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2687 of the increased patrolling. Ayess All. Nays: None. Motion was carried. Proposed Apartment Ken Nordby of Northwest Design Inc, 1061 Rice Street, Building - 1800 and James Boyd, owner of .property at 1800 West harpenteur, West Larpenteurs presented conditional use and variance applications for a thirty-six unit apartment which is in a 5-~1A District. Af ter review, Black moved, seconded by Strandquist that the following resolution be adopted. WHEREAS, James H. Boyd, Jr. has made application to the Village of Falcon Heights for (1) a conditional use permit to construct a 36 unit apartment building at 1800 West Larpenteur Avenue, which property at the present time is zoned B-~.A, and pursuant to Ordinance No. 6t~ as as amended by Ordinance No. 71, a conditional use permit is required for the construction of an apartment building in a Bl A district, and (2) a variance permit for a side lot setback of ten (10) feet instead of the required twenty (20) feet, and (3) a variance with respect to roof elevation,.and WHEREAS, the Village of Falcon Heights has referred said requests for conditional .use permit and variance permits to the Planning Commission of the Village of Falcon Heights, and said Planning Commission has approved said conditional use permit and variance requests by a report dated March 28, 1968, a copy of which is on file in the Clerkts office and incorporated herein by reference,, and _ WHF,REAS, the Village Council of the Village of Falcon Heights has reviewed the request for variance permits and conditional use permits, has reviewed the report of the Planning Commission, and has conferred and consulted with said applicant personally NOV1, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Falcon Heights Village Council that 1. The Village of Falcon Heights finds that there are practical difficulties and particular hardships in the carrying out to the strict letter of the regulations of this ordinance, and that the granting of the variances requested does not apply generally to other land or structures in the district in which said land is located, and that the granting of said application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant, and that the granting of the proposed variance tivill not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, unreasonably increase the congestion in the public streets, increase the danger of fire, endanger the public safety, unreasonably diminish or impair established property values in the surrounding area, or in any other way impair health, safety, comforts, morals ' or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of Ordinance No. 6!~ or the comprehensive plan of said village.