Planning Commission - 11/19/2018 APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE PLANNING COMMISSION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 7:00 PM—CITY CENTER
Council Chambers
8080 Mitchell Road
COMMISSION MEMBERS: John Kirk, Charles Weber, Ann Higgins, Andrew
Pieper, Ed Farr, Mark Freiberg, Michael DeSanctis,
Christopher Villarreal, Carole Mette
CITY STAFF: Julie Klima, City Planner
Matthew Bourne, Manager of Parks and Natural
Resources
A. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
Vice Chair Farr called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE—ROLL CALL
Chair Pieper was absent.
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Higgins moved, seconded by Kirk to approve the agenda. MOTION
CARRIED 8-0.
D. MINUTES
MOTION: Kirk moved, seconded by Weber to approve the minutes of October 22, 2018.
MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
E. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
F. PUBLIC MEETINGS
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. VARIANCE#2018-05
Location: 7194 Emerald Lane
Request for:
• Variance requesting a 7.1-foot setback variance for construction of a deck.
City Code requires a 30-foot setback for lot lines that abut a public right-
of-way.
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Klima presented the staff report. The application was for an existing deck
constructed with the home in the early 1980s, though it was not depicted on the
survey. The deck had become a structural hazard, and the owners wished to
reconfigure the deck and extend it 10 feet, which would not bring it closer to the
setback line than the existing deck. Because the existing deck did not meet the 30-
foot setback requirement for lot lines that abut a public right-of-way, this variance
was brought before the commission. Staff recommended approval of the variance.
Tyler and Katie Bishoff presented a PowerPoint with images of the property and a
survey, and detailed the difficulty of being in compliance due to the property
having three frontages that required the 30-foot setback. The deck was rotting in
sections and requires replacement. The Bishoffs had retained a licensed contractor
to reconfigure the deck, update it and bring it up to code, specifically the deck's
attachment to the house and the poles. The PowerPoint showed how the new deck
would extend along the back of the house and not toward the street.
DeSanctis asked what the eastern structure was. Bishoff replied it was a shed that
was on site when they moved in. It did not have a cement foundation.
MOTION: Weber moved, seconded by Kirk to close the public hearing.
MOTION CARRIED 6-0.
MOTION: Mette moved, seconded by Villarreal to approve Variance#2018-05
based on the information contained in the October 13, 2018 staff report and plans
stamp dated October 12, 2018. MOTION CARRIED 8-0.
H. PLANNERS' REPORT
I. MEMBERS' REPORTS
J. CONTINUING BUSINESS
K. NEW BUSINESS
L. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Villarreal moved, seconded by DeSanctis to adjourn the meeting. MOTION
CARRIED 8-0. Vice Chair Farr adjourned the meeting at 7:11 p.m.