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Granting of the hardcover variance will negatively impact both the water quality and the flood <br />control of Lake Minnetonka, which is both near the subjea property and down hill from it, with no <br />storm water management structures (ponds ) to control this runoff. <br />(8) providing for a more orderly transition from a rural agricultural to a rural residential <br />environment; <br />A more orderly transition to a rural residential environment could occur if the property were <br />combined with others to create a larger parcel <br />10. Granting of the proposed variances would appear to serve as a convenience to the applicant <br />and owner, and the applicant and owner have not demonstrated an undue hardship. <br />Most, if not all, of the variance requests are related to the applicants wish for a larger house and <br />garage. <br />Based on the fact that this application fails to meet 9 of the 10 Criteria for <br />Determining Undue Hardship, 1 ask the Planning Commission and the City <br />Council to deny this request. <br />In the event that you are unwilling to do this, I could accept an action to table this application to <br />allow time for the following actions: <br />a) An examination by Staff of the potential for rezoning of Westlake Street to LR-IB, <br />b) An exploration by Staff of the potential for future lot combinations on Westlake Street to reduce <br />density, and <br />c) A meeting between myself and the applicants to discuss alternatives for their future home. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to address this issue. <br />^ncerely, <br />^b Erickson