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-8- 1 -and garage are at least four feet higher than the Flaherty home and 2 even though the new garage is 11 feet high at the roof crest,, it would is 3 still be lower than his own which would be next to it on Hilldale ,side 4 and there would be at least 15 feet between the two. 5 6 Commissioner Jones wanted any motion, to state that it was only for. the 7 garage the variance was granted so the Commission would have the 8 opportunity to at least look at any further expansion of the family 9 room. 10 11 The hearing closed at 9 :.08 P.M. 12 13 Commissioner Bjorklund commented that when he first read the proposal 14 he had thought it would result, "in an awful lot of house filling up 15 that corner" , but , after visiting the site , he became aware of the . 16 number of very large homes in that neighborhood, which is of quite , 17 a unique spot in the City. . 18 19 Motion by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Bowerman to 20 recommend the Council grant a variance to William Flaherty to construct 21 the garage he proposes on his Hilldale frontage within seven feet of 22 the adjacent property line , finding that: 23 - 24 1 . The Flaherty- house would have been built facing Hilldale if that 25 street had been in when the residence was constructed. 26 27 2. The variance is not based exclusively upon the desire. of the pro- 28 perty , owner to increase the value or income potential of the parcel 29 of,-, land because - it would probably cost him more than the property 30 would appreciate. 31 32 3 . There is a hardship created for Mr. Flaherty because he is on -a 33 corner lot and therefore front yard setbacks .on a rear yard set- 34 back is .required on three sides of the lot. 35 36 4 . There was no opposition demonstrated against this proposal and the 37 abutting neighbor to the west indicated he favored the granting 38 of the variance . 39 40 Motion carried unanimously . 41 42 The meeting was recessed at 9 : 16 P.M. and when it was reconvened at 43 9 : 27 P.M. , the public hearing _was opened to consider the request for 44 the subdivision without platting by Irving Walbon of the property 45 located at the southwest corner- of 33rd -Avenue N.E. and Old 'Highway 8 46 which- would result in- two single family residential lots from .a single 47 vacant, unplatted parcel containing about 20 ,000 square feet.. 48 49 Chair Pro Tem Zawislak read the notice of the hearing which .had,_gone 50 out to 'all adjacent property owners within 350 feet of. the subject. 51 property and-'had been ..published. February- 9th: in the Bulletin.---:,.No..;one 52 reported failure to receive the notice or objected to i— tts.content.- • 53 54 Mri–Chi.lds had advised-:in his February, 13th memorandum that the lot , 55 split could result-:::in-.-a. single family interior- lot of. 9.,600..,square