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l 2 Mr. Cowan arrived at 7:57 P.M. and participated in the voting on the above motion. • , Motion carried unanimously. The Public Hearing opened at 8:01 P.M. on Mr. Ray Sopcinski 's request for a side yard variance which would permit him to build a garage on the side of his home at 2524 St. Anthony Road which would protrude 7 feet beyond the 22 ft. side yard adjacent to Edward Street. Mr. Sopcinski justified building the garage to the side rather than the back of his house by telling the Board that if he built it in the back yard he would have to elevate it far above the natural terrain because of the flooding he experiences with each downpour. He also explained that if the garage were built behind the house, it cut off the natural flow of storm water across his property which would trap the water in his yard and in that of his neighbor to the west. A garage in back would also ruin the park-like appeaance of backyards of his neighborhood. Mr. Sopcinski also mentioned the precedent set by the neighboring Hertog properties being built almost on the curbline. The Public Hearing closed at 8: 15 P.M. Mr. Robert Lohmar, 2512 St. Anthony Road, appeared to tell the Board he had no opposition to the proposal and said he knew of none from other neighbors. Although Mr. Rymarchick and Mr. Letourneau said they were concerned with the Board's setting aside standard side yard requirements they did not feel this particular case posed a real problem since the street curved around that block and there was no other house affected by their decision. Mr. Marks said that because of the water problem Mr. Sopcinski had, he felt it would result in a hardship for Mr. Sopcinski if the Board required him to do anything other than what he proposed. Motion by Mr. Hiebel , seconded by Mr. Rymarchick to recommend to the Council the Board's approval of granting a 7 foot side yard variance to allow Mr. Sopcinski to construct the garage he was requesting on Lot I and that part of Lot 2 lying east of the west 30 feet, Block 5, Clark & King Hennepin Gardens. XM7�1 on carried unanimously. Mr. Letourneau reconvened the Public Hearing on the Ernst : proposal for a Country Kitchen-office building to be erected east of the American Monarch building on 37th Avenue N.E. at 8:35 P.M. but Mr. Marks questioned whether this was a legal procedure. He said he wondered if the Public Hearing could be legally reconvened since the notice to the residents did not specifically state that a public hearing was to be reconvened but rather indicated a discussion of the revised site plan for the proposal was to be held. However, noting there were approximately 30 interested residents present, he and Mr. Cowan suggested proceeding with the discussion of the proposal as indicated in the notice. Mr. Ernst however said he was not interested in going through his presentation twice. J