primary
structure
or
the
pre-existing
excess
excuse
me.
Accessory
structure
has
to
increase
or
decrease
overall
square
footage
as
depicted
on
the
attached
zoning
map
found
in
exhibit
D
adjacent,
Properties
or
zoned
office,
institutional
planned,
residential
or
unincorporated,
and
are
utilizes
either
single-family
residential
dwellings
or
are
otherwise
undeveloped.
F
F
F
F
J
Neighborhood,
so,
given
the
area
of
three
lots,
does
that
have
any
bearing
on
the
size
of
the
structure?
I
can
see
the
50
rule
applying
to
a
smaller
lot,
but
seeing
there's
three
lots
there
does
that
factor.
Anything
in.
F
F
I
mean
that's
an
extreme
example
right,
but
and
if
you
have
a
400
square,
foot
home
you'd
be
limited
to
200
square
feet.
J
F
F
anyway,
it
was,
it
was
a
50-foot
right-of-way.
We
went
out
and
measured.
The
fence
is
close
to
10
feet,
but
it's
actually
a
little
bit
farther
back
that
and
that's
pretty
common.
Most
people
don't
put
fences
exactly
on
the
property
line.
They'll
set
it
back
a
little
bit,
so
it's
not
quite
the
property
line.
It's
close,
though,
so
we're.
F
F
C
This
photo
right
here.
B
C
See
a
red
rectangle,
yes,
sir,
that
proposed
location,
yeah,
approximately
yeah,
okay,
and
so
that
would
be
10
right
now.
They're
proposed
to
be
10
feet
from
the
property
line
if
it
was
20
feet
from
the
property
line,
which
I
gather
that
property
line
is
considered
a
front
yard
property
line
correct
yes,
sir,
if
it
were
20
feet,
there
would
be
no
question,
then,
from
that
line
still
10
feet
back
from
the
back
property
line
correct.
So
if
it
was
20
feet
further
in
and
10
still
maintaining
10
feet
from
the
side.
F
Yes,
they'd
have
to
come
back.
They'd
have
to
come
back
what
like
South
South
East,
it's
like
like
10
feet,
so
it
would
be
approximately
double
the
distance
between
that
that
rectangle
and
that
the
red
property
line
there
yeah.
So
they
have
to
come
back
10
feet,
but
that
would
conform
to
the
current
requirements
of
the
zoning
ordinance.
When.
C
I,
when
I
drove
by
there
today
I'm
looking
through
your
photographs
here,
it
appears,
if
that's
the
location
which
I
thought
it
was
the
proposed
location.
C
F
F
You
know
some
preliminary
work
and
it
was
determined
that
well,
yes,
they're
20
feet
from
the
roadway,
but
you're
not
20
feet
from
the
property
line.
So
at
that
point
work
was
stopped.
There
was
there's
no
Concrete
Port
as
far
as
I
understand
it's
just
some
rough,
you
know
material,
so
it
can
be
moved.
I
believe
the
applicant
may
be
able
to
speak
to
that
better,
but
yeah.
Basically,
all
work
was
halted
at
that
point
because
it
was
determined
that
it
was.
It
was
too
close
to
the
property
line
to
the
property
line.
F
Correct
yeah,
it's
the
the
additional
square
footage
as
well
as
the
the
location
of
it.
It's
slightly.
F
C
F
Independent
then
independent
literally
yeah
I
mean
you
can
you
can?
You
can
put
you
know
any
number
of
conditions
on
the
property
as
long,
but
the
main
factor
is
them
being
enforceable?
Really
so,
but
yeah
I
mean
certainly,
you
could
approve,
for
example,
the
size
and
not
the
location
or
or
the
location,
and
not
the
size.
I
mean
like
that
could
be
conditioned.
Okay,.
F
Me
says
one
yeah
that
could
be
a
typo,
I
mean
I,
guess
it's
it's
an
it's
in
an
effort
to
to
have
the
applicant
only
appear
once
for
the
particular
request.
I
mean
it.
