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From:Matthew Briggs To:Laura Oakden Cc:Dan Gallus; Alissa Briggs Subject:LA 20-00057 1985 Fagerness Addition Date:Monday, September 21, 2020 10:08:12 AM Attachments:Response to Staff Response FNL.docx Briggs Schedule C.pdf Ms. Oakden, We are in receipt of your application summary and staff recommendation. While we are disappointed with the staff’s initial denial recommendation, we believe that you have stipulated many of the facts arbitrarily. In preparation for the planning commission meeting this evening, we put together the attached summary and schedule C. We disagree with the practical difficulty analysis, as we have moved to Minnesota full-time to help care for my wife’s father, a disabled veteran. We are building an accessible ground floor bedroom and bathroom with widened doors and a zero-entry shower to accommodate his care. As to the requested variances, our neighbors have been granted similar variances that we are requesting. We have received three letters of support which we have provided. Our proposed addition is within the hardscape limit and the majority of construction is built over our existing driveway. We have some flexibility on the setback which we can discuss. We need to repair a defective retaining wall. There is no line of sight issue with either neighbor. We have adequate and more parking than any neighbor. The average driveway width on Fagerness Point is 18' not 8' as evidenced in Schedule C. We are building in harmony with the neighborhood with a nearly identical design to 1973 Fagerness. Not granting similar variances for our property, limits our practical use and enjoyment of the property, and puts us at an economic disadvantage, and potentially lowered property value relative to our neighbors. Best, Matt and Alissa Briggs Matthew Briggs CEO/FOUNDER t. 866.841.9090 d. 651.583.7413 e. mbriggs@renttrack.com