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1 At 9: 15 P.M. Chair Pro Tem Hansen opened the public hearing to 2 consider a request from Kevin M. Cahill, 2524 Murray Avenue N.E. , for 3 a variance from the Zoning Ordinance setback requirements to allow 4 replacement of the existing legal non-conforming 20 foot X 22 foot 5 garage with a new 34 foot X 24 foot garage to be located with no 6 setbacks from the west property line where the ordinance requires a 3 7 foot setback from the eaves. 8 No one present reported failure to receive the notice of the hearing 9 which had been published in the March 2nd Bulletin and sent to all 10 property owners of record within 200 feet of the subject property or 11 objected to its content. 12 In his March 9th memorandum to the Planning Commission, the City 13 Manager had advised them that the new structure would have adequate 14 setback on the alley side but would need a 3 foot variance on the west 15 side where there would be zero setback to the eaves. Mr. Childs had 16 also advised that since an entirely new structure was being proposed, 17 the garage' s 'non-conforming (grandfather) rights would be lost. He 18 had also commented that apparently years ago most of the garages in 19 this area were built with similar setbacks which are now grandfathered 20 in. 21 A copy of a drawing of the proposed garage and Mr. Cahill' s February 22 19th letter explaining what he wanted to do had been included in the 23 Commission' s agenda packet and Mr. Childs told the Commissioners a W24 drive through that particular alley would show that all the lots are 25 quite small and many of the garages don' t comply with the current 26 zoning code because there is little or no distance at all between 27 individual garage structures . However, in this case, Mr. Cahill' s 28 neighbors ' garages are all appropriately located on opposite sides of 29 the property, requiring no setback between structures. 30 The Manager reported staff had received no calls either for or against 31 the proposal per se but had provided further information to one of 32 Mr. Cahill' s neighbors, John Dorr. 33 As he had stated in his letter, Mr. Cahill told the Commissioners 34 his present garage sits lower than the lot itself and constantly has 35 water in it, which rusts out the cars and the building foundation all 36 the way around. The new garage would be elevated on a six inch 37 block, high enough so seepage won' t be a problem. Mr. Cahill said he 38 had let his car sit outside most of the time except during periods of 39 bad weather. 40 John D. and Helen Dorr , 2520 Murray N.E. , and their son, John J. Dorr, 41 875 Able Road, Shoreview, MN spoke in opposition to the variance. 42 John D. : perceived the variance might be a detriment to his property 43 and to his ability to sell; •44 13