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I 6 1 ;night not be built on the side of the house . Ms . Clarke 2 replied that the dining room is on the side of the house , 3 the porch access is planned from the kitchen, and there are 4 no doors on the side of the house. Commissioner Werenicz 5 then pointed out to the applicant that the house plans allow 6 twice as much side yard as is required. .Ms. Clarke replied 7 that there were other considerations to building the porch. 8 She stated •.that the porch was planned for the east side of 9 the house to avoid the hot summertime sun, to provide access 10 from the kitchen, because of the lack of doors on the south 11 side of the house , and because of the fireplace on the south 12 side of the house . 13 14 Commissioner Wagner asked the applicant whether her reason 15 for wanting the porch on the east side of the house was 16 essentially because of financial hardship, and whether it 17 was merely a convenience for her to have the porch on the 18 east side . Ms. Clarke replied that it would not only be 19 convenient but practical , and that she would not be able to 20 afford major changes to the house and still be able to 21 construct it. 22 23 Chairman Madden then invited Chris Paidosh of 3227 Edward 24 Street ATE to speak on the issue . tir. Paidosh explained that 25 when he and his wife , Laurie , built their house , they 26 expended extra effort to search out and find a house plan 27 which would fit their lot without having to request a 28 variance for any of the construction. Mr . Paidosh opposed 29 the granting of the variance because there is no definite 30 plan for the porch and because the issue would be more 31 appropriately addressed in the future when construction is ' 32 definitely planned. Mr . Paidosh also stated that he and his 33 wife built a substantial structure at 3227 Edward Street NE, 34 and would like to protect their investment in the 35 neighborhood by Taking sure an adequate structure is built 36 at 3305 . He said that allowing the variance would not 37 substantially increase the property value of the 38 neighborhood, and that he opposes the granting of the 39 variance also for that reason . 40 41 Chair,:�an Madden invited Doug Bulthaus to speak on the issue . 42 Mr . Bulthaus stated that he and his wife do not oppose 43 granting of the variance as long as it is stipulated that 44 the porch will be on footings only and not on a foundation 45 which would impede the water flow. He stated that he 46 observed six inches of water in the area behind the proposed 47 porch earlier in the evening, and that the drainage problem 48 must be addressed soon by the City before the property in 49 that area is entirely built up. Mr . Bulthaus stated that 50 the culvert at 33rd Avenue seems to be too high to