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Jim Cooper
“you're missing 3 of your commission members, and maybe, uh, an opportunity to postpone this that you can get all people here that you can, you know, have a much more lively discussion.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Troy Vincent
“I was given that because it was parking of 10 for the retail. If I conformed it over, I would have to follow the new rules, but the new rules would only be if I exceeded what was already granted to the facility”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Troy Vincent
“Again, going off the 10 that's already allowed, it's not going to cause any more.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Michelle Kincaid
“you can't have your cake and eat it too. You can't get a variance and then say, oh, we're going to go with this code that isn't really real parking.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Lori Koppenberg
“staff findings should be objective, not subjective, and in this case they are very subjective. Staff has misapplied code in this instance. This commission should request legal opinion on the correct process for this request.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Marty Kincaid
“if we want to invite, um, businesses to Palmer, it has to be the level, same playing field, because there's other properties that would want variances.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
A Palmer barbecue restaurant's parking variance waits another month after neighbors object
Palmer's Planning and Zoning Commission postponed a parking variance for a proposed downtown barbecue restaurant at 579 S. Alaska Street until Oct. 15 after residents objected.
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