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• At 8:10 P.M. , Mr. Hiebel opened the Public Hearing to consider re- zoning Lot 19 , Block 12, Mounds View Acres Second Addition, from L. I. (Light Industrial) to R-4 (Multiple Dwelling Residential) so that Randy Mikkelson, 3917 Foss Road, the potential buyer, might remodel the existing two-family structure to accomodate three families. Mr. Mik- kelson who will use the new basement apartment himself, was the only person present to speak for or against the proposal. There was no one who should have been notified of the hearing who reported not receiving such notification. The applicant stated that he was interested in rezoning the property only if a "variance" was granted to the City's requirement for garage space for each unit and only if he did not have to remove the existing barn behind the duplex. He felt "the City is legally required to act on his request as presented in the application" . Mr. Mikkelson said he may not want to purchase the property from Jeffrey Olson if he has to provide the enclosed parking facilities expressly required for new construction in the R-4 zoning district and in reality would prefer to leave it zoned Light Industrial. He said adding garages for a temporary project would not be economically feasible since the existing structures will eventually be razed and an apartment building with self contained garages probably built there instead. Putting a garage on the property now would only create a hodge podge of buildings of differing architectural styling. The proponent also said he needed the existing barn for storage space and might even • convert the lower section to laundry facilities with a slight possibility of the upper portion being made into a summer porch. He will make all changes suggested by the Fire Marshal as well. The Board felt they were required to respond to the purpose for which the Public Hearing was called which was for rezoning with no mention of the variance, if necessary, for parking spaces. They were especially reluctant to act on the possible variance since it was not clear whether such a variance was legally necessary for the existing noncon- forming usage. There was some question of whether such non-conformance might have been grandfathered in when the property was rezoned in 1964 . Mr. Mikkelson was advised that the City Attorney could probably clarify these questions during the Council consideration of the request. Motion by Mr. Rymarchick and seconded by Mr. Marks to recommend to the Council approval of the rezoning from Light Industrial to R-4 of Lot 19, Block 12, Mounds View Acres Second Addition. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Rymarchick and seconded by Mr. Marks to recommend the City Council refer to the City Attorney the question of whether variances are required under the R-4 zoning requirements to allow the proposed remodeling of the existing structure at 3821 Foss Road. • Motion carried unanimously. (2)