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<br />October 2.2001 <br /> <br />Roseville Community Development Department <br />Attn: Thomas Paschke - City Planner <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville. MN 55113 <br /> <br />RE: Variance Application (City Code Section 1013) <br />Property Address: 1897 Shady Beach Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Paschke, <br /> <br />Let it be known that we are filing this Variance Application with the City ofRoseville <br />under protest. The reason for the protest is that we were issued a signed and approved <br />building permit on April 27, 2001, to replace our existing fence, which had been built in <br />1991. The site plan submitted in 1991 was signed by all of the surrounding neighbors in <br />favor of the variance request. Also having gone through approvals from both the <br />Lakeshore Committee and Roseville City Counsel, a variance and building permit were <br />issued to us in 1991 to build a garage, retaining walls, concrete driveway, sidewalk, and <br />cedar privacy fences (which were approved for over 48" in height). <br /> <br />The permit issued us on April 27, 2001, to replace the existin~ cedar fence (which was <br />approximately 5'10" tall) allowed a maximum fence height of6'6" for the entire length <br />of fencing (including the front yard section). We contracted Awe-Fence Company to <br />build our pre-paid, custom-made vinyl fence at their factory, and to schedule the <br />installation as soon as possible. This- fence was installed per the requirements of the <br />issued permit between July 1 0 and July 16, 2001. <br /> <br />On August 14,2001, we received a letter from you stating that we had installed a <br />non-conforming fence, which contradicts the building permit your department issued us. <br />In following your suggestion to apply for a variance, the hardships are as follows: <br /> <br />· Our bathroom window and bedroom windows are facing the front yard of the house, <br />which doesn't give us privacy from neighbors and cars looking into the windows of <br />our house. <br />· A taller fence blocks views and headlights from neighbor's driveways. <br />· A taller fence blocks headlights from night-time traffic due to the slope of the <br />adjacent roads and driveways. <br /> <br />Thank you for your time in reviewing this matter. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />'!A~a~ <br /> <br />Bradand&nnie Hoff <br />