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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 11, 2024 Page 2 of 6 Choi noted that he lived in the same neighborhood as the applicant, but did not feel that this would be a conflict of interest or that it would impair his judgement. Staff Presentation: Brackett introduced the presentation for the proposed plat amendment and easement vacation. The proposal was to change the existing lot boundary to align with the vacated water easement. She noted that the requested modification was for a smaller lot size than was required for the Residential Medium zoning district. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommended approval of Resolution 7, 2024 with no conditions. Commissioner Questions of Staff. Mihaly asked whether other utilities would be affected. Brackett said no, only the ones that ran along the existing property line would be affected. Applicant Presentation Thomas Langer, non-resident, was the owner of the affected property. He spoke to the history of the diagonal property line, and noted that there had been an agreement between the property owners to make the existing lots rectangular in 1977. He said that the diagonal property line was only discovered by the current owners after their neighbors found that there was an easement running through their property when they were planning an addition to the house. The proposed property line had been the de -facto property line for at least 45 years. Commissioner Questions of Applicant: None were heard. Public Comment: Joel Hays, resident, was the adjacent neighbor to the applicant. He was in support of the application. He noted that they did not notice that this was an issue until they talked to an architect about a proposed extension. He said that the property transaction had been done properly, but that the City did not properly record the transfer of land between the two lots. Discussion by Commissioners: Choi said that he appreciated the support from the applicant's neighbor, and said that he was in support of the application. Baskett said that she was in support. Hunt said that she was in support.