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VN-15 8 <br />AUGUST 10, 1976 8:05 P.M. <br />'Reaues : VN-15$, Variance to Permit Front Yard Parking in <br />an Industrial Zon7.ng District <br />Applicant: Dahlke Trailer Sales <br />Location.: 1155 Old'Highway 8 (immediately north of L-694 <br />and east of Old Highway 8) <br />zonings I-1 <br />SUMMARY <br />The applicants are requesting a variance to park new sales <br />trailers. in what is defined asaheir front yard. -The 'buildings <br />on the property are set back 1£30 feet from Old Highway, 8 which <br />means the entire area in :front of the`offce building is the <br />front yard. The applicants have ':indicated that if-they had to <br />maintain the 180-food setback for trailer: parking,°there would <br />be a hardship because they Mould be ~znable to use approximately <br />1.05 acres of their property. The requested variance would <br />allow parking in the front yard, but would, not be directly in <br />front of the building, <br />CODE REQUIREMENTS <br />Sections_11-040 and 2-700 state that the crucial points of a <br />variance request are: <br />1< Undue hardship <br />2. Unique circumstances, and <br />- 3. applying to property' <br />It is further stated that .a variance is not justified unless <br />all. three elements are present in the case, <br />DISCUSSION <br />In conjunction with their request to use the. property at <br />1155 Old Highway 8 for semi-trailer sales and storage, Dahlke <br />Trailer Sa es is requesting a variance. to use part of their <br />front. yard for the parking of .new trailers. <br />Section 10-120 states that in any industrial district, any.:: <br />front and/or side yard bordering upon a street shall..beland- <br />scaped and shall notebe_used for parking.- The front yard is <br />defined by Section 2>-720 as the followings <br />