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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 7. 1988 PAGE 3 i Johnson and Moe had visted the site and suggested thev rut the aaraae in the backfield. Councilman Graves suaaested thev turn the garaae around with the doors pointing west and move it closer to the shed. This would even make it a few steps closer to the house. Councilwoman Armstrong suaaested making it a 2-stall garage and then the variance request would onlv be for 2 feet. Harvev Markqraf. 10915 33rd St. Lane, stated he was a neighbor and had no problem with the variance request. Mayor Arlyn Christ closed the public hearing at 8:00 p.m. The City Council requested the Grobner's look at an alternate placement and sizing of their garage to either minimize or eliminate the variance request and that the Grobners get comments from the adjoining propertyowner, Horrigan & Pott. M/S/P Moe/Graves - to table the variance request of David & Debra Grobner, 10867 33rd St. N., until the June 21st City Council meeting. (Motion carried 5-01. C. Variance to number of accessory structures in the R1 Zoning District and Shoreland Permit -- Richard Travers. 2151 Lake Elmo Ave. N. Mavor Christ called the vublic hearing to order at 8:03 in the City Council chambers. Richard Travers, 2151 Lake Elmo Avenue N., is requesting a variance to the number of accessory structures in the R1 zoninq district. Mr.. Travers Drorosed to build a new qaraqeas well and retain his old one. The existing structure is a 12 x 18 single car aaraae and built into the hill at the rear of the lot and is reinforced with concrete which would be very difficult to remove. This aaraae requires a shoreland permit. Mollie Comeau of the DNR had no Droblem with this request and the onlv concern of the Citv Engineer was that the garaae is not placed on the drainfield. The Council suggested the applicant consider attaching the new structure to the existinggaraae because if the rooflines connected this would be considered as one buildinq and would not need a variance. The applicant felt this would require him to excavate a vortion of the hill and would also result in the loss of quite a few trees. Councilwoman Armstrong suggested he tare the old building down because it had big cracks in the wall and she was concerned that the building would fall down. There was no one to speak for or against the variance request. Mayor Christ closed the public hearing at 8:10 p.m. The Council suggested that the applicant talk to the Building Official to see if the old garage could be filled in and construct a new wall in order to make it smaller, in order for it to be