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