It's
not
strictly
one
very
I
mean
there
are
multiple
requests
within
the
the
variance
request,
but
yeah
I
mean
it
probably
should
read.
Variances.
F
That
I'm
not
aware
of
I,
mean
we've
there's
been
similar
cases
that
multiple
sections
of
the
ordinance
were.
The
applicant
was
seeking
relief
from
bonding
to
the.
J
Point
that
Mr
coward
made
that
there
were
we
can
accept
one
but
reject
the
other
I.
F
A
F
A
I
I
The
attempt
of
pulling
it
further
towards
the
street,
too,
is
using
that
flattest
spot
of
the
yard
to
its
Advantage
without
having
to
incur
a
lot
more
other
costs
that
are
going
to
require,
with
building
retaining
walls
or
anything
that
might
be
required
to
keep
that
dirt
or
any
of
the
drainage
in
the
Cur.
In
the
correct
condition.
A
Are
you
planning
additional
Greenery
to
hide
the
structure?
Yes,.
I
Sir,
off
Lindsay
and
off
of
my
neighbor's
backyard,
I
wanted
to
do
additional
greener
on
both
sides
to
try
and
isolate
that
as
best
as
possible.
That's
one
of
the
reasons
also
I
know
you
guys
are
both
out
to
the
or
multiple
people
are
out
to
the
property.
Today,
having
that
edge
be
a
straight
edge
along
the
street.
There
is
a
good
way
for
me
to
contain
the
front
of
the
the
garage
doors
more
into
the
center
of
my
property.
So
for
security
reasons,
it's
not
open
to
that
street.
I
It
has
more
access
to
the
inside
of
it.
It
also
gives
me
the
ability
to
use
a
natural
driveway
between
trees,
so
it's
a
good
way
to
have
an
access
point
that
incurs
no
other
removing
of
vegetation,
and
then
it
also
is
an
easy
point
with
the
existing
driveways
that
are
already
there
for
all
of
them
to
flow
and
be
uni,
be
usable,
I,
guess
to
miss
Karen's
point.
I
Yes,
I
know
that
the
city
views
it
as
a
front
lot,
but
I
would
also
like
to
think
that
it's
the
side
lot
of
my
property
being
that
the
front
of
my
house
faces
Hudson,
so
that
side
Lop
that
is
Lindsay
if
it
wasn't
considered
a
corner
lot,
would
be
also
just
a
normal
side
Lot.
That
would
include
a
10-foot
variance
off
of,
instead
of
being
a
20-foot
variance.
I
The
existing
structure
is
just
a
storage
shed
for
lawn
equipment
and
some
of
that,
the
existing
structure
I
don't
understand
how
we
got
to
the
500
feet
of
it
either.
It
is
a
little
bit
smaller
than
that,
but
the
amount
of
square
footage
there
is
also
just
of
an
overhang.
So
it's
not
the
full
structure
itself.
It's
got
like
a
side
overhang
on
it
and
that's
just
used
for
storage
and
and
of
lawn
equipment
and
extra
storage
from
the
house.
I
G
So,
oh
sorry,
oh
no!
Okay,
all
right!
So
we
got
and
I
would
agree,
I'm,
not
sure
that's
500
square
feet.
We
may
want
to
look
at
that
a
little
closer,
but
for
the
record
it
it's
it's
listed
at
about
500
feet.
You've
got
an
existing
two-car
garage,
and
now
you
want
a
variance
to
build
1200
more
square
feet
by
my
quick
calculation.
There
you'll
have
forget
half
the
storage
for
or
accessory
buildings
for
half
the
your
lot
size
you'll
be
up
to
about
an
even
match
in
terms
of
storage.
G
I
I
Don't
think
that
with
the
size
of
the
lot
being
that
it
is,
as
noted,
three
three
lots
on
one
one
spot
that
it's
a
structure
that
would
deter
detract
from
how
large
it
is
because
of
the
square
footage
of
the
acre
or
the
lot
itself,
and
currently
I
already
have
that
type
of
I
already
have
that
many
vehicles,
if
you
will
I'm
trying
to
keep
I,
have
two
more
that
are
coming
from
other
areas.
