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Variance Board Meeting City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Minutes – Wednesday, March 2, 2016 – 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 1 Chair Murphy called to order the Variance Board meeting at approximately 5:30 p.m. and 2 reviewed the role and purpose of the Variance Board. 3 2. Roll Call & Introductions 4 At the request of Member Murphy, City Planner Thomas Paschke called the Roll. 5 Members Present: Chair Robert Murphy, Vice Chair James Daire, Commissioner Chuck 6 Gitzen 7 Others Present: Alternate Variance Board Member Michael Boguszewski 8 Staff Present: City Planner Thomas Paschke and Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd 9 3. Review of Minutes 10 MOTION 11 Member Daire moved, seconded by Member Gitzen to approve meeting minutes of 12 November 4, 2015 as presented. 13 Ayes: 3 14 Nays: 0 15 Motion carried. 16 4. Public Hearings 17 a. PLANNING FILE 16-005 18 Request by Como Park Animal Hospital for VARIANCES to Roseville City Code, 19 Sections 1004.02.A (Corner Building Placement), Section 1005.04.F (Frontage 20 Requirement), Section 1005.04.E (Improvement Area), and Section 1005.04.G 21 (Parking Placement), to construct their new business at 621 Larpenteur Avenue 22 Chair Murphy opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 16-005 at 5:35 p.m. 23 City Planner Thomas Paschke briefly reviewed the applicant’s request and staff’s 24 analysis as detailed in the staff report and related attachments dated March 2, 2016. As 25 per the applicant’s narrative (Attachment C), Mr. Paschke noted that the variance 26 application is for the proposed new construction of a state-of-the-art, 24-hour veterinary 27 hospital, intended as the new home of Como Park Animal Hospital and After Hours 28 Veterinary Care, currently located at 1014 Dale Street in St. Paul. 29 At the request of Member Gitzen, Mr. Paschke confirmed that city code included 30 screening requirements, therefore, there would be no need for additional conditions as 31 part of the variance approval process. 32 Applicant: David Wetherill, 836 West County Road B 33 In addition to staff’s comments, Mr. Wetherill stated that he expected to construct a 34 facility of which the community could be proud. As owner and president of Como Park 35 Animal Hospital (CPAH) and laser surgery at its current location, Mr. Wetherill noted no 36 neighbor concerns at that location to-date, and expressed his excitement in moving into 37 this new facility for the next generation of its operation. Mr. Wetherill advised that there 38 were several remaining access issues on Larpenteur Avenue that would require 39 additional meetings and discussion to facilitate premium access needed for emergencies 40 on weekends and/or evenings providing the most direct route possible. Mr. Wetherill 41 noted that this would help to avoid creating nuisances in that area, even though 42 considered as a low-density use, when clients are bringing their pets to the building in 43 emergency situations and under stress. 44 While anticipating some growth in their new facility, Mr. Wetherill noted that they were 45 and intended to remain primarily a small animal hospital. 46