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• storage. He later conceded it might be necessary to allow at least 15 feet to protect the City 's ability to store snow even in the face of ad- ditional space being opened up with the relocation of the utility pole. No other person appeared to speak for or against the proposal and the Public Hearing was closed at 8 :01 p.m. Motion by Mr. Klick and seconded by Mr. Bowerman to recommend that the City Council accept all the variances necessary to the lot split proposed by Elmer W. Hansen for Lot 1 , Block 1, Olsens Addition subject to the granting to the City by Mr. Hansen of a 15 foot snow storage easement on that portion of the new Lot 2 which has been vacated by the City for the project as well as the relocation of the existing utility pole on that site finding that neither allowing a lot size variance for the proposed 6 , 700 square foot lot nor side yard variance for a 61 . 79 foot wide lot will re- sult in any interference with adjoining dwellings since the required set- backs between homes will be maintained; the front yard setback will be consistent with that for other homes on the cul-de-sac, and the rear yard setback is governed by the shoreline of a "non-meandered lake" where property lines extend beyond dry land. Before the vote was taken Mr. Sopcinski offered an amendment to the motion which would require the property to be platted as shown on the submitted plans and the building constructed with physical size retained as per those plans. • His motion died for lack of a second. However, Mr. Bjorklund's proposed amendment to the motion "that approval be subject to all easements" was accepted by the maker and second of the motion. Voting on the amended motion: Aye: Klick, Bowerman, Bjorklund, Marks, Rymarchick and Sopcinski. Abstention: Jones . ,\Motion carried. Richard Baer, 1718 Saunders , St. Paul , returned to the Board to bring them up to date on the teenage dance hall he would like to operate in the vacant section of the building which now houses the Country Store. He said he proposed if a satisfactory lease can be engotiated to adapt 17,000 square feet of the area which was formerly a disco skate for a dance hall and game room to serve teenagers from 13 to 18 years of age, though not necessarily barring older youths. He reiterated the plans for adequately supervising the center which he had previously discussed with both the Board and Council and reviewed the experience he has had in youth activi- ties which led him to believe he could meet his objectives of making money at the same time he is providing a badly needed type of entertainment • minus liquor for the youth of the area. He told of several successful centers in Egan, downtown Minneapolis and Milwaukee on which he felt he could model with improvements his proposed enterprise. (2)