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'" ?v~-/ Scott and Debra Nelson 2175 N. Oxford St. Roseville, MN 55113 {u; (- Y~Z--q8Tl Darlene Erickson 2185 N. Oxford St. Roseville, MN 55113 0)(;,2 -g84 - {p (00 q We are writing to support our application for a minor subdivision of the lot located at 2185 N. Oxford St. The Erickson Family has owned 2185 Oxford St. for over 30 years. The Nelson's have lived at the 2175 Oxford property since they constructed it in 1989. They have owned the lot it was constructed on since they moved into the adjoining house (1027 W. Co. Rd. B) in 1978. In the spring of 1990 (after construction of the Nelson's house) the Erickson's constructed a privacy fence extending from the rear lot line to within approximately 30' of Oxford Street. The fence was constructed to the north of the lot line, and there has never been any disagreement over the location of the fence. The fence is located approximately 8' north of the line at the east end, and 3' north of the line at the west end. At the time the fence was constructed, the Nelson's were given permission by the Erickson's to landscape the south side of the fence as they saw fit. In the ensuing 10 years they have added a small block retaining wall, rock gardens, and shrubbery to the south side of the fence. What we propose is to subdivide lot 15, splitting off the portion that lies on the south side of the fence, to allow a sale of that parcel to the Nelson's. This new parcel is approximately 900 square feet. The split would legally clarify a lot line that has been comfortably established by practice over the last 10 years. The change in lot line would not cause problems with side setbacks, since the house on the north side of the line is at least 33' feet from the fence. The property at 2175 Oxford was built 10' from the lot line, and this additional land would leave a more reasonable setback on that side ofthe house. Since the back yard of 2175 is only accessible to vehicles via the area between the fence and the house, this lot split would insure future clear access to the rear of the lot for utility service or emergency vehicles. The attached photos and survey show the area in question, and provide the legal description of all three parcels. The lot line is obviously nowhere near causing setback problems on the northern parcel, and can only enhance the setback on the southern one. Since the total overall change only amounts to about 2% of the land in question and minimum lot sizes should not come into play, we believe that the intended change should be permissible.