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Curtis stated the dotted line illustrates the easement and pointed out the driveway is paved with a little jog, which does enter the easement slightly. Landgraver asked if the applicant could come back and request full use of the easement. Curtis indicated that is correct. Landgraver asked if that is being requested at the present time. Curtis stated it is not. Wang stated he does not plan on coming back for that. ' Thiesse noted the City does not have any regulations preventing people from parking in their driveway. Lemke asked if the existing house is over the 75-foot setbaek. Curtis indicated it is slightly and that the garage addition would be a slight-extension of the encroachment. Curtis stated due to the topography,the garage addition would be a slightly bigger encroachment than the house. Landgraver asked what kind of feedback the City Council had on this appiication. Curtis stated there was a discussion about the need for a reasonable ��arage space but that the City Council did not feel the deck was necessary. Curtis stated to hei-understanding there was not unanimous support for the addition and that the City Council instead wanted the Pla�ning Commission to relook at the application. � Thiesse asked if he proposed a 9-�foot addition at the City Council meeting. Curtis stated the applicant brought forward a 6-foot addition to the City Council and that a 9-foot addition was brought fo��vard to:the Planning Commission the second time. Thissse stated he is conflicted�on this application given the fact that the design of a vehicle that the transportation agencies use is 19 feet long, which is a practical difficulty in his mind. Thiesse stated an additional si��feet would make it a 24-foot garage,which is a fairly standard garage, and that in his view an 18-foot garage should never have been built. Thiesse stated he does not care if he can park a car in the third stall, but�the fact that thebac�C�v�all contains mechanical equipment constitutes a practical difficulty. Lemke asked if�tl�e mechanical equipment is along the entire wall. Thiesse stated he does�n�t know,but that even if it is half of the wall,that would only leave a one-stall garage. Thiesse asked Delaney if the garage would really affect her view of the lake given the trees in the area. Delaney stated when the leaves are down, it would, but in the summer the leaves block it. Thiesse stated if the 6-foot addition is not allowed,the cars will be sitting out in the driveway and blocking the neighbor's view to some degree. Thiesse stated he does see a practical difficulty.