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<br />Hellegers. Peter <br /> <br />em' <br />nt:' <br />To: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Zata Vickers [zvickers@che.umn.edu) <br />Sunday, January 30, 2005 1 :20 PM <br />peter.hellegers@ci.arden-hills.mn.us <br />PC#05-02 Variance Debra and William Thornton 3510 Siems Ct. <br /> <br />To: Arden HIlls Planning Commissiont <br /> <br />Comments on Planning Case #05-02, the request by the Thornton's (3510 Siems Ct) to add to <br />the front of their home resulting in a front setback of 29 feet (a variance of 11 feet) . <br /> <br />I live at 3470 Siems Ct., the first house on Siems Ct across Arden place from 3510 Siems <br />Ct. I don't expect to be able to attend the hearing on February 2, so am e-mailing <br />opinion and comments to you. <br /> <br />I am opposed to this request because this construction will alter the character of the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />1 enjoy the park-like quality of Siems Ct. Many trees, lawns, and other plants provide the <br />lovely and peaceful character of this neighborhood. <br />Houses, no matter how architecturally gorgeous, do not give the same feeling~ <br /> <br />I am continually reminded of this from the view through my backyard windows that used to <br />look out on an expanse of grass and trees and now look out on a very large concrete block <br />and baby-poop-yellow house. It is a constant reminder to many of us that the character of <br />a neighborhood can so easily be blighted by someone elsers pride and joy~ That house is <br />within its legal limits. However it has motivated me to work against similar situations, <br />such as the variance request for 3510 Siems, where we have setback regulations <br />~ecifically to prevent such changes in character. <br /> <br />~e Thorntonls house already appears to be much closer to the road than the other houses <br />on the same side of that street. Extending it even closer to the road would further <br />diminish the apparent size of the front yard and provide an end to the size and quality of <br />the front yard spaces along that side of the road. <br /> <br />Zata Vickers <br /> <br />zata Vickers <br />Department of Food Science and Nutrition <br />1334 Eckles Ave. <br />St. Paul, MN 55108 <br />Phone, 612.624.2257 <br />Fax, 612. 625.5272 <br />e-mail: zvickers@Umn.edu Web~http://fscn~che_umn.edu/Zata_Vickers/zmv.html <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br />