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0 0 / 1 U C � June 4, 1969 CAS E NO : APPLICANT': LOCATIO N C� 517-69 E . A , H uset Northwest Corner of Ryan Avenue and Aldine Street ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of sideyard Variance PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. The property in question is a corner lot with 84 feet of frnntage on Aldine Street and 132 feet of frontage on Ryan Avenue, The applicant proposes to construct a house 51 feet in width with 10 feet of side yard setback on the interior loi line leaving 23 feet contiguous to Ryan Avenueo The Ordinance, of �ourse, requires 30 feet of setback along Ryan Avenue under tnese conditionso 2. Obviously this is one of those problems created by an inadequate corner lot. This is the reason the current regulations require a 100 foot corner lot so as to provide this additional setbacke 3. The applicant has not submitted any detailed plans for the house, but has merely indicated the overall dimensions. We would suggest that the applicant be questioned as to the handling of the driveway and garage conditions in particular. As has been generally done in the past;,if theapplicant can show that it does not harm anyone, and results in him being able to develop a better home on the site, the application may be a reasonable one. Although single family lots are ,equently inadequate for the scale of development proposed, it is generally better to encourage the construction of the larger homes and adequate garage facilities so as to make the lot as good a place to I i ve as possi b l e e :;