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1 1 , -3= Mr. Bona ackowledged that h.is was a "dirty, but necessary, business because society • had become so dependent on the automobile" but he had tried to fit it into the neigh- borhood by changing the appearance of the station as much as possible to match the surrounding residences at the same time "people would still know we're a gas and service station". A third service stall would be installedover the spot where the tanks had been removed, Mr. Bona said, .with the installation covered by a second story so his mechanics who used to work. on cars outside in that area, could now be sheltered from the wind, rain, and snow. The space above the new stall would house an office/lounge/ library, with the latter used by his mechanics to view tapes of instructions on how to repair the automobiles of today, which have become increasingly complicated each year. Mr. Bona told Councilmember Makowske there,.woul:.d- be_ no new activities"carried on in the addition which could be expected to draw more customers into the station, but, rather, "the work could now be done inside". . Motion by. Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Marks to grant the request from Roger Bona for a variance to allow construction of the proposed 14 foot by 50 foot 2 story addition to the north side of the existing Amoco Service Station at 2812 - 27th Avenue N.E. with an 11 foot setback- from the north property line where the City Ordinance requires 30 feet, finding, as did the Planning Commission, that: 1 . The petitioner had answered in the affirmative all the questions on the applica- tion which are required to be answered affirmatively; 2. The unique characteristics of this triangular shaped property would create an • undue hardship for the owner to try to expand and improve his property under the City Ordinance; 3. No objections to the variance were received from the neighbors; 4. Mr. Bona controls all the property to the west precluding any objections from adjacent property owners; 5. The property owner has indicated he would be willing to provide overflow parking when required on the north side of the existing meat market building west of the station, which he also owns; and 6. Granting this variance would not create a sight line difficulty for adjacent properties since the station is bounded on two sides by roadways and on the west by the property which is also in a commercial posture. Motion carried unanimously. H. V. Patzke, 7409. Aldrich Avenue South, a consultant to the B. N. Metro Credit Union, presented their request for a conditional use permit and the necessary setback vari- ance which would allow the credit union. to install a drive-in teller facility. at the . Northgate Office Center in conjunction- with Office Unit #110, where they had relocated their business. Chair Franzese reported the Planning Commission had tabled action on the B. N. Credit Union's request for three signs for further staff research of pre- vious signage agreements for that office center. The Mayor commented that he perceived the teller facility would be erected over the spot where the__motel swimming pool had =b.een-located. :Mr'. Pat2ke said that' _vias correct but that was the location which was perceived would be the "least disturbing to parking and traffic flow on the site". The consultant also pointed out, as had