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To Whom It May Concern. <br /> We are hoping to build an unattached garage to our property on?255 Cleveland Ave.North. As you will <br /> see from the attached plat map, our lot is 1 acre and divided in such a way that makes it a long and <br /> somewhat narrow strip of property. Our current garage, which is a tuck under. is built into the side of the <br /> home facing the driveway and the street. The front and back of our home face the side yards. <br /> Current city building codes allow for a garage to be built either on the back or the side yard of the propem. <br /> However,given the uniqueness of our property and the area of Roseville in which we live,we are <br /> requesting a variance to this rule and respectfully request that the city will allow us to build the garage in <br /> the front portion of our property. <br /> Following are a list of our concerns and reasons we believe the city ordinance for garage placement are <br /> impractical when pertaining to our specific property. <br /> ID It would be impossible to put a garage in the back of our property since it contains wetland and <br /> important drainage. <br /> There is the least space in the side yards between our home and the adjoining property. Even though <br /> our lot is large, it is long and narrow. The side yards of our property have limited space between the <br /> house and end of our property line. <br /> Building the garage on either side of our home would also be aesthetically unappealing and mare it <br /> seem"top heavy." It would make the center of our property loop crowded with building structure <br /> while the front remains open. <br /> It may also cause drainage trouble. when our house was built, fill was put its to create a gentle <br /> downward decline away from the home that in turn allows the drainage to flow away from the house. <br /> Because many of our older trees have died(and are continuing)to die from Oakw i lt,we are constantly <br /> planting trees to maintain the current"woods"feeling the neighborhood has. we have worked hard to <br /> replace.,,and have spent close to$10,000.00 in new trees; such as sugar maples, spruce,pines, and <br /> lindens. These trees are beginning to nature and are now close to 6 inches in diameter. Many of them <br /> are planted on the side and back yard. Our side yard facing the East has several Mature oaks as well. <br /> A garage built on either of our property would force us to cut some of these trees down. <br /> It would be so aesthetically poor to put a garage toward either side of the house; it would devalue our <br /> property. <br /> On the attached lot drawing,you will see the requested placement of the garage to be in front of the house <br /> somewhat off to the side. This is currently an empty spot of little use for much and we are listing several <br /> reasons why we believe this to be the best and most practical spot to place the new garage. <br /> • There are no trees in this spot to cut, weeds are the only vegetation currently growing there. <br /> • The front portion of our lot contains the majority of open space. <br /> • This spot now is basically an`{ugly-open hole." <br /> • It nears the entrance to the lower level of our home. <br /> • It is located off the existing driveway in the most logical area of the property. <br /> • The proposed location has the least impact on the Neighboring properties. <br />
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