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Ma� 15 05 02: 29p Kathy Alexander 952-473-8222 p. 2 <br /> , ' . <br /> ..s <br /> ,�>: <br /> . .,.;. <br /> Ma� 13, 2U05 • <br /> `,� <br /> To Mike Gaffron&the Pla.nning Commission- `:�� <br /> � :t_ <br /> I -.- <br /> .f4'. ;. <br /> i,y':.'. <br /> I regret that T am not able to be at tlie planning commission meeting on the 16`�and w�anted to ::�'�.' <br /> ,.... <br /> re-cap some of the thou�ht process in the design of 920 South Bro�r•n Road. � � � <br /> It is a very small lot in tlte area in compa.rison to the lots surrounding it. Thc need for lot sizc and <br /> ��idt.h variances aIone stand strong to xepresent a hardship in ncedin�consideration for a side yard <br /> � variance. Yn my 18,years of working in cities in die Minneapolis area-ihis hardship alone has gotten <br /> sideyard setback variances�ranted in many other communities. <br /> I«-ould ask you again to give careful consideraiion to smaller side��ard setbacks that tivould be <br /> . proporiionate to the lot. <br /> In re-considering tl�e design for a house at 920 S.Brown Road, I l�ave walked the lot and looked <br /> at ttie nr•o neighbozing houses_vie��•s and lay of tl�e land. The l�ouse itself is designed to stay small. <br /> The prospective buyers are empty nesters and want a compact footprint-2118 sq.ft.-���ith a , <br /> main floor Master Bedroom. This t�zll be a one level home���ith a walkout basement. Thc real <br /> issue is-w•here does lhe garage go if it is to attach to the house?The buyers�vould reall3�prefer <br /> a�i angled garage lo minirnizc its protrusion to the froni and side. This��711 not���ork withoul <br /> 1.5 ft. side yards. The landscape dictates that a tuck under���ill not work. A front facing garage <br /> would cover more than i0%of tlie facc of the house and trul}�look like a tract home on a <br /> , . . • beautifvl piecc of land. An L-shapcd garage��=ill work but also may overpo�ver the house <br /> depending on ho«�set back frorn the liousc it can be. It also dictates that the garage niust be kept <br /> on the north side of thc lot due lo the grade of die land and drive�va}�. This appears to be the best <br /> solution based on cit�requiremenls. <br /> I tivould ask you to consider granting a�ariance on one side of the lot to 18 fi. inscead of thc normal <br /> 30 ft. reqnired in this�one. Since the lot itself and tlte lot,�vidtlt requiFe variances in order <br /> to even pull a building pennit,this scems like a logical&fair variance lo grant bascd on khe <br /> hardship of thc small]ot in a Z acre zone. <br /> Thank y�ou for your time&attention to this matter. <br /> Sincerel}� , ' <br /> RESID�NTIAL BUILDING DESICN <br /> Kathryn Ale�;ander , v <br /> 401 EAST I.AKE S17tEET <br /> 9 <br /> ' W.�Y7,ATA,IviN 55391 <br /> ♦ <br /> (952)473-8777 <br /> ♦ � <br />