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2200 Draper Avenue Ro~evìlle, MN 55113 (612) 639-0070 May 12, 1994 Conununity Development City ofRoseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, AiIN 55113 To the Conunittee: We would like to repeat oW' request for a minor variance to allow construction ofoor proposed garage at 2200 Draper Avenue. You have asked us to conftnn the measurements for the rear setback to determine if oW' proposed garage would actuaUy be 26 feet from the south properly line. We have found the boundary stake in the southeast corner. It is 6 inches south of the property line. Cliff Berggren has remeasured the gnrage layout, and we acknowledge that the rear of the proposed gm'age would be approximately 25 ì~et and 10 inches ftom the property line. You have questíon!;'d our need for a garage ofthís size. We claim the hardship of meeting the needs of our 11 1/2 year old son--the space in the garage is necessary for him. As we have mentioned, he has Petvasive Developmenlal Disorder, similar to autism. He has been monitored by various neW'opsychologists since he was four years old. For years there was hope that he would just grow out of this some day, but the specialists at the U. of Minnesota Department of Pediab"ic Neurology are now telling us that his condition is probably pennanent and that many of his behaviors are uncontrollable. He is on medication which helps him some days, but on others seems to have no effect. This past year has been the most unstable of his life. We have been near the point of placing him in an institution. We hope that we wi11 not have to do that. The neuropsychologists and therapists have advised us that we should adapt our home envirorunent as much as possible to lessen the ~treBB of some of his behavior on the rest of the fwnUy so that he can stay with us. We have explained our need ofahaHway with access to the bouse because he cmmot handle letting himselfin through a garage. We need to provide him with as many situations in which he can mW1age independently as possible, so this part of the space is necessary. One very difficult aspect of his behavior is extreme activity. In the past, he would often go to the mini-trampo1ine~jump on it while at the same time singing at the top of his voice and clap or botmce a basketball at the same time. for up to an hour at a time. (Often several times a day.) A year ago, he became too tall for this. We have no room in the house with more than 8-foot . ceilings. so we had to put away the mini-b"amp. We tried to get him to release his energy on an exercise bike~ but it is too awkward iòr him. All of the professional staffwho have worked with him urge us to provide a space where he can do timeouts apart tram the family. where he can work