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My 27, 2010 Page 3 of 5 Mayor Jacobsen opened the Public Hearing at 7:01 pm James and Joanne Smith residing at 697 23i0 Ave NW conducted their own pedestrian traffic study. Mr. 'Smith reported he has lived therefor 37 years, and never saw a need for a sidewalk in the past. Fora period of a few days the Smith's observed and tallied traffic patterns in fivnt offlighview. Their tallies were shared with the council and staff They observed the kids currently do not utilize the sidewalk on the north side of 7s' Street; they tend to cross the street at various points. Mayor Jacobsen asked for comments from the audience, there were none. Motion by Councilmember Burg, seconded by Councilinember Samuelson to close the Public Hearing. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays -Motion Carried The Public Hearing was closed at 7:11 pm. Motion by Councihnember Phillips, seconded by Councilmember Burg to adopt the Resolution ordering Project 10-15, 7'" Street Sidewalk Between 23'" Avenue and Inca Lane, and designate the City Engineer as the engineer for this improvement, and authorize the installation of the crosswalk as proposed in the feasibility study, and direct City Staff to study the pedestrian traffic pattern for a full school week in January or February, and again in April or May and report back to Council in July 2011. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays -Motion Carried Council Business 1. Jeff Van Der Wal requests consideration of Special Use Permit to construct a 1,056 SF detached garage at 184715th AVE NW. Report No. 1 O-179. Resolution No. 1O-048. City Planner Janice Gundlach reported the applicant is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow construction of a 24' x 44' detached garage totaling 1,056 SF. The garage would be located in the backyard, which is the southeast side of the property, and would be setback 50' from the lake and 5' from the side lot line. All other setbacks for all other structures on site are conforming. Because the square footage of the detached garage would total 1,056 SF, per Zoning Code Section 4-530 a Special Use Permit is required because the size will exceed 624 SF. This same section of the code permits a single accessory building of 1,064 SF and at 1,056 SF the applicant will not exceed this size. The existing shed on the property that would be removed and there are no other detached buildings on the property. The Planning Commission continued the public hearing. No residents attended the meeting or expressed concerns to City staff. The applicant addressed the Planning Commission's concerns regarding private storage needs. Staff provided information Council Business 1 Jeff Van Der Wal ce wm oonsdwdbon ofa Special uwpemtitto consvW a 1,056 SF detadiedgrageat 1&17 15di AVENW. RepatNa 10179.