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-3- (A) A .developer's agreement from Mr. Blanske assuring construction to the City's specifications of a road and sidewalk along the portion of Sunset Lane which remains after the vacation; (B) Provision of marked .parking for .any or all office spaces (max- imum of two offices) which meet the requirements of the City ordinance; and (C) Submission of landscaping plans detailing those indicated in his proposal by Mr. Blanske, which meet the approval of the City staff. The Council bases the granting of these variances on the findings- that; (A) The side yard variance is reasonable in that it conforms to the average set back of adjacent properties. (B) The City requirements in regard to parking spaces would be considered a hardship as the standards required to not pertain to the mini storage portion of this project. (C) The front yard variance is reasonable because .of the uniqueness of the site where the front yard has limited visibility from • other structures and there is no demonstrated need for a larger roadway. (D) The side yard variance. is also required because the poor soil conditions to the east require the project to be sited further west. To prepare the land to build on that soil is considered to be hardship for the developer rather than a mere inconvenience. Motion carried unanimously. Following this action the Council next considered the Commission' s recommendation that the City Zoning ordinance should be amended to specifically permit the construction of mini storage facilities in a Light Industrial district and a caretakers residence for that specific type of facility. Mr. Blanske reiterated his contention that not only would the care takers residence, with someone present night and day, provide surveillance for his property but would also serve in the same capacity as a benefit to the City since security would at the same time be provided for the entire area which is rather isolated and has experienced some incidents of vandalism and burglary. The developer related his plans to provide, in addition to free rent for the retired or handicapped occupant of the residence, some form of supplementary compensation to be agreed to later. The residence will be utilized only by the. caretaker. and not rented out for any other purpose he promised.