Down
to
my
property,
they're
owned
by
me.
I
I
Yes,
sir,
so
that
was
part
of
the
I
got
with
the
initial,
with
the
zoning
board,
the
building
or
the
offices
escaping
me
right
now,
but
they
had
just
said.
Oh,
you
know,
it
needs
to
be
20
feet
from
the
street.
I
We
also
incurred
some
difficulties
on
what
even
the
street
was,
because
that
edge
of
the
street
wasn't
also
as
Square
as
we
had
hoped
so
having
that
street
not
be
as
Square
as
we
hoped
and
then
finding
out
that
the
dot
does
in
fact
own
the
50
Feet,
the
road
is
supposed
to
be
30
and
then
we're
supposed
to
have
10
on
each
side.
Yes,
that
fence
is
set
back
10
feet,
plus
off
of
the
road.
I
I
B
B
J
I
If,
if
that
would
be
a
requirement
that
I
would
have
to
meet,
that
would
be
a
decision
that
would
have
to
be
met
later
and
it
would
incur
a
lot
more
financial
costs.
In
my
opinion,
the
significant
amount
more
the
need
of
putting
a
retaining
wall
in
those
next
10
feet
are
an
elevation
change.
That's
pretty
significant
in
my
opinion
and
incurring
that
extra
cost
to
get
the
drainage
correct
and
allow
for
it's
not
just
the
drainage
of
that,
let's
say
10
or
15
feet,
it's
the
drainage
from
my
entire
neighbor's
entire
backyard.
I
J
I
was
just
thinking
that,
if
you
could
move
that
in
you
would
have
more
room
for
a
green
buffer
blocking
it.
You
know
for
planting,
which
would
absorb
a
lot
of
the
you
know
the
water
runoff
that
you
would
be
getting
from
your
neighbors.
J
J
J
D
Questions
for
the
applicant
actually
just
to
tie
into
John's
last
comment,
so
understanding
you're,
a
car
buff
collector,
you
use
the
term
shop
Workshop
just
want
I,
don't
want
to
make
any
assumptions.
I'm,
assuming
it's
to
work
on
your
own
cars,
not
to
be
facilitating
clients,
100.
D
And
are
you
using
a
contractor
currently
for
this
project?
Are
you
I
didn't
see
any
indication?
Are
you
Contracting
somebody
a
GC
or
somebody?
That's.
I
Yes,
the
contract
or
the
concrete
work
is
being
done
by
Mr
Scott
Powers.
He
is
a
person
around
the
area
that
I
believe
is
fairly
well
known
and
he
was
recommended
to
me
by
a
couple
guys
at
work.
Okay
and
then
the
structure
that's
going
on,
it
is
going
to
be
a
pre-made
steel,
steel
structure
and
other
other
than
lying
electricity
to
the
property.
That's
going
to
be
the
only
contract
work
that
I
need
to
get
done.
Okay,
the
company
that
comes
and
installs
the
metal
building
does
all
the
installation
themselves
so.
E
D
Front
to
back
is
that
a
fair
statement,
as
it
kind
of
comes
off
that
corner,
where
you're
planning
on
placing
it
and
sort
of
slopes
to
the
front
and
so
I'm.
My
question
referring
to
that
is
the
contractor
or
Mr
Powers
or
whomever
assessed
the
property
was
that
you
know,
based
on
that,
you
walk
to
the
property.
I
That
was
his
best
assumption
that
that's
how
we
should
do
it
and
he
recommended
the
best
way
to
get
a
swell
away
from
the
property
and
away
from
all
the
foundation
was
to
leave
this
in
this
location
and
not
if
we
again
keep
pushing
further
into
this
corner,
that's
going
to
be
a
wall
to
get
the
foundation
clear
of
any
potential
water
damage.
It's
going
to
basically
push
water
into
the
base
of
that
wall,
so
building
a
retaining
wall
only
to
push
water
toward
it,
isn't
necessarily
the
most
productive
way
of
keeping
a
foundation
sturdy.
