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• Mr. Johnson said he did not feel the applicant had proved undue hardship should the variance not be granted and foresaw a "city block of concrete in this area before long" . Mr. Fornell felt that Auto Trac and the dairy store will have serious parking problems if Ramsey County acquires the proposed ten feet of right of way on the north side of 37th Avenue N.E. Motion by Mr. Cowan and seconded by Mr. Rymarchick to recommend to the Council that a side yard variance to the Zoning Ordinance be granted which will allow the Berger Transfer and Storage Company to erect the proposed addition to its existing building on 37th Avenue N.E. (Plat 50510, parcel 04008) up to 2 .78 feet of the east lot line with the stipulation that an opaque fence be erected between the addition and the Auto Trac building to the east which will eliminate access and obscure litter and that the exterior architectural design and landscaping be provided in the manner agreed upon when the original addition was ap- proved. Voting on motion: Aye: Cowan, Rymarchick, Hiebel, Bowerman and Letourneau Nay: Johnson • Motion carried. 'The Board was reluctant to use the Community Development Block Grant funds available to involve a planner in the study of upgrading the com- mercial area in the southern portion of the City until some specific objectives had been set for what the Board hopes to accomplish in any study by an outside planner. Motion by Mr. Cowan and seconded by Mr. Rymarchick to refer the question of a commercial areas redevelopment analysis and planning study to the subcommittee appointed by the Board and already working on such a study of the economic viability and aesthetic improvement of the St. Anthony Shopping Center and Kenzie Terrace with the request that they establish the objectives to be sought in such a study. otion carried unanimously. The meeting was recess at 8 : 56 and reconvened at 9 :05 to consider the application for a Public Hearing on a PUD for the property owned by Gordon Hedlund across from Apache Plaza. Speaking for the request were Mr. Hedlund, his attorney, Mr. Daubney and Mr. Dale. Mr. Heibel said he didn't want to hold a Public Hearing unless there were definite changes in the proposal from those previously presented by Mr. Hedlund. Mr. Rymarchick cautioned the applicant that he had better be prepared to defend his proposal with respect to its meeting all the (3)