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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING - AUGUST 20, 1968 The Dane County Board of Adjustment met at 7:30 P.M. on August (11, The 1968 in Room 226, City-County Building, Madison, Wisconsin to conduct a public hearing as published in the notice. The foll- owing members of the Board were present: Millard Erickson, Chair- man; Oscar Holte, Vice-Chairman; Hermann Eisner, Secretary. Also present; L. J. Enger, Zoning Assistant. The meeting was called to order, the Notice read and the follow- ing cases heard: 1. Appeal by Mrs. Violet Johnson in the Town of Blooming Grove was withdrawn and a letter to that effect was placed on file. 2. Appeal by Richard Potthast from the denial of a permit to build a residence on Lot 81, First Addition to Mary Lake, Town of West- port. Permit denied because rear yard was less than required by Ordinance (35 feet required/ 25 feet requested). THOSE IN FAVOR: Mr. Potthast and Mr. William Nahirniak, designer explained that the lot is steep at the front and in order to put a usable drive way from Tall Oak Drive, the house has to be set back farther on the lot; a plot plan was also shown. THOSE OPPOSED- None. TOWN BOARD- Did not appear. ACTION BY THE BOARD- Mr. Eisner moved to approve and Mr. Holte seconded and the vote was unanimous. 3. Appeal by Gerald Cork from the denial of a permit to locate a mobile home on a parcel of land in the WV2 SW% of Section 22, Town of Montrose. Permit denied because left side yard was less than required by Ordinance (10 feet required/ 6 feet requested). THOSE IN FAVOR: Mr. Cork explained that he hoped to build a home on the other side of the lot and this left less room than is re- quired for the mobile home. There had also been an error in the location of lot lines by the seller. THOSE OPPOSED: None TOWN BOARD: The Town Board of Montrose appeared and were not opposed to the granting of the variance. ACTION BY THE BOARD: Mr. Eisner moved to approve and Mr. Holte seconded and the vote was unanimous. 4. Appeal by Harvey Spiegelhoff from the denial of a permit to build a machine shed in the NE% of Section 14, Town of York. Permit denied because set back from road is les than required by Ord- inance (30 feet required/ 17 feet requested). THOSE IN FAVOR: Mr. Spiegelhoff explained that the other buildings on the land made it necessary to infringe on the setback line. THOSE OPPOSED; None TOWN BOARD: Did not appear