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Mr. Kirby White spoke stating that he is also in the fishing busi-
ness. He went on to say that these crab pots are only used in the
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state of Alaska at certain times during the year, so there are peri-
ods of time when they have to be stored. He said that there are
other people in the fishing industry who live in the City of Edmonds S
and also have offices in Edmonds. He said that people who live in
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Edmonds and are in the industry have tried to get the City oriented
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whereby they would become more interested in the marine industry which !`;
could bring in more money to the City. Mr. White stated that he was. ;
very much in favor of the Norsol Company's request. Mr. David Crow
of 348 Sunset stated that he could vouch for the fact that Mr. Musland
is looking for another location and that his feelings were that Mr.
Musland would like to locate in another area himself. Mr. Peter Sykas
of 750 Melody Lane stated that he was from the northeast originally ,
and the people in Maine know the value of crab pots. He went on to ,
people visiting from the east, the crab -pots
say that whenever he has;
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are a tourist attraction. He said that he would like to hear what
the Port has in mind for this area. Mr. David Crow spoke again and h;
said that Mr. Musland does have a good payroll. He hires many young t
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people who are just getting started and provides a good opportunity ;.
for the young people in the area. Mr. Bill Leraas inquired as to i
Whether Mr. Musland was leasing from the port and Mr. Musland stated r
that he was. The public portion of the hearing was closed.
Mr. Paul Roy stated that he did not feel this business was detrimental
MOTION: in any way and that he would like to see it continued. MR. ROY MOVED, }
EXTEND THE NOR50L COMPANY CONDITIONAL
SECONDED BY MR. JACK BYRD, TO {,
USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS BECAUSE IT IS NOT DETRIMENTAL•
TO THE HEALTH, WELFARE OR SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. MOTION CARRIED.
1 V 22 79 :LENARD_ZAPARA;- Variance from required side yard setback at 9722)•;'
-therry. Street,.'
Ms. Nancy Luster, Associate Planner, stated that this is a variance
request from the side yard setback, the requirement in this zone
t being 10 feet side yard setbacks. The applicant's request is for
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a variance of 8 foot, 6 inches from the side property line in order ;
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to build an accessory building which would be attached to an exist-'.
ing storage structure on the side. Ms. Luster stated that this was
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1 a very large piece of property and would not amount to a rezone. s;
that the staff does not feel that strict enforcement
Ms. Luster said
of the zoning code would deprive the applicant from constructing this j
particular building inasmuch as it is a very large lot and it is felt
that he could relocate this structure in another area of the property
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to the adjoining property and it would 4
back would be extremely close
increase the density in that area and create much more of a fire ha-
zard. Ms. Luster went on to say that there is a question about the !
total square footage of this accessory structure as it appears from
foot max-
the plan that this structure would exceed the 1,000 square
If this is correct, the applicant
imum for accessory structures.
would have to obtain an additional variance to construct it. Ms.
Luster showed slides of the existing structures on the property and
stated that a letter had been received from the adjoining property
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owner who would be most greatly impacted by this construction.
out that this structure would be
adjoining property owner pointed
to his home and would be detrimental to both his privacy
very close
and his.property. Ms. Luster stated that the staff recommends denial
of this variance request because it is not a minimum variance for a
structure of this size, it is possible to relocate this structure on
1 foot,
the site to avoid a variance of this degree, and because a
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i 6 inch side yard would•be a fire hazard in the area.
i ther feels that the applicant should consider reducing the size of
the structure.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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