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-3- The President and Treasurer of the Mirror Lake Manor homeowners association, Betty Jo Points and Alvina Law who indicated they are spokespersons for the 148 homeowners at Mirror Lake, said they had been appointed by the association board the previous evening to express that group's approval of the proposal as it had been presented to them by Mr. Blanske. 'The board had especially been pleased with the provision of landscaping which they saw as an improvement of. the. existing condition of the property_. The association had also felt that the mini storage facilities might fulfill the need of some Mirror Lake residents for auxiliary storage space. The hearing was closed at 8: 48 P.M. Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and- seconded by Mrs. Makowske to recommend Council approval of the variances necessary for the development of a mini storage facility, as proposed by Bernard Blanske, with no heat- ing and plumbing (except for office space) as per survey certificate No. 5332 for Lot 20 , Block 12 , Mounds View Acres Second Addition subject to: (a) Council approval of the vacation of the southerly half of Sunset Lane for the project, (b) 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, (c) Provision of marked parking for any or all office spaces (max- imum of two offices) which meet the requirements of the City ordinance, and (d) Submission of landscaping plans detailing those indicated on his proposal, which meet the approval of City staff. The variances recommended by the Commission are: (1) A variance of 7 feet for front yard setback (Sunset Lane) . (2) A variance of 12 feet for a side ya:zd setback (Foss Road) . (3) Parking space variance of 31 stalls , resulting in a provision for 3 stalls. - The Planning Commission bases this recommendation in consideration of the following: (a) The side yard variance is reasonable in that it conforms to the average setback of adjacent properties. (b) -The City requirements in regard to parking spaces would_ be • considered a hardship as the standards required do not pertain to the mini storage portion of this project.