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-3- • 1 There was no one present to speak either for or against the proposal, 2 and the Chairman closed the hearing'. at 8 :02 P.M. , for- the Commission 3 consideration and action. 4 5 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund - and .seconded by Commissioner Jones to 6 recommend the Council grant a one foot sideyard- setback variance which 7 would allow Mike Pribula to construct the single family dwelling he 8 proposes on the vacant lot -at 3231 Roosevelt Street N.E. , finding that: 9 10 1. The proponent had developed a proposal which would conform to the 11 wishes. of . his neighbor to the south related to the placement of 12 his garage. 13 " 14 2. There was no other opposition. from adjoining property owners . 15 16 3. Several lots and homes of. the same size have been developed on that 17 street. 18 19 4. The unique characteristics of this lot with the extended -shape and 20 no street address would appear' to constitute a hardship for the 21 applicant to construct his home according, to the Ordinance requirements. 22 23 Motion carried unanimously. 24 25 At 8 : 07 P.M. , Chairman Zawislak. opened the hearing to consider a petition 26 from Edwin and- Alyce Brown for a variance to the City Zoning Ordinance • 27 requirements which would allow them to reconstruct their home at 2702 28 33rd Avenue N.E. ,: which- was severely damaged in the April tornado, with 29 an entryway whichwould be two feet - closer to Belden Drive than its 30 existing distance of 14 . 2 feet. He read the notice which had been 31 publishdd. June 6th. and mailed to all adjoining property owners of 32 record within 20.0_ feet of the subject property . No -one present reported 33 failure to receive thatnotice or objected to its content and the 34 Manager reported- receiving. no objections to the request. 35 36 Gary Brown, 1317 -Hillside Circle, Chaska, MN, who had accompanied his 37 parents , to the meeting, -presented -their request, saying they wanted to 38 replace. the old'entryway- with another which would be two feet longer 39 and which. would not be so steep. The Manager confirmed .that this would 40 require a two foot variance from the setbacks established when the ' home 41 was built long before Belden- Drive was constructed. In his June 15th 42 memorandum, Dir. Childs had recommended the variance be approved per- 43_ceiving that the existing=corner lot which is only 42_. 2 feet wide could 44 not accommodate a standard size house, anyway, and .said there are 45 several other substandard lots -and homes in ' the same block which were 46 also grandfathered in with the City Zoning Ordinance. 47 48 The applicants '. son assured Commissioner Jones that the existing driveway 49 ended at the front door and .tha.t there- would- be no objections to having 50 it removed if there was a concern that it might be - used to drive around - - 51 the house. The new garage fronts on Belden, he added. • 52 53 Commissioner Jones indicated he perceives the reconstructed home would 54 be a real asset to the neighborhood and he believes this to be just 55 another instance of where the extra setback size required for corner 56 lots is not necessary.