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CITY OF ST. PAUL cot
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CO IL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
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COMMISSIONER DATE
RESOLVED, that upon appeal of Earl Benson and
Margaret Benson from the decision of the Commissioner of
Parks and Recreation and Public Buildings, a 22 -foot t
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building line set -back is hereby established on Lot 1,
Block .CEO, St. .Anthony Park Addition, situated on the sout
dide of Hillside .gvenue at Cmmonwealth.gvenue
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Council File No. 203656 -13y Frank L.
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Resolved, That upon appeal of, Earl
Benson and Margaret Benson from the
decision of the Commissioner of Parks
and Recreation and Public Buildings, a
22 -foot building line set -back is hereby
established on Lot 1, Block 401
Anthony Park Addition, situated` on
the south side of Hillside Avenue at
Commonwealth Avenue.
Adopted by the Council August 24,
1961. i
Approved August 24, 1961. I }4
(August 26, 1961)
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OFFICE OF CITY `CLERK
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St. Paul 2, Minnesota
Mr. Robert J. Swords
Corporation Counsel
Building.
Dear Sir:
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August 3, 1961
AGNES H. O'CONNELL
Ci +y Clerk
HAROLD J. RIORDAN
Council Recorder
The City Council requested that you prepare a resolution providing foz
establishment of 222 -ft. building line set back on property on the soul
side of Hillside Ave. at Commonwealth Ave., also described as Lot 1, 1
St. Anthony Park Addition, Earl and Margaret Benson, appellants, as de
in the last paragraph of the attached letter of the Zoning Board.
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August 1, 1961
Mrs. Agnes H. O'Connell
City Clerk
Building
Dear Madam:
This is in the matter of the appeal of Earl and Margaret Benson to
establish a ten foot building line set back on property located one
the south side of Hillside Avenue at Commonwealth Avenue. The pro-
perty is described as Lot 1, Block 40, St.Anthony Park Addition.
The zoning'is "A" residence.
The site is-presently vacant and, in part, approximately 8 feet bed
low the street grade of Hillside Avenue. The lower portion of this
lot has been partially filled to street grade. The applicant pro-
poses to move an existing residence and two car garage onto this site.
,This is an irregularly shaped tract of land having a curvalinear I
frontage along Hillside Avenue of 128 feet; a scaled dimension of
approximately 85 feet along its east side which adjoins a public alley,
and a scaled distance of 135 feet along the rear lot line, resulting
in an area of approximately 6,000 square feet. The building line set
back on Hillside Avenue as established in the block by the existing'
residences built prior to the enactment of the Zoning Code is 24 feet.
However, Mr. Schroeder ruled that a 22 foot set back would be accep -
able to that department for this particular lot.
The staff reviewed this matter, and finds that the residence could
be placed on this lot with a set back of 22 feet and still maintain
the other requirements of the building and zoning codes. The properties
to the east and' north are developed with single - family residences, while
the properties to the south and west are railroad right -of -way. Field
investigation discloses that the relaxation of the building line as
requested would have a detrimental effect on the other residences in
this block,to the east.
The Board of Zoning considered this matter at their regular meeting in
July 13, 1961, and recommend the denial of this appeal to relax the
building line set back to ten feet and further recommend that the build-
ing line set back be relaxed to not less than 22 feet on the above I
described property.
Sincerely, I
H. C. Wieland
Secretary
Board of Zoning
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Mr.; Prank' L. -Loss
Comiissionor of ,Parks and Public Buildings "
Dear Sirs
I understand that it is out of your.'departmer,:: that advocated the
rejection of my, petition fora building setback of 10 feet inpteacl of 22 feet
as suggested by the planning bureau for lot 1 -block 40, St. Anthony- -Park.
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I could oven'obtaim the report of -a disinterested architect or engineer.
I cannot leave my house on skids waiting to be moved indefinitely, as,it
will settle out of shapo (irreparabl;y), and also in thgtt condition, -v'ndala
could do 4ore-dama -e in a half an hour than he house is worth,
1 cannot understand the reason for the rejection of -my potitio4,
-for the following reasons:
D1. There was not a single pereon- opl.osing it at the- hearing, aq they`
all- realize euch s setback certainly would not -farm the community.
2.. From a practical standpoint:
(a) The necessary stepdown fotting duo to the lour rear mould
almost invariably crack, regardless -of reinforcing.
(b) Telegraph wires four feet' froa the house would not maket
a . desirable condition. i
�^ (e) Eliminating the rear yard would preclude all privacy frpra
the street,, even,for a - clothesline. +
(d) —The, :entire -community has zno set :pattern .fox_•- .either streets.
or- setbacks. =
_Again I appeal to you, note only for the Practicability of this -
particular pro- norty, but the entire- community could be hvrmed by the
necessity -of unloa,din- of•an - undesirable property. -
' As a substantial taxpayor, I believe the citizens deserve a saor� '~
thorough investigation and consideration which also affects the entire'
community. -• ;
It is not conducive to future bidding-on city property if unusual
contours- bf-lote are not taken into consideration, as in this particular
.instance."
- - Yours very-truly,
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Earl Benson
977 Portland Ave.
St. Paul 4, Minn.
June 292 1961
Mayor Vavoulis
The City Council
.P,1 Schroeder, City Architect
Gentlemen:
We hereby.petition a re- assignment of building line
on Lot 1, Block 40, St. Anthony Park, which is located at
the-junction of Hillside.and the railroad right -of -way at
approximately 2350 Hillside for the following reasons:
The lot is triangular with about 84 ft. depth on the
deep side tapering to an apex about 128 ft. along Hillside.
Thus, a 48 ft. house which I bought from the city and which
1 plan to move onto this lot, at the present 21 ft. building
line would put theback of the house only about 4 ft. from
the railroad telegraph wires. -Also the back of this lot`is a-
bout 10 ft. low and would require difficult footing arrange-
ment. Therefore, due to this and the peculiar triangular;
shape of the lot, I ask that the building line be changed
to 1Q Z�. There is an alley separating this last lot II
on that side of the street from the rest of the homes in'the
block.
Yours very truly,
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