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KELSEY LAW OFFICE C AMBRIDGE • F OREST L AKE • S TILLWATER • M INNEAPOLIS SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS Brian M. Glodosky John C. Lillie, III Sarah K. Long JoAnn D. Wolf Nicholas A. Anderson OWNER/MANAGING ATTORNEY Michelle L.A. Kelsey ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS Julia N. Estrem Kellie E. Hanck Harold J. Hitchcock OFFICE MANAGER: Selena Fischer • LEGAL ASSISTANTS: Angela Lawrence•Jessica Sterbentz•Erin Lembke•Linda Kranz January 29, 2020 Please direct all mail to: Kelsey Law Office, P.A. • 100 Buchanan Street North, Suite 1 • Cambridge, Minnesota 55008 WWW.KELSEYLAWYER .COM • (763) 689-8931 Joe Hartmann Associate Planner City of Arden Hills 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 Re: PC# 19-020: 3159 Shoreline Lane Variance Request Dear Mr. Hartman: I am writing on behalf of my clients, Catherine Robinson and Therace Risch, homeowners at 3167 Shoreline Lane. This letter will serve as their formal, written objection to the above-referenced variance request. Ms. Robinson and Ms. Risch’s home sits directly north of 3159 Shoreline Lane. The proposed variance that Justin Brown is requesting will have a significant negative impact on their views of the lake and the enjoyment of their home. My clients have approximately 77 feet of shoreline and when they built their home 8 years ago, they researched and were aware of all the restrictions when building or adding on to lakefront property. The architectural plans they commissioned for their home took into account the existing properties on both sides of their lot and was designed to maximize views of the lake from their home office. Both clients do an extensive amount of work from their home and as such designed a home office on the south side of the home with windows to maximize their view of the lake. In fact, they were aware that the deck on the property of 3159 Shoreline Lane was approved at its maximum size and depth in 2007, prior to them building their home. As you can see in the first two attached photographs taken from the home office at 3167 Shoreline Lane, any extension of Mr. Brown’s deck will greatly impair their view of the lake. The first photograph with the flags included shows the view from the office prior Mr. Brown tearing down his current deck. If he is allowed to extend that deck out another 5 feet 6 inches that view will be cut in half and become almost non-existent. The second photograph shows another view of that same office with all of the windows included on the south side of their home, again to maximize their view in accordance with the lake lot restrictions put in place by the city.