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Letter'View <br /> PC Exhibit B <br /> PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES DOCUMENTATION LA22-000005 <br /> LA22-000005 <br /> •The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by <br /> the Zoning Chapter. <br /> Response: Not sure what this means but we are a single family home. <br /> 2. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created by the <br /> landowner. <br /> Response: We bought an old property and have had an architect side by side as we improved the home <br /> and property we have tried to stay true to the original foot print of the home and it is wor <br /> 3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br /> Response: The like for like replacement of the garage is in line with the character of the neighborhood. We <br /> have improved the property and this garage addition will really make the house look like an updated version <br /> of a very old home instead of an old farm house is ill repair. We don't have any neighbors facing Watertown <br /> road to the south which is where the new garage will be aded There are trees on our property as well that <br /> line Watertown Road and about a block away there is one house with a Watertown front yard but they are <br /> not in our line of sight. We have shrubs along the east side of the property that provide a natural screen, <br /> Those neighbors have been very supportive of our improvements and they have all been notified that we <br /> was to take sown the old semi attached garage and replace it. <br /> 4. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties if reasonable use for <br /> the property exists under the terms of the Zoning Chapter. <br /> 'sponse: Not sure what this means but I don't think it applies <br /> 5. Practical difficulties include, but are not limited to, inadequate access to direct sunlight for <br /> solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in <br /> Minnesota Statutes, Section 1163.06, Subd. 2, when in harmony with this Chapter. <br /> Response: I'm not sure if this is a practical difficulty but I have MS and I am fortunate to be mobile but I <br /> have fallen a couple times this year by the "old" garage based on have to walk outside on snow and ice. <br /> Having a truly attached garage would help me a great deal and in the future as we live out our life here it is <br /> a key factor in being able to stay mobile with additional mobility things like vans and scooters that can be in <br /> the garage and accessible. <br /> 6. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments or the Council may not permit as a variance any use <br /> that is not allowed under this Chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land <br /> is located. <br /> Response: Not sure what this means but I don't think it applies <br /> 7. The Board or Council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as <br /> a two-family dwelling. <br /> . <br /> Response: Not Applicable <br /> 0The special conditions applying to the structure or land in question are peculiar to such <br /> petty or immediately adjoining property. <br /> Response: The garage is in line with the new home being build to the west of us. We have 3.8 acres and <br /> file:///C/Users/loakden/Downloads/Practical%20Difficulties%20Documentation%20Form%20(11).htm[1/25/2022 2:40:10 PM] <br />