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t -2- 1 Mr. McGinn was accompanied to the meeting :by .two neighbors who chose 2 not to. speak on the request. The Manager indicated receiving no calls 3 on the request and the hearing was closed at 7 : 45 P.M. for Commission 4 consideration. 5 s 6 Motion by Commissioner. Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Jones to 7 recommend Council approval of the request from Mike McGinn, 4021 Fordham ttI 8 Drive, to. subdivide without .platting, Lot 9 , . Block 4 , Mounds View Acres 9 (.described as- 4017 Fordham Drive).- .into two single family residential " 10 lots , approximately 62 . 25 feet wide by 296 feet in length, totalling 11 18, 400 square feet. each, and to .grant the necessary variance to the City ; 12 Zoning Ordinance which requires a minimum lot width of 75 feet, finding f; 13 that: 14 ' 15 1. No opposition -to the request_was' demonstrated at either the May- 15th 6_+ 16 or- June 19th considerations or through .communications with City, staff - -- 17 - - - - - - 18 2 The applicant'-had _secured the :signatures, of� his-1neighbors :on a docu-. 19 Pentwhich indicated approval of the proposed lot split and variance. 20 21 3. The unique physical attributes of this property and the adjoining 22 lots , as well as the fact that the property to rear remain un- 23 developed along with the fact that a precedent for similar lot 24 splits exist in. Mounds View Acres and on the adjoining properties 25 where quality homes have- been constructed by the applicant. 26 �27 4. Platting the property would be expensive and cumbersome. i.:. 6, 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 At 7: 53 P.M. , the Chairman read the notice of the hearing to consider 32 a petition from. Mike Pribula, 3.570 Buchanan Street N.E. , to allow the 33 construction of a 36 foot wide single family home on the. 50 foot wide 34 by 125 foot long vacant lot at 3231 Roosevelt Street N.E. , which would 35 require. a. one foot sideyard variance to the City Ordinance requirement 36 for 15 foot sideyard setbacks . The notice had been published June 6th 37 and mailed to all property owners of record within 200 feet of the 38 subject property. No one present reported failure to receive the notice 39 or objected to its content. 40 41 Mr. Childs confirmed that the lot is a vacant lot of record which is con- 42 sidered by the City to. be buildable under Section 12 , Subd. 1. 2 of the —__..4.3__ Zoning--Ordinance,.—The-manager- reported receiving no_objections to the 44 request, except a call from the neighbor- to the south who felt much -45 better when she learned of the 10 ' setback on the south side and that 46 the garage would also be on the north side. Mr. Pribula indicated he 47 was building the home for his own use . 48 49 The sideyard setbacks would -be 10 feet on the south, leaving 15 feet 50 between houses, and- 4 feet on the north, leaving 19 feet between houses, 51 according to Mr. Pribula who indicated there is- a house across the 052 street very similar to the one he wants to build. He also told the Com- 53 missioners that the existing trees on his property would not interfere 54 with. his constructing the home as he proposed. Mr. Childs indicated the 55 proposed -structure would -be in .alignment with the homes on each side 56 which are approximately 25 and 22 feet from their front property lines . s .i