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!rt <br />July 11, 1994 <br />To Whom It I’lay Concern <br />I«4lrte i BuUding Variance rur Lee and Wanda Fischbacn <br />3135 North Shore Drive, Waycata, MN 55391 <br />C;i Sepcember 13, 1971, ,^e purchased the property <br />at 3135 North Shore Dri /©. Although the house had <br />some drawbacks; namely, a large pond in the backyard, <br />and aituaccd ne;.t Lu a busy street, ae asaummed that <br />•ve cwu.c, -ipgi <br />1 at?-* date. <br />- -4 house tc iT.eet our needs <br />•^■fter nearly throe /ears, we are now ready to begin <br />nodifi cat ions to our hoir.e. We relt there would be no' <br />,^e made, since we are m e>!cess <br />-lOO feet from our shorallno on Crystal Say. In <br />checking with the city, wo soon learned that the aet-buck <br />^rom the main lake area was not the problem. We instead had <br />.o JO -^:.-:.;-ned wi :h the set-back from the wildlife pond, <br />;-^hich 1- connecter! hv a small canmada channel to the bay. <br />a •_hynrel leadinq to the pond has been back—filled wi tli <br />sand from the wintgr ics heaves and is not readily accessible <br />bv^most boats. We arc told this is considered lakeshore <br />3nv- uQ deal .^ith thiis hardship. <br />By calling this wetland pond part of the main lake, <br />about SO percent of the current house is located within the <br />.•w.^fwOt -et-back area. We assumed that the house we were <br />purchasing was not located within a no building zone. <br />^ Tf.e dredging jf this pond has created the following <br />!:arcships on this propartyi <br />1. 30 percent of the property is unbuildable, <br />2. the pond, although dredged, has limited access <br />due to sand heaving at the entry. Current depth <br />at the entry is from 0 to 1.5 feet. <br />The intent of this variance is to help us overcome <br />the restrictions placed on this property by the dredging <br />of the pond. <br />If granted a variance, we plan on overcoming four <br />negatives associated with this house: <br />:*irst, and utmost we plan on correcting the view <br />problem from our current living room. The view of the <br />lake is obstructed by the existing three-season porch, <br />he building plans being presented correct this by moving <br />e living room forward and eliminating view—blocking walls. <br />T % <br />.iLSitr