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..;l'.'t:i-, oAA'?v;"'~}~Ti''i!:...""1' >'...,~[* ~J,v-, ;:~1-<<'~.'" \,,-'I~~P:U-:~~.'fff~~"'g~~ ~~~~~~~;:1g-J't'~;;~:~<v.lf,)<C~ 'd",1t~:;:.tfr;%:~'r ,~...fr'"..... ,^;;.{;.$~~4J4Jt~b...'i;;$t"":" R:i,~Jt . ., . . . Larkin HoffiM~ Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren ltd. 1500 Wens Fargo Plaza 7900 Xerxes Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431,1194 GENERAL: 952,835,3800 "" 952.896-3333 WEB: www.larkinhoffman.com Memorandum To: Arden Hills City Council and Planning Commission From: William G. Thornton Date: January lO, 2005 Re: Application for Variance - 35l 0 Siems Court Lots l4, l5 and l6, Block I, Arden Hills, Except the Easterly 95.00 feet thereof as measured along the Southeasterly line of said Lot 14, A.P.N. # 34-30-23-22-0047 This statement is provided in support of the application for a variance by Debra and William Thornton of35l 0 Siems Court, Arden Hills, in the above matter. The following key points summarize the applicant's position and address the Hardship Criteria as set forth in Arden Hills Zoning Ordinance (Section VII, 4): 1. The applicants' intent is to continue use the property as other properties in the area have been used: that is, for a single family dwelling. The proposed variance is to permit the expansion and remodeling of a portion of the West facing side of the existing home. The requested variance is for a stepped expansion of the existing mudroom, kitchen, dining room, front entry and bathrooms. The planned expansion would extend outward from the existing house in a stepped fashion from five feet to a maximum of twelve feet in about the middle of the house, for a distance of about sixty feet. The existing dwelling was constructed in the early 50's and is situated in a North/South orientation across the 3 Lots referenced above. Immediately at the eastern edge of the house is a sudden and severe slope leading into the Eastern portions of the 3 Lots. The Eastern portions of the 3 Lots were subdivided into a separate lot prior to the current applicants purchase ofthe home. 2. The circumstances for which the variance is being requested are unique to the property. Because of the sudden down slope immediately behind the house, it was necessary to situate the house closer to the street than had the 3 Lots been composed of flat land. The house cannot be expanded to the east because ofthe severe down slope in immediate proximity to the Eastern side of the house. It is the unique character of the topography of the 3 Lots that has dictated where the house was located and how the current planned remodeling can be undertaken.