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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes December 17, 2014 Page 5 of 7 Fuller stated there is another modification needed because the property is zoned RM but a portion of the staff report says RL. Robinson apologized for the oversight. Malmquist asked if the existing house required a variance for its placement. Robinson stated that is not correct. He stated that is why the lot width request is stated the way it is. Meseck asked if the lot coverage is in compliance. Robinson stated lot coverage, for Lot A, is in compliance. Malmquist asked how much of a variance is being requested. Robinson stated Lot A is asking for a 2 foot lot width variance, and 18 feet on Lot B. Lot B is also asking for about 1,800 SF of lot area. Meseck asked if there is no way to draw this line without a variance. Robinson stated that is correct. Applicant Presentation and questions from the Board to the applicant: Andy Johnson, representative of the owner, spoke in regards to the project. He stated a 4 lot property is unique for Old Town, especially for Lafarge, because most lots towards Main Street are smaller in size. He believes the lots proposed are in keeping with the neighborhood. He added the owner does want to keep the house but the property is too large for her to keep up. No questions were asked of the applican Public Present in Opposition of Application: Peter Stewart, 1132 Jefferson, stated he had concerns because of omissions in the staff report. He also stated he likes the diversity of Old Town and believes lots of the same size lose that diversity. He stated there can be "blight" in sameness. He does not agree with staff on the fact that there aren't too many 100 foot lots. He also doesn't believe there is a threat of a large structure being built because there are several other properties of this size that do not have large structures. He added the RM zone district does permit two principal structures on one parcel. Niska asked what would be gained by this request. Robinson stated this request is to allow for a subdivision of the property and not a development of an additional house. Malmquist stated the' oard is not discussing land speculation, as implied by Stewart. He stated the board is looking at the opportunity for subdivision. Fuller asked Robinson how many multi two unit or 3 unit dwellings there are in town. Robinson stated he did not have that figure at hand, but knows of other structures throughout Old Town that are multi -unit, whether legal or not. Fuller asked how many lots are as narrow as 42.