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AUG-12-�. 1 FROM CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE T �•*Sa29:3 1 Peter Panborn 687 Skillman Avenue west Roseville. Minnesota 5 511 August 12. 1998 Roseville Planning Commission and Roseville City Council 660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Nfinnesota 55 113 P1 Ong File#3058 - Christensen Variance Dear Commission Members and Council Members.- . - ever is in response to a request for a variance f'rorrY r. J arnes hnstemen or a propose � 1 � garage at the back of his property at 669 Shryer Avenue. • Ave. about 1 12 lots to the west of N'. Christensen off the back, north side I live at� ? Skillman of his lot. There are no houses on the south side of Skill. Skilhnan is a very attractive and quiet residue tial stree t, which was what drew ale to the neighborhood when I purchased my home some years back. Y don t lie to tell people what they can and can't do on their own property,but I have a problem with�&. hr1steIIS en s request uest for a variance. I'm concerned about both the negative visual impact the p garage ro sed a and driveway would,have on Skillman Avenue,, as well as the potential future i act on the value of property on Skillman Avenue should other 4-ear garages be built using this requested variance as a precedent. The proposed a is massive for this residential neighborhood. In context with the majority of the existing residential housin g stock in our neighborhood, the size of the proposed garage is almost as big, and in some eases Bigger than the houses. driveway as well is massive for our neighborhood. t 3 feet wide,the proposed driveway The � � would cover approximately half the width of the back of r. Christensen's lot with a slam of asphalt or concrete frorn the curb back this feet to the garage. Also,at 36 feet wide,the proposed driveway is four feet wider than the street itself which is 3 2 feet wide curb-to-curb. This may be Mr. Christensen's back yard; but it's our front yard for Millman Avenue, and the front of a -car garage a with a massive asphalt or concrete slab driveway is not the view I want to g have looking out my front window.