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-3- if Mr. Johnson requires identification of. the complex, the signage for the hair design operation may have to be taken down. The Plan- ning Commission member also pointed out that the City will be able to construct a sidewalk in the easement without going through condemna- tion proceedings . Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded by Mr. Peterson to recommend Council grant a 5 , 944 square -foot variance for the entire area for the continuation of construction of: the St. Anthony Court project, as proposed, on Lot 12 , Block l ; Penrod Addition (whose street address will be between 3909 - 4017 Silver Lake Road) to bring this construction into conformance with all City Zoning Ordinance requirements . This recommendation of approval is based on the fact that this construction was approved through a variance building permit granted in considera- tion of possible vacation and/or acquisition of the ten foot ease- ment held by Ramsey County along Silver Lake Road and the Commission further finds . that not granting the variance may cause financial hardship for the builder in form of costs of replatting, redesigning and recalculating his construction plans . Before a vote was taken , Mr. Bjorklund reiterated his concerns related to future plans of Ramsey County for Silver Lake Road and offered a friendly amendment that the approval be made "contingent upon receipt of a written statement from Ramsey County as to their intent not to improve the easement with a roadbed" . i The maker of the motion indicated he was unwilling to accept the • amendment because he sees "it would be unfair to project this re- striction on Mr. Johnson ' s construction" . The amendment was then formalized with Mrs . Makowske seconding the motion. Voting on the amendment: Aye : Bjorklund and Makowske. Nay: Bowerman, Sopcinski , Enrooth and Peterson. Abstention: Jones . Motion to amend not carried. Mr: Jones then called the question. Voting on the original motion: Aye : Bowerman, Peterson, Enrooth , Sopcinski and Jones . Nay : Bjorklund and Makowske . Motion carried. A joint. statement from Mr. Bjorklund and Mrs . Makowske indicated they "would have been in favor of some variance , but that particular variance was not what they had in mind" .