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p - . PLANNING COP4MISSION FEBRUARY 24, 1987 PAGE 3 Chairman Burns advised that a temporary variance was granted for parking in the front set back until June lst when parking lot is to be completed, under this variance cars must be set back at least 10 feet from the side- walk. This lot' faces Mill Road and i:s adjacent to the existing body shop on Dover Center Road. City Engineer Schaller expiained that no assembly of the two lots would be required since there is no proposal to build over the property line, or unless this parking was required for their minimum parking requirements. Mr. Papatto stated he will be assemb ling the lots and that he bought this property to alleviate park- ing problems on the Dover Center property for which he has been cited by the city, and stated that there has.been parking on the Dover Center property for over 25 years. Mr. Dubelko advised that storing vechicles in the front set back is a prohibitive use and that only customer or employee parking is permitted in this area. Mr. Burns stated that when a previous request was approved for a proposal on the Dover Center property it was stipulated that these cars would be parked behind a fence that was to be constructed. At that time, Dover Center was to be repaved, and the parking layout was to be determined after it was known where the curb cuts were to be placed. Mr. Dubelko advised that this approval in 1982 is a separate issue from this propos al, however it should be referred to the Building Department for their research and they should report back to the Commission on this. Mr. Papatto explained the proposal: house would be removed, a landscaped buffer installed in front with a stockade fence behind it, the detached garage would remain, the entire new lot would be blacked topped, dumpster will be moved to the south east eorner of property, retention will be installed on this lot only. There is a gravel area on the Dover Center lot which will not be paved since it is grandfathered in, but they will proiiably not p ark cars there since they would be in front of garage d'oors. Mr. Dubelko advised that if he is making no changes to the building,.it would appear that he would not be required to pave that portion. Mrs. E. Wood, secretary of the Mill Gardens Condominium Owners Association, and Mrs. Frazena, a resident, complained that the cars parked on Dover Center-makes it difficult to see when turning onto Dover Center Road, that the wrecked cars are an eyesore and they would like them behind a fence, and that the house has been vacant for a year. Mr. Papatto claimed that he bought the property four months ago. Councilman Tallon stated that the cars have been stored there for longer than 4 months, that he has not cooperated with the city, and that he cannot store cars in the front set back under the grandfather clause. Since Mr. Papatto is having his employees park in a lot belonging to another business, Mr. Tallon.thinks he should provide parking for them on his own property. Mr. Thomas is concerned that the Dover Center lot will still be over- 'loaded with cars and questioned if all cars waiting to be repaired will be stored behind the fence. Mr. Papatto explained that customers drop cars off before they are opened in the morning, parking them at every angle, and stated that his employees needed time to move them. Mr. Bierman advised that it was up to him to get them moved immediately. Mr. Dubelko advised that, since a fence is a structure, it cannot be pl.aced immediately behind the l,andscaped area and must be set behind the set back line, which he determined to be 50 feet. He explained that even if the two lots are joined, he does not consider Mill Road to be a side street, since it is zoned General Retail, and the 25 foot