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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 23,2012 Page 28 imum or maximum impervious coverage determination; with Mr. Lloyd noting that commercial parcels had the potential for 85% coverage. At the request of Mayor Roe (referencing Section 5.1 of the staff report), Mr. Lloyd clarified that the new parcel boundary was not approved until the garage option had been resolved; and noted that staff's conservative measurement for that parcel's impervious coverage fell well short of 30%. Mayor Roe noted that, if any use or zoning change from the Low Density Resi- dential (LDR) was to occur, it would require an amendment of the Comprehen- sive Plan and Zoning Code, and take a 4/5 super majority vote. Mayor Roe opined that this provided a fair amount of safeguard that the use could not be changed on that parcel without that super majority support of the City Council; essentially assuring that the use would remain single-family even though land- locked. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Ms. Bloom confirmed that, from her perspective, the portion of the parcel(s) currently used for snow storage should not change significantly; or raise undesirable issues or concerns for the neigh- bors. At the request of Councilmember Pust, Mayor Roe and City Attorney Gaughan confirmed that, if the Council chose to take no action, the application was auto- matically approved. Therefore, Councilmember Pust opined that the City didn't have the luxury of not taking action to ensure conditions were addressed. Pust moved, Willmus seconded, approval of a RECOMBINATION MINOR SUBDIVISION, pursuant to City Code, Section 1104.04 (Minor Subdivisions) at 2280 Hamline Avenue and 2253 Dellwood Street; based on the comments and findings of Sections 4 — 6, and the recommendation and conditions of Sec- tion 7; as detailed in the Request for Council Action dated July 23, 2012; amended to include an additional condition as follows: • No part of the reconstituted residential lot at 2253 Dellwood Street can be used for commercial purposes, including ingress/egress into commercial parcel Councilmember Pust recognized the neighborhood concerns that they weren't consulted; however, she noted the City's need to act on the application within the review period. Councilmember Pust noted the City's attempt to improve drainage issues to some extent through the required easements. Councilmember McGehee opined that she could not support this request mov- ing forward; and expressed her dismay that the applicant was unwilling to grant a reasonable ten (10) day extension until the August 13, 2012 City Council