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Attachment C <br />March 29, 2024 <br />Arden Hills Planning Commission <br />1245 W Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />Dear Arden Hills Planning Commission: <br />Thank you very much for your consideration of our project at 1511 Dawn Circle, Arden Hills MN 55112. <br />We originally purchased our home in 2012 and in those 12 years our family has grown and needs have <br />changed. We do not want to move as we love our home, neighborhood and the city of Arden Hills so we <br />are very excited at the prospect of an addition to our home that will allow our home to meet the needs <br />of our family. <br />Here is a brief description of our project: <br />1. Add a third car garage stall, adjacent to the existing two car garage stall. <br />- We plan to make the third garage stall the full length of the house. This will provide us with <br />much needed storage space for another car as well as meet general storage needs. <br />Currently our home has almost zero storage space, apart from an attic above our current <br />garage that is not easily accessible. All other home space is finished square footage with no <br />storage space in the utility room. As such, we would utilize the back half of the third garage <br />stall for shelving and space for recreational items like bikes and lawn equipment. Our oldest <br />child is now 12, so it won't be long until we will likely have a third vehicle to utilize the newly <br />added garage. This is preferred to storing a car in the driveway or on the street which isn't <br />always visually appealing to neighbors and can be difficult to maneuver around. <br />2. Add a fourth bedroom upstairs above the garage. <br />- When we moved into our home in 2012 we only had one child so three bedrooms upstairs <br />was sufficient. Now we have three children (ages 8, 10 and 12). We would love to have a <br />fourth bedroom upstairs to allow for all three children to have their own bedroom, which <br />will be very nice as we approach the drama -filled teenage years. <br />3. Add an office upstairs above the garage. <br />- When we moved into our home in 2012, we both worked in offices outside of the home. <br />Now post-COVID, we both work from home. We need space for another office to make <br />working from home a more practical solutions for both us and for our employers. <br />Our home is on a corner lot. To add the third car garage stall, we would need to expand east <br />approximately 12' from where our existing home ends. This would not allow for the required 40' setback <br />