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-3- The Manager wanted the responsibility of the safety of pedestrians • left to the bank and Hennepin County , which controls Kenzie Terrace. He said the logical point for pedestrian crossing would be at the intersection of Stinson Boulevard and Lowry Avenue where there will be a semaphor installed this summer. Whether a curb cut can be made on Kenzie Terrace will also be left to the county and he doubted whether they would allow a mid-block crosswalk in view of the hazards pedestrians are exposed to in the cross walk a few blocks down Kenzie Terrace. Mr. Bjorklund agreed with Mr. Jones that there was not adequate buffering of the site in the plan between the residences across the street and the building east of the proposed lot. He thought at least three parking stalls, rather than one suggested by Mr . Johnson, should be reserved for snow storage and felt since a precedent had been set in many cases throughout the City for allowing nine rather than ten foot wide parking spaces , this route might be taken to maxi- mize the use of the lot, but thought the parking bumpers were planned too close to the lot line . He offered amendments to the following motion which reflected these changes . Motion by Mr. Rymarchick and seconded by Mr. Klick to recommend Council approval of setback variances of two feet on the east side , four feet on the Kenzie Terrace side, and seven feet on the Lowry side of Lot 1 , Block 1, Kenzie Terrace Addition (approximately 2510 Kenzie Terrace N.E. ) , which will permit parking for the St. Anthony National Bank, as proposed within the setbacks , finding that : • 1) because of the unique shape of the property, it probably would be a problem to develop any other commercial use, especially considering the associated parking requirements; 2) no apparent desire is demon- strated, through these variances , to increase the value , but rather just to maximize the use of this odd-shaped lot; and 3) strict ad- herance to City ordinance would hinder the maximum use of the pro- perty for a parking facility by limiting the number of automobiles and making the use unreasonable. Recommendation of approval is made contingent upon thc. owner being responsible : to either provide ade- quate snow storage on the property or to have it hauled away; to pro- vide density of planting and screening along the Lowry Avenue side to an opaque or near opaque visability, and to a height of no less than four feet; parking bumpers are to be positioned at least six feet from the lot line in all cases ; and the owners are urged to encourage their employees to cross at the appropriate locations ; and the owners are to follow their planting proposals as presented. ,Motion carried unanimously. At 8 : 50 p.m. Chairman Marks opened the Public Hearing on the request from Mr. and Mrs . Leonard Toth for a four foot side yard setback variance to the City Zoning Ordinance which will allow them to com- plete the existing porch and add a vestibule on their home at 2900 Roosevelt Street N.E. • c I