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EXTRACT FROM MINUTES NEW BRIGHTON PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 20, 1984 ROSEVILLE DIESEL, SP-120 7:50 P.M. - Staff exp ained that as stated in her report the fence was 8:15 P.M. already in place. The application is consistent with the special. use permit guidelines. The applicant is present to discuss why other fencing alternatives consistent with the ordinance will not work. Chairman Williams asked-the applicant why an 8 foot fence was necessary. Robert Drayna explained that a 3~ foot fence in the front will not stop anyone .from breaking into the premises or stop people from taking their trucks off the premises without paying for repairs. People also think the drive is a public street, drive into the rear yard and try to exit the property by driving around the south side of the building and across the sidewalk and grass in the front yard. Chairman Williams stated a 3~ foot fence would probably help that situation. Mr. Drayna stated that a higher fence was needed to secure the lot against theft. Commissioner Leverkuhn asked how many problems the applicant had had in the past. Mr. Drayna explained there had been quite a few problems including breaking into his storage shed and beer bottles and garbage throw n on the property. Mr. Drayna stated they had initially tryed to design the fence so the gate was at the rear of the building on the northeast corner. This did not work because a rolling gate blocked off the rear door of the building. They tried swing gates flush with the front of the building but if they swung to the west the sidewalk to the building was blocked and swung to the east the gate blocked off one of the entrance doors to the buidling and there would need to be a vehicle and a pedestrian gate to the property which was not desirable. Commissioner Leverkuhn asked why in the attached letter the applicant would not remove the fence until next spring if a variance was not granted. Mr. Drayna stated that if they had waited to complete the fence until a decision in December the ground would be too frozen to complete the fence until spring. The three property lines fenced in would be useless. Commissioner Livingston asked if the applicant was aware a permit was necessary.