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- Planning Commission Consideration & Recommendation - 11/15/77 VN-179 - Gordon Hedlund The Director of Community Development reviewed the planning report. Mr, Hedlund was present to respond to Planning Commission questions. He Hated that he could eliminate a garage from the proposed house as a way to reduce the floor area, He reviewed the plans for the house that he would propose to build on the property. He noted that the floor plan is reversed from the way the elevations for the building were drawn, Mr. Hedlund showed a plan from the Metropolitan Council for a basic house and noted that he could build this smaller house on the property and conform to the city`s ordinance, Commissioner Wickland stated that he could not think of any hard- ship and noted that the Council has never granted a variance for a floor area ratio. Commissioner Anderson noted that the problem is not with the house that is proposed to be built, but with the floor area ratio, Mr, Hedlund suggested that perhaps the city should adopt the approach of St, Paul and create different single family residence districts. Commissioner Wickland noted that this was proposed in the Comprehensive Plan. Motion by Doyle, seconded by Wickland, to recommend denial of VN-179 but to note that there may be a need to reconsider the floor area ratio requirement in regard to housing of the type proposed by the applicant. Motion carried - 4 - C Commissioner Wickland stated that he felt the Planning Commission should note to the Council that it is becoming more and more critical in the mind of the Planning Commission to do something in regard to this type of problem.