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Regular Council Meeting June 26, 1990 page 6 • 1 is at could be considered a hardship. 2 3 Councilmember Makowske referred to the three questions asked in the variance request. She felt there was no hardship, but rather 5 an inconvenience. 6 7 Councilmember Marks advised that the Council , by State law, are not 8 supposed to approve any variance unless it is truly a hardship. He 9 referred to examples of hardships. 10 11 Noting that the members of the Planning Commission recommended approval 12 of the variance request by a four to three vote, Commissioner Faust 13 advised the Council how members of the Commission reached their vote. 1, 15 Councilmember Makowske observed that in the past the Council had granted 16 variance to property owners who were building garages but she stated she 17 did not really see anything unique nor extraordinary with this request . 18 19 The City Manager stated that staff checked the records regarding any 20 precedence which may have been set in prior situations. He gave two 21 examples of variances granted for garages in Mr. Drews' neighborhood. 22 �3 The City Attorney said the question is one of an existing hardship. 24 He felt there is no hardship that could meet the test of the State •25 nor City ordinances. Councilmember Enrooth stated he hopes the Council 26 continues to apply stricter enforcement of the ordinance. 27 23 Motion by Makowske, second by Marks to deny the request for a setback 29 variance at 2609 St . Anthony Boulevard there being no conditions which 30 would allow the Council to grant the variance. 31 32 Roll call : Makowske, Marks , Ranallo - aye 33 Enrooth - nay 34 Wagner - abstain 35 Motion carried. 36 2. S. Clarke, setback variance for 3305 Edward Street 37 Sharon-Lee Clarke is requesting an 11 .43 foot variance to the back yard 38 setback requirement of the City Zoning Ordinance to be allowed to con- 39 struct a 12 foot by 9. 33 foot three season porch. The Zoning Ordinance 40 requires that there shall be a rear yard measuring in depth a distance 41 equal to 20% of the depth of the entire lot, but in no case less than 42 twenty-five feet . Twenty percent of the Clarke lot is less than 25 43 feet , therefore the required backyard setback would be 25 feet. If 44 the variance were granted , the backyard setback from the porch would 45 be 13.57 feet . 46 47 Ms. Clarke stated she had grown up in this area and has family close 48 to the site she has chosen on which to build her home . She revie,,.ed 49 for thz Council her criteria for choosing this parcel . They are as •50