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June 9,2003 <br />• • <* *. <br />Michael P. Gaflfron and Planning Conunissioners <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN SS3S6 <br />I stopped into the City offices this morning to review the plans and variances of 720 <br />North Arm Dr. (#03-2907). I own the property to the southeast (710 North Arm Dr.). I <br />was surprised to find that the house ’s current cement patio is 1.3 feet on my property and <br />the deck is 2.1 feet on my property. <br />My wife and I are concerned that the proposed addition of a two story walk out only <br />2.4 feet from our property line is way too close, not including any eaves or overhangs that <br />the house may have. Building up from the current location is crowding the lot lines arul <br />we definitely don ’t vmnt to see this happen. Also, there would be no way to go from the <br />front yard to the back yard without going through the house or our yard. <br />There also seems to be no effort to reduce the amount of hard cover. <br />I have not been able to identify any hardship. The current owners bought the property as <br />an investment to fix up and resell. Any variances and plans should have been approved <br />before the property was purchased. Laws of building and zoning are established for a <br />reason. I can see approv^ for minor deviations from the rules but the ones requested here <br />seem very excessive. <br />My wife and I had applied for variances when building our home only to have our plans <br />turned down due to bluff set backs. We made compromises and resubmitted new plans to <br />satisfy the city planners. <br />Respectfully,452— <br />Kirk and Sue Otteson <br />Cell (952)240-1630 Home 472-2341 <br />H. <br />'rii’ikiltiiltihi <br />F'2.