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ROLL CALL VOTE AYES: Commissioners Barker, Dove, Kumaran and Wright, and Chair Cooper NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Resolution No. PC-98-02 was entered and adopted as motioned. Following the roll call vote, the applicant, Craig Semmelmeyer, arrived. He was advised by Mr. Iserson that his application was approved. He thanked staff and the Commission for reviewing the project. c. UP-97-95. Helen Steinman Application for conditional use permit to convert an approximately 680 square foot room within an existing residence into a secondary unit located at 1504 Elderberry Court. Zoning for the property is PUD-LDR (Planned Unit Development-Low Density Residential) District. Jerry Iserson presented the staff report and gave a history of the application, describing the structure and the site. He noted that the home has been under construction for the past year and a half, and the applicant installed a stove in the teen-room of the home The stove was observed by a City building inspector who advised the applicant that since a stove was added to a room _ that already contained a full bath, it was considered a secondary unit and was subject to review for a secondary use permit. It was also noted that the room has its own exterior entrance. Mr. Iserson also reported that the applicant does not intend to rent the room out and that it was constructed with a stove and full bath as a convenience for her children. He related that the unit meets all requirements of the state guidelines for secondary units and there have been no concerns expressed by neighbors. Mr. Iserson further stated that following preparation of the staff report, the applicant raised an issue relating to the standard condition for a separate address to be posted in front of the residence for the secondary unit in order for fire and other emergency services to be able to locate it in the event of an emergency. However, since the secondary unit is accessible from the front door of the home and her own children will be living there, the applicant is requesting that such a condition not be placed. Staff agrees and will modify the condition to not require a separate address for the unit at this time. However, if that area ever becomes a real secondary unit and is not accessible from the rest of the house, then it should have its own address posted in front of the residence. Staff recommends approval of the application, subject to the conditions noted in Exhibit "B". Chair Cooper asked how the address condition would be affected in the event the home were ever sold. Mr. Iserson stated that a deed restriction would be recorded and the same condition Commission Page 6 January 14, 1998