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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING BOARD MI=,S OCTOBER 15, 197+ The meeting was called to order by Chairman McGinn at 7:38 P.M. The following were present at roll call: Marks, Kronk, Letourneau, McGinn, Hiebel and Bowerman. Absent: Johnson Also present: Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst. The following amendment was made to the Planning Board minutes of September 17, 19711: Page 2, para. 2: Correct "hearty" to"hardy" in the 3rd stipulation. Motion by Mr. Letourneau and seconded by Mr. Hiebel to approve as amended. Motion carried. The Public Hearing on the Michaelhoff request for a side yard variance opened at 7:40 P.M. Vx. Ralph Amundson, 3424 Highcrest Drive, stated that Mrs. Dale Michaelhoff, 906 W. County Rd. D Apt 233, wanted to buy the 78 ft. lot he owned at 3604 Downers Drive to build a 66 ft. house and would therefore need a side yard variance of 5 feet to con- struct the home. • Mr. Johnson arrived at 7:50 P.M. Mrs. Michaelhoff showed the plans for the house but did not have a survey of the lot. She said that Mr. Lekson had told her the fireplace and overhang were considered permitted encroachments under the new zoning ordinance. Mr. Amundson owns the 90 ft. lot to the east of 360+ and said he did not feel a variance of 5 ft. would cause a space problem for a house which might be built on that corner lot. Mrs. McGinn and Mr. Letourneau pointed out the problem which had recently arisen on St. Anthony Blvd., where a resident requested a side yard variance to build an addition to his home and the next door neighbors, who had moved to their douse after he had built, strenously opposed the construction and voiced their opinion that the house which. had been constructed over 22 years ago should never have been built so close to the property line. The request for variance in that case had been denied. Mrs. Amundson also spoke in defense of the request citing several cases "d®tim the street" where "houses too large for the lots had been built: IMIr. Marks told her that it was the job of the Board to prevent such deviations from the ordinance. Mrs. Grace Schlegel, who lives at 3600 Downers Drive, i-rhieh is west of the property in question, said she and her husband had no objections to the variance in side yard since their house was positioned 15 feet away from the property line. Mrs. Micheelhoff said she could not see whey the house would interfere with property on either side. She said that based on encouragement from the Mayor and Mr. Lekson she had gone ahead and made a financial commitment towards obtaining a mortgage.