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house would be adverse to the intent and purposes of the Zoning Code, would result in diminution in value to the surrounding property. Plans for the house show construction of adequate garage and storage space attached to the home. `there would be too much hardcover if the carriage house remained and the proposed house was constructed. 17. There is presently in ex.i:;fence a purported walk- way and lake access easement that runs over the land and pur- portedly allows the easement holders to c-onst.ruct a dock on the lot. 18. 'There is presently in existence one dock used jointly by the two easement holders. 19. Prior to purchasing the lot, Mr. Rhode discussed the "buildability" of the same with clank Muhich, Zoning Administrator. 20. Mr. Rhode was told that lot had in the past been determined to be "buildable" by prior council action. 21. The fact that Mr. Rhode's "lot of record" exists isolated from other undeveloped land makes it unique and different from the conditions which apply to other land in the area. a. The substandard width and area are peculiar to the lot and do not apply generally to other land in the area. b. The lot cannot be combined with undeveloped land. (1) Mr. Rhode's predecessor in title, Mr. Fred Rogers, never had record legal title to the lot at the same time he had record legal title to any adjacent lot. (2) Mr. Rhode's predecessor in title never had an equitable interest in the lot at the same time he had an equitable interest in any adjacent lot. (3) It was never possible for Mr. Fred Rogers to have combined what is now Jack Rhod-'s lot with what is now Jason C. Becker's lot. By the time Rogers acquired an interest in Rhode's lot, he had given up his interest in Becker's lot. 22. It is necessary that Mr. Rhode be granted a vari- ance as to lot size and width to preserve his enjoyment of a substantial property right, to -wit: t1w right to build a single family dwelling on an LR-1B lot for which he paid $45,000.