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Mr. Swift presented the staff report recommending denial of Case -92-26. He called attention to a letter from Mark Armstrong handed out tonight. mE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Carl Metz, 1533 Harvest Road, represented the application. He sta that he has been in new construction for over 10 years, and felt there might be potential roblems in having a two-story house on a comer lot. Therefore, he had called the Planni g Department and the first question he asked was if he could build a two-story on a comer ot. He said he was told that he could do so. Then for several hours he said he discus the case with a specific planner to find out the setbacks, etc. He was instructed to measure is yard, returned to the planner, and then proceeded to have a set of plans drawn up. He k them to the City on October 22; the first hearing was December 3. The Wednesday befi re Thanksgiving he was called by the planner that he had been working with and was told t the FAR exceeded the limit. At that time he had already paid for his plans and engineerin . That is why he is here tonight. If he had been told what the FAR had to be or what the set acks had to be, he would not be here. Mr. Metz went on to say that he then had a petition signed by his i mediate neighbors supporting his cause, stating that he had shown them the plans and d scussed the plans with them at various times. His neighbors had no problem with the con truction, except for Ruth Singleton who did not want a two-story house on a comer lot. Mr. Metz expressed concern that he had been given incorrect info ation from the Planning Department staff and also that the entire process was becoming mol' costly than necessary for him. He also expressed concern as to what a citizen could do' this case. Commissioner McGuirk asked Mr. Metz the height of his house. r. Metz said it is between 13 and 15 feet. Commissioner Wright questioned Mr. Metz as to how long the City had the plans before they raised the issue of the FAR limits. Mr. Metz said the Plannin Department had the plans since October 22, but the FAR did not come into question un the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Mark Armstrong, 1555 Harvest Road, stated that he lives next door to the applicant and is in full support of the project. He said he has known Mr. Metz for n ly four years and Mr. Metz and his family has been excellent neighbors. A letter in su rt of the project from Mr. Armstrong was previously handed out to the Commission. Commissioner McGuirk asked Mr. Armstrong if he worked with Mr. Armstrong stated that he had spoken with Mr. Metz a number and how their privacy could be ensured. He said he has no proble . Metz on the plans. f times about the plans with the plans. Planning Commission Minutes January 13, 1993 Page 4