D
D
F
A
C
I
The
the
no
the
the
back
side
of
the
building
would
be
on
to
Lindsay,
so
the
interior,
with
the
interior
doors,
would
be
toward
the
interior
of
the
property.
The
doors
would
face
the
interior
of
the
property
so
that
the
backside
facing
Lindsay
is
more
aesthetically
pleasing
and
also
has
the
ability
to
be
a
little
bit
more
secure,
in
my
hope,
is
to
keep
the
back
side
or
putting
the
back
side
of
the
building
on
Lindsay.
In
my
opinion,
gives
more
security
and
gives
the
appearance
from
the
street
as
being
less
of
a
actual
structure.
I
C
I
I
If
you
can
see
the
white
Kia
there
and
then
the
blue
truck
the
Trope
yeah,
the
blue
truck
is
there's
a
natural
split
between
the
trees
that
would
be
left
of
the
blue
truck.
That
is
the
way
that
would
be
an
access
point.
That
would
be
a
drive
that
way.
Okay,
The
Hope
was
to
try
and
keep
as
many
trees
as
possible.
So
you
look
at
trying
to
keep
as
much
vegetation
on
the
properties
drive.
D
Mr
chairman
I
had
one
other
question
and
I
believe
you
spoke
earlier.
You
said
the
the
metal
color
choice
is
a
forest.
Green.
Did
I
hear
that
correctly.
I
Yes,
that
was
the
hope
to
try
and
or
yes
that
is
what
I'm
choosing
to
put
as
the
color
Choice.
B
A
D
Mr
chairman
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
variance
application
to
permit.
E
D
That
the
location
and
design
of
the
structure
be
consistent
with
a
submitted
site
plan
and
drawings
that
the
total
area
of
all
accessory
buildings
on
the
property
not
exceed
70
percent
of
the
heated
gross
floor
area
of
the
principal
building
and
that
all
other
applicable
requirements
of
section,
3.4.2
and
section
4.2.1
regarding
accessory
structures,
are
met
that
the
final
order
shall
run
with
the
land
and
that
the
final
order
shall
be
recorded
at
the
Aitkin
County
RMC
office.
A
C
Mr
chairman
I,
just
want
to
make
a
comment
that
reason:
I'm
I'm,
having
a
problem
with
with
the
rolling
in
of
this
one
variance
when
we
I
think
this
Board
needs
to
evaluate
two
separate
variances
I
was
just
again
my
thought,
but
we've
got
two
issues
here
and
I
guess
we
could
modify
the
motion
and
so
forth,
but
I'm
just
having
a
problem
with
trying
to
roll
really
two
items
into
into
one
and
with
all
the
difference
to
my
colleagues,
I
I
can't
support
it.
G
A
C
Mr
chairman
good
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
a
variance
and
and
I'm
gonna
rely
on
the
city
to
tell
me
which,
which
section
it
is
to
allow
and
approximately
1200
square
foot
detached
garage
on
the
property.
C
This
experience
to
section
3.4.2
points
to
the
zoning
ordinance
to
permit
an
approximately
1200
square
foot
detached
garage
on
the
property,
Zone
residential
family,
RS,
15
and
generally
located
at
17
Hudson
Road
that
the
location,
the
design
of
the
truck
to
be
consistent
with
this
submitted
site
plan
and
drawings
that
the
total
area
of
the
accessory
building
on
the
property
not
to
exceed.
Seventy
percent
of
the
heated
gross
flow
area
of
the
principal
building
that
all
other
applicable
requirements
of
section
3.4.2.
C
A
Just
made
the
motion
contradictory
I've,
seen
that
not
to
exceed
the
70
percent
and
the
motion
is
to
exceed
it.
F
F
B
C
F
Correct,
but
in
in
in
in
so
doing
and
so
putting
forth
that
motion,
we
need
to
clarify
on
that
that
second
second
condition
there
that
the
location
reflect
I,
guess
you
know
front
yard,
setback,
requirements
or
or
something
of
that
nature,
because,
as
submitted,
it's
a
10
foot
setback
fully.
Yes,
sir.