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-4- The Chairman read the notice of the hearing which had been sent to • all residents within 200 feet of the improvement and the Manager verified that all other requirements for such a hearing had been met. Mr. and Mrs . Toth were the only persons present to speak for or against the proposal . Mr. Toth reiterated his written reasons for making the addition to his home and pointed out the fact that the house was built 28 feet from the property line in 1950, long before the new ordinance re- quiring a corner lot structure to be 45 feet from the street had been adopted. He also told the Board that when 29th Avenue was rebuilt , the width of the roadway was increased to within 13 feet of his lot line and noted the homes adjacent to his are closer to the street than the proposed addition will be. The Public Hearing was closed at 8 : 56 p.m. Mr. Fornell agreed with the justifications given ay the applicants and said he was not opposed to the proposal . Mr. Bjorklund wanted the setbacks of homes adjacent to the Toth ' s measured, but it was agreed surveying would be too costly . Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Klick to grant the variance requested which will permit the proposed improvement of the Toth residence on Lot 8 , Block 4 , Murray Heights Second Addition, as pre- sented, which will maintain the existing roof line of the home, • finding that strict adherance to the existing City ordinance require- ments for a corner lot will place undue hardship on these applicants since the property was platted and improved prior to the adoption of the present ordinance and the resulting property setbacks will be consistent with the adjacent properties . Motion carried unanimously. Sid Johnson, builder of three double bungalows at 39th Avenue N.E. and Macalaster Drive, was present for the discussion of possible splitting of the three for private ownership rather than rental pur- poses . He blamed his lack of foresight for not requesting this usage for the structures when he was granted the variances necessary to their contruction. He felt their placement on the site was mandated by the City and gave the tinancial reasons for wanting to change their usage . Mr. Johnson also recjmm-nded the concept for compre- hensive plan consideration. Mr . Berg had provided the information requested by the Board regarding how other communities had dealt with this new concept for housing and suggested four methods of handling it for City adoption. He also attached to this memorandum the policy statement from the Metropolitan Council on the concept of alternative housing which they encouraged communities to develop to provide affordable housing to all segments of the population . •