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RE: Martin & Jean McIndoo 2598 Charlotte Street Roseville, MN 55113 Application for a minor variance on our driveway We have liL�ted below those hardships we believe give us just cause to extend our driveway to the north, closer to our property line. 1) If we were to extend our driveway to the south it would be in line with the breezeway of the house, which would mean tearing out the concrete patio in front of the breezeway. A car parked outside the breezeway would defeat the purpose of a breezeway and would not look aesthetically pleasing, therefore reducing the value of the property. 2) We purchased the house at the end of July 1987, and had planned to do some landscaping in front of the breezeway and along the southside of the driveway. We have planted two trees in the front yard, but with the la.k of rainfall and the unusually hot summer we decided to continue with the rest of the landscaping next year. Extending the driveway in this direction would prevent us from doing so. 3) Extending the driveway to the south would place the driveway on top of the sewer lines, which would be more costly to repair if needed. 4) Since the driveway was double: wide when we originally purchased the house in July 1987, and advertised as such, the previous owner evidentally had no knowledge that the driveway wus in violation of city code, and had been so for 20+ years. (Our neighbor verified that the driveway was in this condition when the previous owner purchased the house). Notification of this code violation should have been made at some point during this 20 year period. As prospective home buyers we were unaware of any city code violations and the double wide driveway was a selling point to us when contemplating the purchase of the home. 6) A final statement: We are first time homeowners. We have had many ideas for making our house look nice within the neighborhood we live, and would not do anything to depreciate the value of the house, the neighborhood, and the City of Roseville. We feel that extending the driveway to the south for the reasons listed above would be worse than extending it to the north. Also, the old driveway has been torn out, new limestone has been put in and the only thing needed to complete the job is the asphalt.