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r <br />Frank and Susan Koubsky <br />4784 North Shore Drive <br />Orono, MN 55364 <br />612-472-1896 <br />DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: <br />We are requesting a rear setback variance in order to accommodate a two-stall garage and <br />a small additional room. The garage doors would open at an angle to the drive and will <br />easily accommodate at least two additional off street parking spaces. <br />HARDSHIP/DESCRIPTION OF UNUSUAL PROPERTY CONDITIONS: <br />We are planning to build a garage using the Park Avenue (or the alley) access to our <br />property because of the present hazardous driveway access on North Shore Drive. Our <br />driveway’s very steep pitch, combined with the location of it being on a sharp curve with <br />limited sighting distance created by the steep topographies on both the north and south <br />side of North Shore Drive, creates a serious hazard to our and the general public’s safety. <br />It is our desire to start a family and we do not feel comfortable using this driveway with <br />children in the car, not to mention the fact that it is a very busy road with many excessive <br />speeders, which would create a dangerous situation for playing children. We currently <br />have to cross the county road to receive and send our mail, and have had many near <br />misses with speeding cars. We have also had our cars slip out into oncoming traffic <br />when it has snowed and the driveway gets slick. <br />Because of the above-mentioned hardships, our only alternative is to build a garage <br />accessing the alley. Because of the steep topography of the front of the lot, it leaves us <br />with limited space in the back. The land is flat and very suitable for building. It may not <br />meet the setback guideline, but the stmeture is conforming to the adjacent property <br />sightlines and, most importantly, very safe. <br />6 '1 <br />: \ <br />\ <br />' \ <br />•Tv. <br />• <br />i <br />ii <br />i <br />i