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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
GOLDEN VALLEY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
�uty lo, 1979
A regular meeting of the Golden Valley Board of Zoning Appeals was held Tuesday,
July l0, 1g79 at 7:30 P.M, at the Golden Valley Civic Center, 7800 Golden Ualley
Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The following Board members were present:
Mahlon Swedberg, Chairman
Glen Christiansen
G. Wm. Forster -
Herb Polachek, Alternate
Donald Hughes, Alternate
Board members absent by prior arrangement:
Larry Smith
Mike Sell
The first order of business was consideration of the minutes of the regular meeting
of the Board of Zoning Appeals held June 12, 1979, copies of which had previously
been mailed to the members.
Mahlon Swedberg moved and Glen Christensen seconded the motion to approve the :
minutes as written and presented. Upon vote the motion carried.
79-7-25 (Map 20) Residential
1912 Mendelssohn Avenue North
Patriek J. and Gretchen L. Scanlan
The petition is for waiver of Section
3. 12 (i) house to garage separation for 12' off the required
20' to a distance of 8' -between the proposed room
addition and the existing garage.
The petition was in order. Mr. & Mrs. Scanlan were present. No adjacent property
owners were in attendance.
The Scanlan' s reviewed their proposal for the kitchen addition in detail . It was
noted that the existing garage is presentTy g' from the rear lot }ine and the
alley has been vacated so an additional 15' to the Sacnlan's property is available
when filing for the vacation is compteted at Hennepin County R.egister of Deeds.
The garage could then be moved lg' further to the rear to a distance of 5' from
the lot line. The Scanlan' s noted they have given thaught to this and in all
probability may do this when costs permit.
Glen Christiansen explained that as long as a waiver is being sought, it might be
desireable at this time ta construct the kitchen to its full width, thereby
making a more valuable addition and convenient area.
The Scanlans explained they had given much thought to alternatives of construction
and at this time the proposed addition is the result of their determination.
Glen Christiansen noted at the reduced distance between the garage and the house,
those walls of the garage within the 20' separation area must be sheetrocked for
fire stop.
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Glen Christiansen moved to approve the waiver as requested subject to the required
garage walis being sheetrocked and noting the proponent did not want to a}ter the
size of the addition, also noting the possibility of the garage eventually being
moved #'arther to the rear and the proper distance established.
Donald Hughes seconded the motion and upon vote, motion to approve carried.
79-7-26 (Map 11) Residential
2155 Vale Crest Road
Sid Hartman
The petition is for waiver of Section
3.07 (1) for 3' off the required 35' front setback to a distance
of 32' fron the front lot line to the proposed garage
at its closest point.
Present for the meeting was Sid Hartman.
The petition was in order, signafiures of approval had been obtained from all
affected property owners.
Mr. � Mrs. Frank Thimmesh of 5785 Westbrook Road were present and as affected
property owners expressed their approval of the proposed garage construction.
Mr. Hartman explained his hardship of topography which has caused considerable pro-
blems and expense over the years in driving out and up the driveway from his present
garage and then turning up immediately into an additional grade on Vale Crest Road.
It was noted that the proper line angles atong Vale Crest Road to the North. 7he
required front setback is maintained or exceeded so it is at the closest point of
the corner of the garage that the waiver is required.
Chairman Swedberg questioned Mr. Hartman on the construction and size of the proposed
garage and whether it could be constructed further to the rear and eliminate any
necessity for a waiver at any point along the lot line.
Mr. Hartman noted the topography of the lot would create a further hardship for con-
struction and would make the costs prohibitive.
Glen Christiansen moved to approve the waiver as requested, motion seconded by Forster.
Upon vo�e, motion carried.
Chairman Swedberg declared the last two items on the agenda would be moved to the
August meeting.
There being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved, seconded,
and carried to adjourn at 8:45 P.M.
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airman w erg cording Secretary Lloyd Becker