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-6- Planning File 1229 - David Burroff request for variance to front and side yard setback at 2295 Rice Street Presentation Mr. Dahlgren indicated the property in question is the old Grandma Lee's Restaurant site which is now closed. '!he applicant purchased the site and building with purposes to re- IIDdelling and converting to a full service restaurant. It is their intention to enclose what is nCM a covered entrance on the north side of the building and also place a railroad parlor car along the north side. '!his parlor car and the enclosure of the entrance would cause the main structure of the restaurant to be wi thin 6 feet of the right-of-way on the north side along Woodbridge. It is also the applicant's intention to purchase a railroad locoxroti ve to be placed along the east side of the property. '!his would bring the structure on the east side of the site to wi thin 18 feet of the right-of-way. '!he applicant is, therefore, requesting a variance to the side and front yard setback. Discussion Rukavina expressed concern over the type of locoxrotive, whether it was to be a large or small one, and how much space it would actually take up in the north/south direction. '!he applicant indicated that he was interested in obtaining a small antique type loco- xrotive. Mr. Vern Johnson asked if it would be possilile to place a condition on the type of loco- xrotive. Mr. Dahlgren indicated that it would be. Mr. George Johnson asked if there were sidewalks on the site and Mr. Honchell noted that he believed there were sidewalks to the north and east. Mrs. Dressler inquired as to the signs. The applicant indicated that they would use exist- ing sign ,structures changing only the nane on the sign. Mr. Sirrons indicated that he wasn't sure that the railroad therre was in keeping with the area 0 Recormrendation Mr. Rukavina xroved and Mrs. Cushing seconded, that the Camnission recarnm:md approval of the David Burroff request for variance to front yard setback and that the request for variance to side yard setback be denied. Roll Call, Ayes: Rukavina, Cushing, Mastel, Sirrons, Dressler, G. Johnson, Vem Johnson. Mr. Vem Johnson asked that the Conmission be polled as to consensus on the request for the side yard setback and it was determined that the consensus of the Conmission was that the side yard setback would be approved pending submission by the applicant of a drawing or picture of the locoxrotive to be placed on the east side of the site. Plarming File 1230 - Sheehy Construction Conpany request for rezoning from R-l to B-l at 2655 Snelling Avenue Frontage Road Presentation Mr 0 Dahlgren indicated the property in question is a sliver of land that was inadvert- ently left out of the previous rezoning proposal on the old Rose Drive-in site. 'Ibis piece of land is just southwest of the new frontage road and would affect the two office