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Prom OJ-KMCL-PH Tu« 12 }u1 ZOOS U:08M3 AM MST Pao« 2 of 1 Douglas E. Klint 29685 North 77“’ Place Scottsdale, Arizona 85262 (480) 361-1525 July 12.2005 TheCityofOrono Planning Conunission and City Counsel Orono, Minnesota Subject; Variance Applieutiun Tur 1345 Rest Point Kane Ucor Sir/Mudam, I recently submitted o vorionce application for property located at 1345 Rest Point I ^ne Ibr the purpose ol ’ tearing down llic existing home and building a new house on the properly. Although the properly consists of a double lot and is approximotcly 4.4 aerc.s, it is a narrow pic shaped lot and a variance is needed from the lot orcu and lot width zoning requirements in build a new house. I plan to move buck to Orono from Arizona to live in this house. My cliildren previously attended Orono schools and we love the community. Originally, 1 was going to remodel the existing house, but building a new house would he in the best interests of my family and the neigliburliood. In order for me to jiastify building a new house, the house needs to he ofa conventional width and design. I do not want to build, and it is not in die best interests of the neighborhood, to build u long, narrow, goofy looking house on this property. WiUi the existing 35 foot setback requirement from Rest Point Lane, I could only build a liou.se of the size ive need (which meets the stniciure coverage requirement) which is approximately 3U feet wide. The current Iiou.su is approximately 46 fuel wide. I hc hoase I would like to build is approximately 50 feel wide. ThcibrdshlD llie hardship tliat is unique to this property is it's narrow width and pie shape and the locaUon and direaion of the lot line adjacent to Rest Point l.anc. 'lids lot line is only approximately 5 feet from the asphalt roadway where Rest Point I .one uims into a fire lane near the lake, and approximately 15 feel near the rear of the property. As a result, the 35 fool .setback as measured from this lot line, coupled with die pic shape and narrowness of the property, constitutes a hardship unique to this property. The Best Interests of the Orono Comreuwitv llic Planning Conunission and the City Counsel have considerable di.screlioii in determining whether a hardship exists. 'Hie whole purpose of iiaving the Planning CX>nunission and the City Coun.sel review a j