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February 23, 1981 Mr. Dokken said this will be a radio facility for the storage of a number of cables that will increase the telephone capacity for this area. There was discussion of the landscaping of the area - the driveway - the possibility of conforming with the set back regulations. Mr. Dokken said that when they have a survey done, they will also have contour maps done. Mr. McLean moved to table this request until these maps are done and the Council has more information. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dokken will call the office when he has the information and will be put on the agenda. Ostrom Variance Request. This request is for permission to allow a garage to remain nearer the street than the principle building. The garage had been constructed without a permit. Mr. Ostrom said he did not know he needed a permit - he thought this was included in the permit for construction of the home. Mr. Short had reviewed this matter and had recommended that this provision in the Ordinance be revoked and that garage be allowed nearer the street than the home. The Planning and Zoning Board had recommended on a 4 to 1 vote that the Council amend the Ordinance to allow this. Mr. McLean felt that amending the Ordinance is not the answer to this - this is piecemealing the Ordinance. Mr. Jaworski questioned the owners as to why the building is where it is and Mrs. Ostrom said that when they bought the lot they were told that a street would be put in on the North line of the lot - so they built their home to face the North and used Sunset - which is the West line - for an address. They built the garage on the West side of the house also facing North. At the time they built, Leonard was not in. Mr. Jaworski suggested they move their driveway from Sunset to Leonard and this would eliminate the problem. Or there is the alternative of using Leonard Street as their street address, thus putting the garage on the other side of the home. Mr. Jaworski moved not to change the ordinance. Seconded by Mrs. Elsenpeter. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to send this request back to the Planning and Zoning for a recommen- dation. Seconded by Mrs, Elsenpeter. Motion carried unanimously. VFW - Variance Request. This was for the transfer of a triangular parcel of land from the parcel to the North of the VFW. Club to the Club property in order to put the, existing fence on the cor- rect parcel of land. The property to the North'has been sold to a private party by the VFW. Planning and Zoning had recommended approval of this variance with the stipulation that the home be at least 10 feet from the lot line as proposed. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Bohjanen represented the VFW and reported they had measured the side yard setback and found it to be in excess of 11 feet. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to approve this variance. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously.