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Motion Carried. V oting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Board Members Trites Rolle, Cleveland, and Hunt. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Members Brauer, Levine, and Van Scoy. Board Member Van Scoy arrived at 7:03 p.m. PUBLIC HEARINGSIBOARD BUSINESS Case #1: Request for a Variance to Rear Yard Setback Requirements; Case of GMI, Inc. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Board of Adjustment meeting at 7:03 p.m. in order to conduct the public hearing. Public HeariD!! Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:03 p.m. Presentation Assistant Community Development Director Frolik stated GMI Inc. has submitted a request for variance to the rear yard setback requirement for their proposed expansion project located at 6511 Bunker Lake Blvd. GMI Inc. is proposing to construct a 9,920 square foot addition onto their existing building. The rear yard setback requirement in the E-l Employment District is 35 feet. The site plan shows a rear yard setback of 20 feet, for an encroachment of 15 feet. The shape of the lot limits the ability of the applicant to expand the building in a different direction, given the lot's triangular shape and large amount of frontage on Bunker Lake Blvd. Staffwould also note that a similar variance was granted to Panther Precision for their building expansion, located on Sunwood Drive at Bunker Lake Blvd. Ms. Frolik reviewed that the Planning Commission recommended approval of GMI's site expansion at the September 7,2006 meeting, contingent upon receipt of a variance to the rear yard setback requirement. Ms. Frolik advised staff recommends approval of the variance request. Citizen Input Mr. Mark Hager, 7481 149th Avenue NW, representing Life Fitness located at 14150 Sunfish Lake Blvd, stated this property backs up to Life Fitness. The only concern of Life Fitness is drainage; there is already a drainage problem on this comer of their facility. City Engineer Jankowski indicated it is proposed that the drainage would run from east to west along the property line. He has advised the engineer for GMI Inc. that it looks rather tenuous that this drainage can be accomplished with overland flow. The GMI engineer has suggested creating a swale such that the flow will run to the north and down the swale into the pond. He has requested the engineer to provide detailed cross sections to show this can be done. If this cannot be accomplished the applicant will need to ensure that the stormwater will not to run onto the Life Fitness property. Board of Adjustment/October 5, 2006 Page 2 of 4