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n«n vj-NKE=Fr TH« 12 JU1 Z909 u:0f:4l AM MST Pagt 2 Qf 3 Douglas E. KKnt 29685 North T?"* Place Scottsdale, Arizona 85262 (480)361-1525 •a" jfuly 12.2005 The City orOiono Planning Conunission and City Coumtel Orono, Minnesota Subject: Variance Applicutiun Tor 1345 Rest Point l.ane Dear Sir/Miulam, ^ I recently submitted a votionce application for property located at 1345 Rest Point t^ine for the puiposc ol tearing down the existing home and building a new house on the properly. Although the properly consists of a double lot and is approximotcly 4.4 acres, it is a narrow pic shuped lot and a variance is needed from the lot otca and lot width xoning rcquircmcnis to build o new hou.se. I plan to move buck to Orono from Arizona to live in this house. My children previously attended Orono schools ond we love the conununity. Origiiuilly, I was going to remodel the existing house, but building u new house >vould be in the host intmests of my fumily und the neigliboriiuod. In order for me to jiwlify building a new house, the house needs to be of a conventional width and design. I do not want to build, and it is not in the best interests of die neighborhood, to build a long, narrow, gooly looking Itousu on this property. Witli the existing 35 foot setback requirement from Rest Point Ijmc, I could only build a liousc ol the size we need (which meets the struciure coverage requirement) which is approximately 30 feet wide. The current Itousu is approximately 46 fuel wide. The hoase I would like to build is approximately 50 feet wide. The Hardibln Ibe hardship titat is unique to this property is it’s narrow width and pie shape and the location and direction of the lot line adjacent to Rest Point I^mc. ‘Ilils lot line is only approximately 5 feet from the asphalt roadway where Rest Point I ame uiins into a fire lane near the lake, and approximately 1 5 feel near the rear of the property. As a result, the 35 foot .setback as measured Inim this lot line, coupled witli titc pie shape and narrowness of the property, constitutes a hardship unique to this properly. The Uest Interests of tbt Orono Cummiinitv Ihc Planing CommissioA and the City Counsel have considerable discretion in determining whether u hardship exists. ’Ibc whole purpose of having the Planning Commission and the City Couiusel review a p J