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j Septem ber 28, 2000 Roseville Community Develpment Dept. 2660 Civic Center Dr. Roseville, MN 55113 RE: 404 Brooks Setback Permit Dear Development Department, First, this is an uncomfortable situation to put a neighbor in. While we would prefer to not have a garage within 3 feet of our property line, we also don't want ill will between neighbors. So, we would present the facts/pertinent information to the DRC and abide by your decision. A. CONCERNS REGARDING THE PLAN -- 1) is the plan really feasible? With a 9 foot addition, how could there be room for a normal single garage door, which are 8-9 feet? 2) Has the site been surveyed? There is concern that the fence is over the property line, and if that is being used as the judge of where the property line is, it may not be accurate. Using the actual property line, it is questionnable if an additon would leave the required 3 foot minimum to the property line. 3) Who would the contractor be? The person must be familiar with codes and know what can/cannot be done. B. FACTSIINFORMATION 1. The garage would be on the east side of 404, which faces our living room and dining room, frequently used rooms in our house. It would be 14 feet from our loving/dining room windows. light and views are considerations. 2. There are currently no 3 car garages on our block. There are some cement areas on the side of houses, but not garages. There is one temporary storage facility directly across from us that has been there for 20 years. It is already an add on that we now look at. 3. We have recently invested in landscaping (front, side and back yards) that has raised the value of our home (pre and post-appraisals were done). 4. We would be opposed to a driveway that is 3 stalls wide all the way to the street. It would eliminate community street parking and create too much car storage space. The current 2-wide entrance is the norm in our neighborhood.