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K E T C H I K A N G A T E W A Y B O R O U G HPlanning Commission/Platting Board Meeting Minutes June 12, 2012The regular meeting of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Commission/Platting Boardwas called to order at 6:00p.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2012, by Gregg Poppen, Chair, and roll wascalled.CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.PRESENT: DEAL, POPPEN, MECK, DOHERTY, MEDFORD, HARRINGTON…Case 12-043 is a Request for a Major Variance to Allow an Existing Detached AccessoryDwelling Unit (DADU) to be Expanded to Exceed the Maximum Gross Floor Area of 720 SquareFeet by 288 Square Feet and to Exceed the Maximum Height Limit of One Story by One Storyto Create a 1008 Square Foot, Two Story DADU at 8476 South Tongass Hwy. (Resolution No.3552)Principal Planner French summarized the written staff report.Member Harrington asked the size of the lot. Principal Planner French replied over two acres.Member Deal asked if there was a road to the DADU. Principal Planner French said there wasonly a path to the dwelling.The applicant, Sharon Geldaker, explained that when her husband bought the property, therewere two structures on the property, the house and the DADU. The house was a small singlestory cabin to which he added a second story. Even with the addition, the primary home was stillsmall. Because he kept the original footprint, the size of the primary dwelling was limiting thesize of the DADU. Ms. Geldaker said she and her husband traveled extensively, so they rentedout the main house and stayed in the DADU when they were in Ketchikan. She stated that theywere not adding any bedrooms to the DADU, but they were trying to expand the size of thebuilding to make their living quarters less cramped.M/S HARRINGTON/MEDFORD to adopt Resolution 3552ANo findings were proposedMotion WITHDRAWNM/S DEAL/MEDFORD to adopt Resolution 3552 B as presented.Member Harrington said because of the size of the lot, what they were planning made sense.Director Williams explained that staff agreed that the proposal was fine, but it would be verydifficult if not impossible to write findings in support of the request because of text in the Codeon CUP review and DADU standards.Member Deal asked Ms. Geldaker how much of a hardship it would be to the couple if they hadto wait until the Borough cleaned up the Code to allow the Commission to approve thePlanning Commission/Platting BoardJune 12, 2012 1