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Not Approved PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting—May 18, 2010 0:00 pate. PrxsenC Cominissioners Bunce Howard James Alvey, Verne MCPhersoq Steve Banger, Paul Zisla Norm Schif 1 and Erin Nichols-Matkaiti Absent: None "a Present: David Phillips -Council Member, Janice GundlarhLity Platmer, and Kane Br run -Office Assistant. Agenda Review: The agenda wast reviewed and approved Minutes: Minutes from Apd120, 2010 werepresented and approved. Council Action: Council Mender Phillips reported the council went on a tom ofthee local mWfi- family housing projects, looking for potenfial ideas for future development in the Northwest Quadrant. All three of the developers indicated the difficulty in financing is a large deterrent in development. Councihuember Philips ammwced the town Hall meeting will take place Someday May 22nd at the Family Service Center. Public Hearing: (A) Bethel University requests consideration of a Nonconforming Use Permit to permit demolition of the northerly detached garage smictmo, reducing dee number of covered parking stalls, and allowing an additional 17 surface parking stalls on site at 799 tat AVE NW. City Phumer Gundlach responded the applicant is requesting a Nonconforming Use Permit to perrmit demolition of a detached garage structure at 691-799 1" AVE NW. A Nonconforming Use Permit is requ'ved as Chapter I I of the Aming Cade requires a minimum number of covered pdting stalls per dwelling unit With demolition of covered parking the site will nut meet this standard. Additionally, areas of the existing parking lot maintain setbacks less than required by code. The purpose of the rmmonfomdng use pemdt process is to determine if nonconformities on site can be Practically reduced eadlor elimirmted. Bethel College has been interested in removing the detached garage structure at the nordh end of the site for several years. The concems of the college are outlined in the applicant's counties, but generally are related to reducing on -street parking and security/safety concerns. The college is also interested in pursuing other improvements on site relating to landscaping, sidewalks and drainage that would not typically require permits. Although these improvements wouldn't typically require penults, they do impact the parking lot nunconfrmaities on site. As such, at staffs request the applicant has shared these conceptual plans (attached to this repod) end staff has considered the impacts of those fume improvements in making a recommendation on this request. Staff feels it is more advantageous to, the neighborhood to provide adequate total on-site Parking than to meet the covered parking requirement. While the overall net gain of surface parking is thought to be a good trade in exchange for covered parking, there are Opportunities to fimher decrease nortconfomdties. Main comem is front yard parking lot setback of 0'. Staff has concluded a 15' front yard Parking lot setback can be attained, while still providing 195 ental parking stalls (cannot required). 35 notices went out, with one inquiry was received, no objectionsweremadw