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Page T\vo July 27, 1981 ulations of the ordinance be found before recommending approval. It was the recommendation of the staff, City Planner, and City Attorney, that with what was presented, these 5 items could not be met and that their recommen- dation was for denial. COMMISSIONER PEARCE MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS VARIANCE BE GRANTED ON THE BASIS THAT THE SETBACK IS ON THE SIDE AS GRANTED PER MINUTES OF THE APRIL 30, 19~9, PLANNING COMtITSSION MEETING. COMMISSIONER KREUSER SEC- ONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 6. Item 6 was moved to the last item on the Agenda. 7. Anderson Rezoning Request Mr. Breezee explained that the City Council would like a recommendation from the Commissioners regarding this rezoning and there has been no formal appli- cation made for rezoning. There has been no recommendation from the HRA re- garding how much area should be zoned commercial. COMMISSIONER PEARCE RECOM}illNDED TABLING THIS ITEM UNTIL HEARING FROM THE HRA. COMMISSIONER KREUSER SECONDED THE MOTIOll. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 8. Zoning Ordinance Amendments Mr. Breezee explained the trucking portion of the amendments. Paragraph 1-900.20 'equal in area' terminology was discussed with the feeling that it would be hard to adhere to. The wording in Section 900.20, item e, was considered confusing. CO}lliISSIONER PEARCE MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL RE-WORDING AND EXPLAINING ~VHAT 900.20 MEANS AND RECOMMENDED ITEM 900.08 BE ACCEPTED AS ~~ITTEN. COMMISSIONER BUSCH SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION PASSED 4-0. 9. Recommendation of Private Road Construction Requirements The Commissioners were unclear on the recommendation wanted from the City Council. They discussed J:.lr. S\Vanson and Mr. Morrell and the road access. Chairman Tracy, upon recommendation from Commissioner Pearce, tabled this item until further clarification from the City Council. 10. McDonald "8 Corpor.ation Restaurant Request Mr. Gary Meyer, representing McDonald's Corporation, was present for this re- quest. He presented a landscape drawing of the proposed restaurant. This res- taurant will seat 70 people and will be located at the north end of the Barring- ton Place Commercial strip with a 260' frontage on the new Dodge Avenue. They are proposing to place a 200 square foot sign immediately in front of the build- ing. This sign will be stringently looked into by staff. Other signs will be a 38 square foot individual letter sign on the building and five one-square foot entrance and directional signs. The buffer between the residential area and the restaurant was discussed. Mr. Meyer explained this property slopes up 8-10 feet and there will be some type of screening as per ordinance. He indicated that staff and McDonald's will work