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Ms. Dell indicated the road was moved in 1978 or 1979 at the same time sewer was put in. Mr. Rehbein inquired as to whether the City had an Ordinance that required the City Engineer to do the construction drawings. Mr. Palzer indicated he thought the City does require that the City Engineer provide all utility drawings. Mr. Rehbein then asked the Commission to consider allowing him to use his staff to do the work as they can do it a lot less expensively. He further indicated the City Engineer could still review the drawings and do the inspections. Mr. Palzer indicated he would check into it. Motion by Commissioner Wilharber, seconded by Commissioner McLean to recommend that Council approve the Preliminary Plat for The Shores. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Wilharber recommended Mr. Rehbein check with Ms. Bender to make sure that the matter is posted in time for the public hearing at the Council level. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Bates – 1977 South Robin Lane Mrs. Bates reviewed her situation for the Commission and indicated the variance request was denied by Council because Council would like to have the Commission change the Ordinance. She then indicated that the current maximum accessory structure is 200 square feet and they had requested a 400 square foot garage. Mrs. Bates indicated that of the 39 houses in Royal Meadows 20 houses have two car detached garages and only six (6) houses have no garage. Chairperson Hanson explained that the Ordinance would not be changed at this meeting but said a recommendation will be made and the matter will be published for a public hearing. Council Liaison Broussard Vickers indicated that at the Council meeting the City Attorney had indicated he would prefer that the City not govern by variance because the City would have to look at granting any variances of the same type. She then explained that this request was double the allowed size and, while Council was sympathetic to the Bates’ situation, it preferred to change the Ordinance rather than granting the variance. She also noted that Mayor Swedberg had asked that Planning and Zoning hurry the matter along even if that meant scheduling an extra work session meeting. Commissioner Wilharber stated that, if 20 of the 39 homes have two car garages, the City must have granted variances in the past. He then indicated that he feels that one more variance would not have been detrimental to the City. He further indicated that he did not feel that it made sense for Council to deny the variance in this instance. Page 3 of 15