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Page 4 <br />April 28, 1975 <br />It is better than having vehicles and junk sitting outside. <br />Mr. Breault stated he has a 10 X 12 tin building he will be taking down if <br />this passes. He needs room because this is a hobby that can't be put in a <br />shoebox. He has kids that come to his garage all the time. <br />Mayor Johnson asked Attorney Meyers to read the applicable ordinance. Attorney <br />Meyers after reading the ordinance commented that it requires a hardship existing <br />for a variance to be granted. It has to be more than for just a hobby. Mr. Breault <br />asked about the variance passed last year. Attorney Meyers said Mr. Breault should <br />not forget that he may not be living there forever, and persons moving in may use <br />this garage for something else. <br />Mr. Breault stated there is a garage off the freeway that has cars sitting in <br />the yard all the time that are being worked on. <br />D'arcy Bosell, 2601 Ridge Lane, feels sympathetic for this man and understands <br />his position. She and her husband restore Corvetts in their garage which hold <br />three Corvetts. You are limited in storing them because you run into insurance <br />problems for vandalism when storing them in areas that can't be patrolled or <br />controlled. She feels the City would have more problems with cars parked on lots <br />and looking messy if the Council does not allow larger garages. She asked Council <br />to consider it very seriously. <br />Mr. Breault stated he had a 31 Nash sitting in the yard and the police chief <br />told him to at least cover it with canvas, but then you have problems with rats <br />and mice. <br />Mayor Johnson asked if he had only four cars at present and how he would get <br />six cars in the garage. Mr. Breault said an old fellow has a Roadster he is <br />dealing on and he doesn't know for sure where he will get the other one. He <br />said old cars aren't very long and with the new addition he could get six <br />old cars in plus two regular cars. <br />Mayor Johnson asked if all these cars would belong to him or if he would be doing <br />work for someone else. Mr. Breault said his two sons would have two and the <br />other two sons would have two. When they go around to shows they will pick up <br />parts to fix up the cars. It takes a long time to find the missing parts. <br />Mayor Johnson stated this is a request for a sizeable variance and asked if <br />Mr. Breault had given any consideration to reducing the request to a two car <br />garage instead of three car garage. <br />Mr. Breault said he has been working with brick for many years and feels that the <br />two doors will look better than one big door. He said he felt Council should <br />require a stronger ordinance than what we have at the apartment buildings. <br />Mayor Johnson said the only request we face at present is the request for a triple <br />car garage and asked if Mr. Breault would consider a double instead. Mr. Breault <br />said he doesn't see how he can slide cars into a garage that size. He thought <br />about this all last summer, and he must have a triple garage. <br />■ <br />