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John Ankrum, the building official, spoke in favor of the variance. Ankrum stated that the city has no issues with what is proposed and made note that we had received an email from Carl Cecil in favor of the variance. John House, of 1446 Clarksville St and owner of property in question, spoke in favor of the variance and stated that he believes this addition will be an asset to the community and will clean up the area. Benny Plata, board member, calls Roger Powell of the Pregnancy Center to the podium to explain their use for the storage and office space. Roger Powell, of 1020 SE 29th Street and President of the board for the Pregnancy Center, explains that the new building will serve as a space for storage, some offices, a conference room for meetings and additional parking spaces. He also explains their future intent for mobile units. No one else spoke in favor or opposition, Public hearing was declared closed. Motion was made by Brady Fisher, seconded by Benny Plata to approve the variance to Section 9-301 (2) of the Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried 4:0. 4. Public hearing to consider and take action on the petition of Russ Davison Lots 3-A through 3-G, City Block 188-C, being located at 600 through 730 Sycamore Street. The petition requested a variance of 15ft to the Build Line as indicated on the plat. The plat indicates a 25ft build line and the variance requests a loft build line for carports only. Public hearing was declared open. John Ankrum, the building official, announced that the applicant did not make it to the meeting so the decision was up to the board's discussion. Ankrum clarifies the variance requested due to missing information on the original permit and explains that future development of the neighborhood will have a 1Oft build line for only the carports as well.