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Mr.~nJTrs City Counci.l ,June 23, 1982 Kroiss the added con~esti.on the addi.ti.onal driveways will cause. P1at (Cont.) D1rs. Anthone aslced if i.C would be possible to get a variance on her property so that a house coulcl be bui.lt in the bactc, Mr. }lanson commented that Chi.s was a question. One of the lots proposed does not have the necessary fronCage, but Mr. Kroiss could work the proposal so that i.t woul.d have the frontage needed. llanson indicated that as long as Lot 4 had 75 feet of frontap,e t}ie Kroiss deveLopment would fall under the City Code, Hanson stated that he can appreciaCe both sides of the issue. Hanson also stated that Che taxes Mr. Kroiss i.s paying on hi.s property are probably considerable. Mr. Laclcner stated that he feLt the situation made a di.f.fer.ence when there was an exisCin~ build~ing on a piece of property. Mr. iCroiss stated thaC he bou~;ht the I3ronson property. Kro~i.ss stated Chat his neip.,hbors do not want anyone else in Little Canada oCher than themselves and they also want the l.ake view. ICroiss indicated that i.f: necessary he wi.7.l give the 75 feet of Erontap,e to I,oC 4. Kroiss di.d sCate that he felt a var.iance would be warranted. Mr.. i'ahey repli.ed Chat to grant a var:iance a hardship must be found, Fahey commented that Mr. Kro~iss may f.eel. there is a hardshi.p, buC Fahey does not. Mr. Kroiss stated that he has been platting Land f:or 35 years and has done a goocl job. Kroiss stated that he did noC feel his plat should be turned down just because the people i.n the area ~oanC the vi.ew. Mr. Hanson aslced the Ci.ty Attorney i_E Mr. Kroiss met the City's Codes on tiohat: Uasis the City could turn down his proposal. The Ci.ty 9tCOrney replied that the courts have not dealt with a lot of platti.np, cases. The purpose of the Codes is to set up regulations f.or the City's health, safety and welfare. The Attorney stated that if. tlie subdi.vi.sion complies with al.l aspects of the Cit:y's Code, the Council co~il.d sti.ll. refuse Co approve the plat. Ho~aever, the courts wouLd Loolc at Che City's reasons for re£usal. There must be good reasons f.or refusal. The Ci.ty ksngi.neer inc(icated that there i.s sewer ava:ilable f.or a11 the loCS, but Mr. Kroiss would have to put i.n his own pump:i.np, station f:or at least two of the 1ots. Mr. Kroiss explai.ned to the Counci.l how he would construcc a house on the proposed Lot l. On Lot 7_ there would be no problem with construction and on I.,ot 3 there is an existing home. Lot 4 Che home woulcl be constructed about 170 f.eet fr.om the road. Mrs. Scalze indica[ed that ~e caould not be i.n favor of: a var:iance. Page -3-