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4. The variance will not create a land use not permitted in the zone - With the variance, our property would continue to be a residential single family home and we would not create any land use that is not permitted. The home would not be used for any other purpose. 5. The variance will not alter the essential character of the City - There would be no alteration to the character of the City. The home would remain a residential single family home. As the drawing portrays, the home has the same look and feel as it previously did, it would simply have more usable square footage. We are confident that this would increase the value of our property which would not only benefit us, but also the city of Arden Hills. 6. The variance is not for economic reasons alone - While our proposed project would increase the value of our home, this has no bearing on the reason for this request. The cost of the project to us would likely exceed the increased home value, but we would like to do this to maximize the usable space for our family. We have a great contractor, Barton Construction, that we would hire to perform the work. They have done several projects for us in the past and we have been very pleased with the results. We had an initial meeting with them where they indicated that this project makes a lot of sense given our current home layout. We are also currently working with Meyer Design Service, who drew up our initial set of plans and elevations. We would hire them to draw up the full set of plans upon approval. Because we would have high quality professionals complete this project for us, we know that this project would go smoothly and would be done in a reasonable timeframe. We have seen third car garage additions in our neighborhood that go uncompleted for many many months and so we are committed to ensuring that would not be the case with our project. The one design element that still is being flushed out is whether we want to include a third dormer window in the front of the house as that seems to be the only way to get natural light to the office addition. There are two elevation options we are considering, which is shown in the elevation pictures submitted. These are labeled Option 1 and Option 2. We believe either option looks visually appealing and fits with the character of the house. We plan to finalize this decision if our variance request is approved and at that point more detailed construction plans will be drawn up. We would be happy to address any additional questions you may have related to our project and want to thank you again for our consideration of our proposed project. Sincerely, Kam and Jennifer Schmaltz 608-628-7496 (Jennifer) 608-628-5846 (Kam)