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-6- • 1 variances for double garages were set; 2 3 -didn' t think the Commission should be speculating on 4 how long it would take for the Ittner house to be 5 sold; and 6 7 -supported Commissioner Hansen' s suggestion that it 8 should be left to the two neighbors to compromise the 9 issue. 10 11 Franzese -complimented Mr. Nelson on the indepth answer he had 12 provided on the application to the questions which are 13 required to be answered in the affirmative; 14 15 -asked Mrs. Ittner why, if Mr. Nelson had indicated he. 16 recognized the addition might enhance the value of his 17 property, she thought the garage would downgrade her 18 property valuation; 19 20 -pointed out that the Ordinance does allow houses to be 21 as close to each other as Mrs. Ittner' s house and the 22 proposed garage would be; 23 24 -did not consider the separation would be "inordinately 25 close" ; 26 • 27 -said she had noticed there were a good number of 28 double garages on Roosevelt Street and doubted that if 29 more were built there would be "houses upon houses" as 30 Commissioner Werenicz feared; 31 32 -stated she would be in favor of Mr. Nelson' s request 33 for a 22 foot wide garage but was also concerned about 34 Mrs. Ittner' s welfare; 35 36 -suggested Mr. Nelson might be further ahead waiting 37 for the house to be sold and then getting the garage 38 he wanted. 39 40 Hansen -indicated he was in favor of allowing a double garage 41 on this property because it met the City' s desire to 42 get cars off the street and driveways and into 43 garages; 44 45 -shared Mrs. Ittner' s concerns about being able to sell . 46 her house; 47 48 -said the concerns of neighbors had always been an 49 issue to be considered when granting variances and the 50 City had always tried to get neighbors together to 51 come to terms with their differences; but • 52 53 -didn' t believe the Commission should set any deadline 54 for that to happen; 55