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involve significant drainage issues and would require major regrading under the drip <br />line of some of the 100+ year old oaks.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />c.   Character of Neighborhood. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential <br />character of the neighborhood. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The existing neighborhood has homes with a variety of different garages and housing <br />styles. The proposed variance will not alter the character of the neighborhood. Many <br />garages have been added to the road side of existing homes in the neighborhood. The <br />topography and odd lot shapes make the neighborhood quite varied. The homes are <br />not in straight lines, all the same distance from the road or each other. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3.   Economic Consideration. Economic consideration alone does not constitute a <br />practical difficulty. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The proposed variance is not based on economic consideration. It would be much less <br />expensive to build a freestanding garage.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4.   Access to Sunlight. Inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems <br />shall be considered a practical difficulty. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A solar energy system is not proposed. <br /> <br />The proposed location would not involve any tree removal except one pyramidal <br />arborvitae on the corner of the existing garage that is well past it's prime. It is the last <br />of the original 60+ year old foundation plantings. It should have been replaced years <br />ago. Part of it is currently held up by rope.<br /> <br />Site drainage. This location would necessitate only very minor changes to site <br />drainage. Half the water from behind the house currently runs through about where the <br />outside edge of the new garage would sit. A small amount of soil would need to be <br />removed from the new path for the water and this would be added next to the new <br />construction. This would keep the water away from the new foundation.<br /> <br />The addition would be constructed to match the existing house. The siding, windows, <br />doors, and garage door were all replaced a few years ago, and are still available. The <br />height of the existing house peak is 23 ft, and the existing garage peak is 12.5 ft.<br /> <br />Sincerely,<br /> <br />Robert Kunze<br /> <br />RJKUNZE1@UMN.EDU<br /> <br />651-269-7649