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lU9~ :I~ IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. 10 A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS WAS HELD FEBRUARY 22, 1950, IN THE CITY HALL TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS FOR VARIANCE FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE. MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: MR. LUVAAS, CHAIRMAN; MR. GILLILAN; MR. STIEN; AND MR. WILMSEN. I. REQUEST FROM MR. ROY E. MnRSE AND MR. RAY M. MORSE, DOING BUSINESS AS THE BROADWAY AT 39 EAST BROADWAY--REQUEST WAIVER OF THE SETBACK AND LOADING PROVISIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE AS APPLIED TO THE READ YARDS IN, C-3 ZONE. BY UNANIMOUS VOTE THE BOARD GRANTED THE REQUEST DUE PRIMARILY TO THE HARDSHIP IMPOSED ON THE PROPERTY. THE BOARD TOOK COGNIZANCE OF THE FACT THAT ALL EXISTiNG BUILDINGS IN THE BLOCK HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO THE ALLEY LINES, AND FURTHER, BUILDINGS FRONTING ON THE STREETS AT THE EASTERLY AND WESTERLY TERMINI OF THE ALLEY WOULD HAVE SIDE PROPERTY LINES ABUTTING THE ALLEY AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT HAVE TO MEET THE THREE-fOOT SETBACK FROM THE ALLEY. I 2. . REQUEST FROM EARL J. VAUGHN REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE REQUIRED FRONTAGE SETBACK FOR A DUPLEX AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ELEVENTH AVENUE AND TYLER STREET. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE BOARD AGREED TO GRANT THE EIGHTEEN-AND-ONE-HALF-FOOT (18.5) SETBACK AS REQUESTED. 3. REQUEST FROM MR. LAWRENCE JENSEN FOR WAIVER OF SETBACK ON HIS PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERLY TERMINUS OF PROSPECT DRIVE, VICTORIA HEIGHTS ADDITION. MR. JENSEN REQUESTED A SIX-FOOT SETBACK FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HIS BUILDING, SAID PORTION Of THE STRUCTURE BEING A GARAGE. THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE SET BACK TWENTY-SIX fEET. THIS PROPERTY HAS CONSIDERABLE SLOPE TO THE EAST AND MR. JENSEN CONTENDS THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE A STRUCTURE ON THIS LOT HE WILL HAVE TO BUILD CLOSER TO THE STREET THAN THE ORDINANCE PERMITS. THE BOARD DENIED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE PREMISES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE STRUCTURE COULD BE SET FURTHER BACK. 4. REQUEST fROM MR. BIGGS FOR THE WAIVER Of fRONTAGE SETBACK ON HIS PROPERTY AT 640 EAST 19TH AVENUE FROM 30 FEET TO 16 FEET. SINCE THE AVERAGE SETBACK FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FRONTAGE IS 30 FEET, THE BOARD RECOMMENUS THAT MR. BIGGS SECuRE FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY-OWNER A LETTER STATING SAID PROPERTY-OWNER HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE LESSER SETBACK. MR. BIGGS PLANS A SEVEN-UNIT COURT ON HIS PROPERTY. REQUEST DENIED. 5. REQUEST FROM MR. H. R. KETELL OF THE KETELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR APPROVAL Of THE WIDTH OF THE SECONDARY STAIRWAY IN THE EUGENE MANOR APARTMENTS, ELEVENTH AVENUE AND FERRY STREET. THE STAIR AS PLANNED HAS A NET WIDTH OF 5'0" OR 60"; WHEREAS THE BUILDING CODE REQUIRES A NET OF 88". SINCE THERE IS AN ADEQUATE SMOKE-PROOF TOWER WITH A MAIN STAIRWAY OF 8'5" IN WIDTH, THE BOARD APPROVED THE REQUEST WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE FIRE MARSHALL ALSO APPROVE THE NON-CONFORMING WIDTH FOR THE SECONDARY STAIR. 1 6. A REQUEST FROM MR. W. DION TO ENLARGE HIS GROCERY BY ADDING A WAREHOUSE AND THREE APARTMENTS ABOVE THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. THIS PROPERTY JS LOCATED AT 1201 WEST ELEVENTH AVENUE (AT TYLER STREET) AND IS A NON-CONFORMING OCCUPANCY. THE AREA IS IN THE R-2 ZONE, DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL, AND THE ORDINANCE DENIES THE ENLARGJNG OF A NON-CONFORMING OCCUPANCY. THE BOARD DENIED THE REQUEST. THIS BEING ALL THE BUSINESS AT HAND THE BOARD ADJOURNED." IT WAS MOVEO BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE REQUEST Of MR. JENSEN BE GRANTED, AND THAT THE REMAINDER Of THE REPORT OF THE BOARD Of ApPEALS BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS I I THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS TO REZONE WERE SUBMITTED. LERoy G. CARLSON, 1458-1/2 PEARL STREET,- TO REZONE EAST 14TH BETWEEN HIGH AND FERRY STREETS FROM R-3 TO R-4. WIL~IAM A. WONN, 660-1/2 CHARNELTON - TO REZONE THE CORNER OF HAYES AND 18TH AVENUE FROM RA TO C-2. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY HAWN THAT THE PETITIONS BE REFERRED TO ,THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION AT THEIR MARCH 7TH MEETING. MOTION CARRIED. 12 THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS FOR BEER LICENSES AS APPROVED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE S U BM I T TED. I A. C. MILLER, 1854 E. 13TH AVENUE - PACKAGE ST'ORE, CLASS A. HARRY SCHWARTZ, PUBLIC MARKET GROCERY, 172 W. BROADWAY - PACKAGE STORE, CLASS B. ''''.~:;,,,,.. ,-" >~. " " -.,., ,~