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To Whom It May Concern: We are hoping to build an unattached garage to our property on 2255 Cleveland Ave, North. As you will see from the attached plat map, our lot is I acre and divided in such a way that makes it a long and somewhat narrow strip of property. Our current garage, which is a tuck under, is built into the side of the home facing the driveway and the street. The front and back of our home face the side yards. Current city building codes allow for a garage to be built either on the back or the side yard of the property, However, given the uniqueness of our property and the area of Roseville in which we live, we are requesting a variance to this rule and respectfully request that the city will allow us to build the garage in the front portion of our property, Following are a list of our concerns and reasons we believe the city ordinance for garage placement are impractical when pertaining to our specific property. . It would be impossible to put a garage in the back of our property since it contains wetland and important drainage. . There is the least space in the side yards between our home and the adjoining property. Even though our lot is large, it is long and narrow. The side yards of our property have limited space between the house and end of our property line, . Building the garage on either side of our home would also be aesthetically unappealing and make it seem "top heavy." It would make the center of our property look crowded with building structure while the front remains open. . It may also cause drainage trouble. When our house was built, fill was put in to create a gentle downward decline away from the home that in turn allows the drainage to flow away from the house, . Because many of our older trees have died (and are continuing) to die from Oakwilt, we are constantly planting trees to maintain the current "woods" feeling the neighborhood has. We have worked hard to replace... and have spent close to $10,000.00 in new trees; such as sugar maples, spruce, pines, and lindens. These trees are beginning to mature and are now close to 6 inches in diameter. Many of them are planted on the side and back yard, Our side yard facing the East has several mature oaks as well. A garage built on either of our property would force us to cut some of these trees down. . It would be so aesthetically poor to put a garage toward either side of the house; it would devalue our property . On the attached lot drawing, you will see the requested placement of the garage to be in front of the house somewhat off to the side. This is currently an empty spot of little use for much and we are listing several reasons why we believe this to be the best and most practical spot to place the new garage. . There are no trees in this spot to cut. Weeds are the only vegetation currently growing there. . The front portion of our [at contains the majority of open space. . This spot now is basically an "ugly-open hole," . It nears the entrance to the lower level of our home, . It is located off the existing driveway in the most logical area of the property. . The proposed location has the least impact on the neighboring properties.