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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JULY 12, 2004 4 Mr. Clark stated the hardship should be attached to the property, not the external circumstances. MOTION: Mayor Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to approve Planning Case No. 04-12: Arend Variance. Councilmember Holdeu clarified that they were approving Option A. Mr. Hellegers replied Option A was what was being requested. The motion failed (2-2) (Councilmembers Grant and Holden - nay). Mr. Arend stated they were willing to reduce the garage size from 24 feet to 22 feet if that made a difference. He stated they were also willing to go down to a two-car garage if it meant that they did not have to pave their backyard. Councilmember Holden stated the reason she voted no was because when they purchased the lot, they knew the size of the property. Mr. Arend replied they did not have a plat of the property until after the purchase and it not until that time, did they realize that the building envelope was considerable smaller than the surrounding properties. Councilmember Holden stated she did not have an issue with a three-car garage but her concern was a 24-foot variance was too large of a variance. She indicated a 22-foot variance would help. Councilmember Grant stated his concern was not the three-car garage, but the magnitude of the variance and that other options existed for what they were proposing to do. Mrs. Arend stated they were having difficulty understanding why the variance was too large. Mayor Aplikowski noted the motion had failed and applicants needed to come back with a different option. B. Planninl! Case No. 04-13: Guidant SUP for Satellite Antennae Mr. Hellegers stated applicant had requested a Special Use Permit to allow a 3.1 meter satellite to be placed on the roof of the Guidant Building L (Training Center). At the July Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission made a finding that the proposed special use would not adversely affect the surrounding area or community as a whole and recommended approval of the Special Use Permit subject to the two conditions as noted in staff's July 12,2004 report. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to approve Planning Case No. 04-13: Guidant SUP for Satellite Antennae subject to the two conditions as noted in staffs July 12, 2004 report. The motion carried unanimously (4-0).