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�'�. ^ Attachment C 3-2-2007 Michelle and Christopher Grimes 1741 Stanbridge Avenue Roseville, MN.55113 651-488-2866 To whom it may concern; We are writing to ask for a variance to build an addition on our existing home. We live in a 1950's rambler in Roseville that we purchased 3 years ago. `The home has three bedrooms and one bathroom which, in itself, is a challenge for the family considering that we have two children ages 11 and 15. We adore our neighbors and our children are thriving in the Moundsview school system. We are close to our bank and supermarket as well as our physician's office. We moved here with the intent of living the rest of our lives here and specificaliy chose a rambler style home to accommodate Michelle's arthritis issues in the knees, right foot, and Iower back. We wish to grow old in this home. We plan to move the laundry to the main floor so that Michelle will not have to use the stairs if her health condition worsens. The house itself needs a new furnace and duct work. We have been told by furnace experts that the current vents are too small to push air to the other side of the house. The house is cold and we use space heaters full time added to the furnace heat. Our son's room is only 8x 11.His closet is over the basement stairs, which is also is the attic access, making it a challenge to hang his clothing. We have a mold issue around the windows and the outside wall in our daughter's room on the north side of the house. We tried to correct that problem last summer by blowing insulation in the outside walls of the home but we are still experiencing problems this winter. Our daughter has many allergies and the mold is not helping her condition. Structuraily the house is sound except for the north side of the house where there are some large cracks in the steps and foundation over the old well room. There is some seepage during the spring thaw and summer rains. We must correct the drainage and foundation issues as we live near lakes and swampy areas. This problem will not go away by itself. As you can see, we must do several things to the home to repair the problems I mentioned above. We thought that while the house was being worked on in many different areas it would be a good time to add the space that will ensure our children have a safe and comfortable place to call home and to bring their own children someday. It is our intent to put on a 24x38 foot addition on the north side of the house to accommodate our growing family while still maintaining the integrity of the 1950's style home. We will put in a full basement with drain tiles to help with the water seepage, new windows for our daughter's room to correct the mold problems, a new furnace and duct work, insulation and roofing materia}s to help the energy efficiency of the home. We realize that we may be slightly over the 30% rule but we think that we can have a win win situation for us and the neighborhood by making these changes to our home. We appreciate your consideration of this variance request and look forward to hearing from you soon ,��rf 1' � � �i,.�.,�.,�. � i1� L �,l��Z� � . � . �� ,