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-2- Susan. .Tobias= cam make the additions to her home at 3121 29th Avenue N.E. which she. believes will bring her older .home. .into greater con- formance with- the newer homes in that neighborhood. The petitioner showed the plans for a new garage, a'. bedroom-bathroom and deck additions she proposes to ,construct at. the same time she intends to remove the. existing non-conforming garage on the property- Motion by. Councilman.. Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant a 5 feet 8 inch front yard setback ,variance. as. well as a side yard setback variance of_ 2 feet. 6 inches which .will allow Susan Tobias to construct the ,additions to the .home at- 3121 39th .Avenue N.E. as proposed in Exhibit I , Site Plan .=No. 1, on the condition the exist- ing garage on. the property .is removed upon completion of construction, finding, as did the Planning Commission, that granting these variances; (1) would result in an overall improvement of the lot and the exist- ing non-conforming .garage .can be removed; (2) would aid .in- saving the .existing aesthetics- of the property by allowing the preservation -of the existing Cstately) oak tree; and (3) would relieve a hardship and correct extraordinary. circuimstances applicable to. this property .but• not applicable to- other property in the vicinity or zoning district , as the hardship was caused by the City ordinance -which was adopted after the existing structure was built. In granting these variances,. the Council took into. consideration; • (a) the irregular. setbacks of the ad-jacent. properties; (b) adequate on site parking which will now be - available; (-c) the support of seventy-five percent of. the adjacent. property owners for the request; and (d) that better blending of this older home with the newer homes in the neighborhood can be expected from this improvement . Motion carried. unanimously. Harry Schroeder of.- Horizon Development Company, architect for the new office building in the St. Anthony Office Park was present, as he had been at the Commission meeting, to present a petition for a free standing sign variance- for -a. 60 square foot identification sign for that building. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem- Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant a .variance to-. the City sign ordinance for a free standing sign proposed .in the drawing for the Anthony Place building, 2855 Anthony Lane .South. presented to the Council August 26 , 1980 , with modifications agreed to .by the.. architect to bring .the sign within the definition of a monument type sign and on the condition there will be no tenant. identification on ,the sign-.or the building, finding that: (`1) The sign, as modified, falls well within the proposed guidelines set for signage in a Light Industrial district. (2) The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the other property in the neighborhood.