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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Page 2 new garage in line with the new driveway; areas requiring hard surface and those 45 not requiring it, in accordance with City Code. 46 Mr. Lloyd advised that he had received one phone call from a concerned 47 neighbor regarding the size of the proposed garage and its potential use for 48 commercial purposes; however, Mr. Lloyd advised that he had noted that any 49 commercial use was prohibited. Mr. Lloyd summarized review criteria analyzed 50 by the Design Review Committee (DRC) composed of City staff from various 51 departments, resulting in the conditions as proposed in the report. 52 Mr. Lloyd reviewed the context of another phone call from a resident who used to 53 own the subject property, alerting staff of the existence of an old private well, 54 dating from approximately 1947, in the immediate proximity of the new garage 55 location. 56 Mr. Lloyd reviewed the Site plan in the packet materials, identified as 57 “Attachment C” 58 Discussion included confirmation that the existing garage would be demolished 59 upon completion of the new garage; preference of the applicant for a reduced 60 time frame for demolition of the old garage, but staff’s suggestion for an extended 61 time to facilitate unanticipated construction delays; location and wide of garage 62 doors; window installations on the garage to soften the aesthetics of the new 63 garage and its proximity and size comparison to the adjacent neighbor’s garage 64 on the south; and absence of any additional accessory structures on the 65 property, especially given the size of this proposed structure. 66 Staff recommended approval of the requested 1,008 square foot garage as a 67 CONDITIONAL USE at 1863 Chatsworth Street, based on the comments and 68 findings of Sections 4 and 5, and the conditions of Section 6 of the staff report 69 dated August 4, 2010. 70 Applicant, Mr. Majors 71 At the request of Commissioners, Mr. Majors advised that the mature tree would 72 remain on the site; and reviewed the next intended phase of improvements to 73 relocate and/or replace blacktop on the site. Mr. Majors assured that he had no 74 intention of using the garage for commercial purposes, and that his hobby was in 75 semi-classic cars. 76 Chair Doherty closed the Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., with no one appearing for 77 or against. 78 MOTION 79 Member Wozniak moved, seconded by Member Gottfried to RECOMMEND 80 TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL of the requested 1,008 square foot 81 garage as a CONDITIONAL USE at 1863 Chatsworth Street, based on the 82 comments and findings of Sections 4 and 5, and the conditions of Section 83 6 of the staff report dated August 4, 2010. 84 Chair Doherty and Member Wozniak opined that the recommended conditions 85 appeared to be fair to all parties. 86 Ayes: 5 87 Nays: 0 88 Motion carried. 89 Chair Doherty noted that the case was scheduled to be heard by the City Council 90 at their August 16, 2010 meeting, rather than the August 23 as indicated in the 91 staff report. 92 b. PROJECT FILE 0004 93 Request by the Roseville Planning Division to consider corrections or 94