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-4- 4 1 • 1 on Belden Drive. When Mr. Budnicki indicated that was not what he was objecting 2 to, the Commissioner told him Mr. Brown 's home on the other end of that street 3 had been permitted to .be built 15 feet from the curb line, and since the state t 4 ordinance says "your front yard setback must average what your neighbors are," ; 5 the Commission coul.d recommend sucha vari.ance .should be granted to Dr. Peele 6 with which he could bui 1 d the...home_.he i s= nowpropo8i'ng. 8 As far as the value of the house goes, Commissioner Jones said he is certain it 9 would be worth more than what was there -before the storm, and added that it is not 10 the responsibility of the City to dictate the worth of the home which is being 11 built on that property. The Commissioner told Mr. Budnicki he had every right 12 to develop his own 160 foot lot all the way back to the required setback lines. 13 14 Mr. Budnicki indicated he would like to know how the neighbor just west of the 15 Peele property felt about the proposal . Joseph Tretter, 2617 - 32nd Avenue N.E. , 16 responded by saying he had been confused by the notice and had come to the meeting 17 to find out just exactly what was involved in the Peele request. Mr. Tretter . 18 said he didn't care where the Peele's put their front door. His own home is about z 19 15 feet from the lot line and Dr. Peele indicated a good portion of the back of 20 hi.s proposed home would probably face Mr. Tretter's back yard and the distance 21 between the two homes would be increased even more if' he utilized only 28 of the 22 31 feet the Manager had said were available for a house on the narrow .side of the 23 lot. There was also a possibility the house would only be built 82 feet wide, 24 including the garage. 25 26 Mr. Budnicki indicated he was happy to learn the Peele's would be living in the •27 new home but said he wouldn 't want to see a double house built on the lot. He 28 was told the zoning would not permit that. 29 30 When the two started exchanging remarks about the size of their respective homes, 31 the Chairman closed the hearing at 8:22 P.M. 32 33 Commissioner Hansen questioned Dr. Peele about whether or not he intended to 34 retain the exi-sting curb cut on 32nd. Dr. Peele indicated he would have no use 35 for a driveway in that location and the Manager said that it would be the home- 36 owner's expense to have the curb cut closer. r 37 38 Motion by Commissioner Jones and seconded- by Commissioner Hansen to recommend the 39 Council interpret the lot frontage on 32nd Avenue N.E.. be considered the front 40 yard for setback purposes for the property at 2621 - 32nd Avenue N.E. and that the 41 structure to be built there by Arthur R. Peele be permitted to- face towards Belden 42 Drive, finding that: 4.3 f 44 1 . Arthur Peele has indicated he intends to build a home without variances in 45 that location; 46 47 2. Because the subject property is a substandard lot, it is necessary for him to 48 face the house towards Belden Drive; 49 50 .3. The owner of the lot directly west .of the subject property- Joseph Tretter, 51 2617 - 32nd Avenue N.E. , was present for the- hearing and indicated he would •52 have no- objections to facing the house in that direction; and 53 54 4. Removal -of the decrepit old house which previously stoodon that corner, could 55 do ;nothing less than enhance the appearance of that corner and the neighborhood - r 56 itself. F'