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Minor Subdivision / Lot Split and Variance Application 3420 Fairview Ave N. / 3417 Lake Johanna Blvd Arden Hills, MN 55112 Request made by Jeffrey and Lisa Kittelson My wife and I recently bought 3417 Lake Johanna Blvd. This house is adjacent to ours to the south. We currently have our home at 3420 Fairview Ave for sale and intend to build a new home at 3417 Lake Johann Blvd. We have lived in Arden Hills for approximately 16 years. Our kids have graduated from Mounds View High School so we have found that we no longer need the larger home. We have spent the last two years looking for other lake properties in the twin cities areas to purchase, but have been unable to find one to fit our needs and/or budget. I've even sent letters to other home owners on Lake Johanna inquiring about their property and the possibility of buying it. We absolutely love our neighbors and the City of Arden Hills. So in normal conversation with our neighbors we discussed the option to purchase their home and the possibility of building a new one. We currently own both properties and are seeking the city's approval to take some of our current lot (3420 Fairview) .72 acres and give it to 3417 (Lake Johanna Blvd) .21 acres to make the lot acceptable to a new home. The reason for moving the lot line is to create more impervious space for the new home to meet today's requirements for impervious space and to create a lot and home that would be closer with today's standard lots and homes. Even with moving the purposed lot line the landscape coverage ration comes out to 60% which is 5% short of requirement. We have already reduced the size of the house by 4 feet to attempt to get closer to the 65% requirement. The 60% landscape coverage is caused by the fact the lot is very long and very narrow and can only be accessed from Fairview Ave therefore requiring almost 100 feet of driveway. We have made the driveway a single lane with a turnaround at the garage to minimize hard surface. If need be the plan has a storm sewer drain that can be put it to remove drainage away from the neighbors home. Therefore we are asking for a variance to reduce the landscape coverage to 60% coverage. My wife and I have put a lot time effort and prayer into this project. Our last hurdle is the approval of the minor subdivision and the variance from the City of Arden Hills. We will plan to attend the meetings for this to be approved and also be there to answer any questions people may have. We are very hopeful this will be approved. Thank you so very much for your time and efforts. Jeff & Lisa Kittelson 3420 Fairview Ave N. Arden Hills, MN 55112