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Planning and Zoning <br />August 6, 2002 <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Mr. Fink indicated he felt this proposal would enhance the tax base because if the parcel <br />remains a business district it may be a long time before a commercial user would be <br />interested in it. <br /> <br />Mr. Fink indicated that the project is targeted for empty nesters or seniors with a slab on <br />grade one level living design. He then indicated the homes would have a two car <br />attached garage and a generous backyard/open space area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wilharber asked if the garages would be on the north of the twinhomes. <br />Mr. Fink indicated that each unit has a garage in the front and pointed out the location on <br />a map. <br /> <br />Commissioner DeVine asked what price range the twinhomes would be in. <br /> <br />Mr. Fink indicated the estimate is in the low $150,000’s. He then said he drove through <br />Eagle Pass and did not check to see what the homes sold for but they seem to be selling <br />as fast as they are built. <br /> <br />Commissioner Helmbrecht indicated that the information provided indicates a 420 square <br />foot garage and pointed out that the City’s Code requires a minimum of 440 square feet. <br /> <br />Mr. Fink explained that they ran into grading issues with the low elevation in back as <br />well as setback issues and this concept allowed them to comply with the 20 feet between <br />each structure for sideyard setback, a 10 foot sideyard to the west, and a 35 foot setback <br />from the street curb. <br /> <br />Ms. Bender indicated there would need to be the right-of-way plus the 35 feet. Mr. Fink <br />indicated he would look at that but said he is not sure if the drawing shows the curb or the <br />right-of-way. <br /> <br />Chair Hanson asked if these twinhomes would have their own association. Mr. Fink <br />indicated this would be its own separate association and would not be folded into any <br />other. <br /> <br />Commissioner McLean commented that there is a concern with the commercial tax base <br />and a need to balance whether the property would ever develop commercially versus <br />allowing this type of change in zoning. <br /> <br />Mr. Fink indicated if the parcel remained business it would be a small building due to the <br />size of the parcel and he estimates the City would end up with a 1200 square foot <br />building. He then said that he calculates that the tax base from that size building would <br />be $5,000 to $6,000 whereas the twinhomes as proposed would generate around $8,000 <br />for the tax base. <br /> <br />Commissioner DeVine indicated that residents have said they want owner-occupied <br />housing when there was a previous public hearing. <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />