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September 14, 1977 Page 6 MSP (Fedor-87anchard) to approve the 5' side yard variance for Vlrgit El~rrelch, /-•,2193 Oakwood, for the purpose of building an tiddiCion to Ms house. The variance vouid be granted due to the hardship cr~eated by the substandard iot frontage. 5 ayes Comnissian Member Mackeben Joined the meeting at 8:45 PM, wMie Comn9ssion Mem6er Burmeister was excused from t,he meeting at 8:45 PM. MTNOR SUBDIVISION REQUEST OF HELEN NACKETT - 7456 GROVELAND ROAO Official Rose explained that Mrs. Hackett has req~aested to subdivide her 1ot which fronts 6oth Knollwood Drive and partially Grovelond Road, to be 132' wide x 274' deep, The lot fronting Knoliwood tivould be 132' and 137', and the lot parCial'ly fronting Groveland Road would be 132' wide x 137' deep. Plar.nin~ considerations include that both lots have 18,084 square feet, which exceeds t'r~e requirement of 11,000 square feet. The lot fronting Knollwood has 732' of frontage whicfi a7so exceeds the requirement of 85'. The lot which partially fornts Groveland Road only has 18.68' due to the early uriusual platting. A variance would be required for substandard frontage of 78,68' s9nce it is 66.3' short. Mrs. Hackett's home and garage presently ara located on one 1ot partially fronting Grnveiand and meet aiT setback requirements. Tfie driveway provides access to both Grove~and Road and Knoltwood Drive and the extension Cn I<no77wood Urive wuuld have to be removed. The house is presently being served from the Groveland Road side and services are availabte fur the new lot fronting Knollwood Drive. The Fire Department sees no problem in providing protection to the suhstandard frontage 7ot. Both houses ad~acent to common property ,__ lines are located 20° from the lines. Aiso, if Groveland is exte~ded south, no further ~asements would b~ necessary from Mrs. 1lackett's praperty. ~ 1 Comnission Member Mackeben asked what the purpose wautd be for the aaseTent on the north lot line. Officlal Rose replted that t,here is not a cormnon rear lot lina so an ease- ment would be required to connect easements. It was aiso noted that this was a very unusual circumstance in that the frontage on Groveland is only 18.68', requiring a 66.3' variance. MSP (Foss-Fedor) to approve the minor subdivision raquest of lielen Hackett, 7458 Grove- land Road as presented in the request, with a variance for the lot facing Groveland Road be~ause it is an existing structure that was done many years a~o through previous planning and because of the way Groveland Road ends arid Bronson Orive sterts, that there is na other way that it could be done. A1so, a 5' easement on tha cann4n )ot lines and a 5' easement on the north lot lines would be required. 5 ayes VARIANCE REQUEST FOR 7-ELEVEN FOOD STORE - 7295 SILVER LAKE ROAO Officia7 Rose reported thnt the apR7icant is reyuesting to instell se7f-service gas pump facillty which requires a 8-3 conditiona7 use perm7t. 'fhe instellation of the pump service reduces the parking capacity to 15 spaces, while 20 are required. Vlan~ing considerations include that the present zoning 9s General Business - Sho ping Center, B-4 vihich the Comprehensive Land Use addresses the use itself as Neighbor~ood Business, B-t, und the property south of it Metlium Density, R-2 and R-3. The requesCed use would require a 8-3 conditionat use permit, which is a more intense use than the ~.~-1 useage implied by the Comprehensive Plan. Also, the appllcant has provided for ',5 parking spaces, which is a reductiun of the existing speces, being 5 short of the code requirement. 9 spaces would be pr•ovided