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r 2 • eight-foot easement is in the process of being relinquished to the City by Hennepin County, although the City is presently responsible for maintaining that property. Public Works Director Larry Hamer advised the Commission that the zoning ordinance requires a structure to be set 30 feet back from any property line adjacent to a road. Discussion ensued regarding the correct method 'of measuring the front, side, and rear easements . Chair Madden invited Bruce Holten to present his cases to the Commission. Mr. Holten described the logistics involved in building a house on a triangular site with two large road easements . He then stated that the .eight-foot variance he is petitioning for is the eight-foot easement which will eventually revert to the City. He stated that the granting of this variance would allow him to build a house in alignment with the neighboring house; to place the garage as far north on the property as possible in order to comply with City Council restrictions imposed when Lots 19 and 20 were split; and to save an old oak tree on the Old Highway 8 side of the property. Don Makowske of 2919 Rankin Road spoke in favor of Bruce Holten' s building plans and variance request. The public hearing was closed at 7.: 50 p.m. Motion by Werenicz, seconded by Wagner, to recommend that the City Council grant an eight-foot front yard setback variance at 2909 Rankin Road, finding that the three questions asked in the variance petition were answered affirmatively and satisfactorily and that no one spoke against the request; that the variance apply only to this particular lot based upon its unique configuration; and that the house be placed upon the lot as indicated in drawings- submitted to the Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Yarr; for 3104 Armour Terrace; Fence Variance Request The chair opened the public hearing at 8 : 02 p.m. The Chair read the official notice of the public hearing which had been published in the September 20th edition of the St. Anthony Bulletin. No one failed to receive or , objected to the contents of the notice. The public hearing was set to consider a variance for a . fence to allow an additional foot (from six feet to seven feet) in the back yard and an additional three .feet (from four feet to seven 3. feet) in the front yard. Public Works Director Larry Hamer related the history of the fence project to the Commission, stating that the east side of the fence had already been constructed before the City was contacted regarding