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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 8, 2001 <br /> <br />D:\'. """.";;' te" <~.'.- T' <br />"f,.. ,. <br />, f1-(","~"'. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski commented she was prepared to follow the Plarming Commission's <br />recommendations, however, the staff recommendation stated it did not meet with the spirit of the . <br />Ordinance. She requested this be looked at by staff because Council cannot consider requests <br />such as these both ways. Mr. Whittles replied the house was built in the 1940's, before the City <br />even existed, and commented he could not go anywhere else with an addition. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski replied she understood his situation, but the Council would need to <br />look at the Ordinance so citizens in Mr. Whittles' position do not have to go through all of the <br />problems Mr. Whittles encountered. Mayor Probst stated this area was not built to the same <br />standards as they would build today and given the state of the Ordinance as it existed now, this <br />was the process and he understood that staff needed to follow the Ordinance. He stated he was <br />prepared to support this application because the facts supported it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated this situation was the same as the lots around the lakes with the <br />small and unusual shaped lots not fitting the Ordinances very well. He stated he believed this <br />situation was unique because there was a portion of the house that already sat in the setback. He <br />stated staff was doing the right thing with their recommendation and believed this also needed to <br />be looked at. He stated his support of his application. He indicated the City needed to support <br />homeowners who were trying to improve their property. <br /> <br />Mr. Whittles indicated the foundation was part of the house and was not added. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rem indicated she agreed with this application and also agreed that the <br />Ordinance needed to be looked at to come up with guidelines that worked with the citizens rather <br />than putting homeowners through this type of a process. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Whittles indicated he was unhappy with the Planning Commission because only one person <br />took the time to look at his property and the other properties in the neighborhood. He indicated <br />he was very angry nobody took the time to deal with this. He stated the one no vote on the <br />Planning Commission was from a member who did not even look at the area or his home. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst indicated he understood Mr. Whittles' frustration with the process in general, but <br />indicated Mr. Whittles' did receive professional opinions and treatment. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant indicated Item No.3 was important to him, and he supported the Planning <br />Commission's recommendation given the set up of the house, and the fact that the addition would <br />not extend past the existing structure in addition to the home being built prior to the City's <br />Ordinances being in effect and, therefore, this did present a hardship to the applicant. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated the Planning Commission voted for Mr. Whittles' request. Mr. <br />Whittles replied he realized that, but he would have been very angry if things had not gone his <br />way. <br /> <br />e <br />
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