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outdoors. The Applicant is proposing exterior building materials of vinyl siding that matches the home and asphalt shingles. The building will not exceed the 22-foot The Commission noted receipt of letters, e-mails and petition from the follc~wMg >residents stating opposition or strict conditions to Mr. Lind's request: David Buchanan;Tf, B~,*~/t~i:i!2V~ckson at 14227 Armstrong Blvd.N.W.,Jean and JoG Tracy at 7822 147 Peter Tremaine at 1431') Armstrong Blvd. N.W., Andrew and Joann Pregi~)'~,,14290 N.W, and Lawrence Lurid at 14322 Alpaca St. N.W ~4~,:. ~'~i{i::~¢. Gene Leonhardt, 8005 142nd Avenue N.W., Ramsey, stated.~-¢!firopertT:¢~erlooks about 20 feet of Mr. Lind's property.. It is located at the gateway-'.}}.6.:~;their sma[I neighborhood. He explained that all property owners have tried hard to maint~di~eir property value. Mr. Lind has built an addition on his home of a 28 x 64 foot garage~entty, or ur~[2!:g few days prior, there were nine cars. Before that, there were 14 cars. Sd~'~?have bee~:(~e'.-over a year. Mr. Leonhardt stated that in the rear of the building, ther4~ are ~S-~m/. ff~t~'r ~ks. He noted the lawn has just recently been cut on a regular basis. He suggesters:rial if the property remains in the condition it is now, it will devalue their property. "7~}~'i7., Mar.o-uerite Henke, 14311 AnnstrongTB3/2levard-NW, Ramsey stated sh¢ii[[V~ adjacent to this property. She questioned how Mr:'/Li~d Wout:~'m~e his equipment to..~;~arage if it is built. There is no driveway there current~y~.:;¢ :.'5- '-:~:':; :.':i.:i)i.?~t::~ . -?;3}~;: Community Development Assistant Wald";xplainedi:th~t the~:b.::i~::a'''~irt driveway alongside the attached garage that leads to the rear y~ This garage.i:~oUid not require any kind of a driveway. She noted that driveways have to!b~a;tttree feet from'ihe property. Ms. Henke asl~}~;~if the building would go albng,:~e, pine trees and Charles Lind, applicant, answered ~,t~ affirmanve. Co~i0ne~:~Johnson .qu'estioned. if~.the C.[~C°de requires any landscaping around it. Community Devetbpment Director stated no landscaping is required by code but any terms s~?cf~med appropriate-~i~h-'be included in the conditional use permit. Ms. t~en~questioned if ~hegmsi around that area would be required to be mowed. Commumty D~topmen~: ~ssistant Wald stated that there is a 12 inch height restriction for grass in the City, C07~e. Code enforcement is on a..c°mplaint, only basis; staff does not do neighborhood,.~beps for code violations.- ';;.'Cm-nrnlssioi~" Reeve questioned what would be considered a lawn and Community ~D:~e[oPm:e~ Assistant Wald replied the City 'Code is not specific as to how much area on a large parae ho ld be mowed. -360- Planning Commission/August 7, 2001 Page 20 of 31 I I I I