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• In addition, because he leaves for work at 5:30 A.M. the job of open- ing the alley during the winter has fallen on him over the years he has lived there. There is no maintenance agreement with the purchase agreement for the property, Mr. Koski assured Mr. Bowerman and he in- tend to remove the blacktop from his portion of the alley if he is allowed to build a new garage. The downward slope of his backyard makes it impossible to place the new structure there. In his letter of inquiry to the Board, the Koski' s neighbor to the north, Leo Lorbeski, 3321 Croft Drive, questioned whether the addition might affect the value of his property. Mr. Cowan who lives in the neighborhood said he understood Mr. Lorbeski was concerned that the addition' s protrusion 3 feet in front of the Koski residence might cut off his view since his house is farther back than the Koski' s present front yard set back of 36 feet. Mr. Cowan said Mr. Lorbeski has an undersized lot and his is still upset because the City wouldn't let him build his garage on the side of his home. There will be 6 feet between the driveways on the Koski and Lorbeski properties and the latter' s driveway now drains into Mr. Koski 's back yard. Mr. Koski said he will be willing to work with Mr. Lorbeski to match the grade of his driveway. He said this was the first time Mr. Lorbeski has voiced any reservations about the project although he -has shown the plans to him many times- Mr. Marks said he felt the hardship to the Koski' s had been illustrated • by the nature of the alley in back and didn' t feel the addition would adversely affect the Lorbeski property since it would be well within the required front yard set back. Mr. Bowerman agreed saying he felt the grade changes would be minimal since the garage will be the same grade level as the Koski house. Mr. Rymarchick felt this was a reasonable request since the improvement still maintained the 5 foot side yard set back and the grade slope would not adversely affect anyone else's property. Mr. Letourneau was concerned whether the garage might block the neigh- bor's view but voted for a recommendation for approval because the front yard set back surpassed City requirements . Motion by Mr. Marks and seconded by Mr. Bowerman to recommend to the Council approval of the Koski request that a variance to the total side yard requirements for the property at 3317 Croft Drive be granted which will allow a new garage to be attached to the front of the existing residence because hardship had been proven by Mr. Koski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr". Rymarchick agreed to represent the Board at the Council meeting on June 28th. (2)