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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
GOLDEN VALLEY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
October 13, 1987
The regular meeting of the Golden Valley Board of Zoning Appeals was held
Tuesday October 13, 1987, at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Civic
Center, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The following Board members were present:
Chairman, Mahlon Swedberg
Art Flannagan
Herb Polachek, alternate
Absent by prior arrangement, Kevin McAleese, Larry Smith and Mike Sell .
The first order of business was approval of the minutes of a regular meeting
held September 9, 1987, copies of which had previously been distributed to the
Board. Art Flannagan moved to approve the minutes as written and presented.
Second by Herb Polachek and upon vote carried.
87-10-37 (Map 8) Residential
36 Natchez Avenue North
Craig S. Senn
The Petition is for waiver of Section:
3A.06(2) rear setback, for 7 feet off the required
29 feet rear setback to a distance of 22
feet from the rear lot line to the pro-
posed deck addition.
The petition was in order. Consent had been obtained from all adjacent
properties. Mr. Senn was preserlt. No others were in attendance.
Chairman Swedberg asked for and Secretary Lloyd Becker provided a staff
review of this proposal . Mr. Senn described his proposed deck at the rear
of his home and also the extensive landscape and retaining wall .
The present home is set back 79 feet from the front lot line because of poor
soil conditions. This setback is similar to adjacent properties. The rear yard
has about 35 feet in depth of useable space. The remainder of the rear lot is a
steep hill rising some 30 feet and is isolated from opposite neighbors.
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The Board reviewed the plans with Mr. Senn. It is primarily an open deck at
almost ground level . Following further discussion, Art Flannagan moved to
approve the waiver as requested, noting the soil conditions, topography and
limited useable rear yard. Flannagan described the request as a typical
situation where conditions noted provide consideration of a hardship. Second
by Herb Polachek who concurred with Art Flannagan's observations and upon vote
for approval carried unanimously.
There being no further business to come before the Board, it was upon motion,
second, and vote to adjourn at 7:50 P.M.
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Mahlon Swedberg, Chairman oyd G. ecker, Secretary