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F. <br /> APPRAISAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LTD. 4 E1111 <br /> STEVENSON- EDWARDS ASSOCIATES <br /> 2310 County Road D New Brighton, Minnesota 55112 <br /> (612) 636 -2565 FAX: (612) 633 -0394 (612) 633 -077 <br /> December 3, 1992 <br /> Mrs. Helen King <br /> 1427 Idaho Avenue <br /> Falcon Heights, Minnesota 55108 <br /> Re: Setback encroachments, adjacent owner's garage <br /> Dear Mrs. King: <br /> One of the reasons for zoning property is to maintain orderly development in a <br /> community where like uses of land occupy a contiguous area. That is, homes are in <br /> one area, commercial in another, and industrial in another. Where this type of <br /> zoning is maintained, you achieve orderly development and you also preserve <br /> values. <br /> As a part of zoning, there are various restrictions that apply to each of these uses. <br /> These restrictions include lot size, access to public roads, building size and height <br /> limitations, setback requirements, etc. These restrictions all have purposes, some <br /> deal with safety, others with road maintenance, access to utilities and other factors. <br /> When these requirements are met, they not only accomplish the above factors, but <br /> they also maintain property values. The reverse is also true; that is, if individual <br /> properties are for some reason put in a situation which makes them out of <br /> compliance with zoning requirements, the property out of compliance and adjacent <br /> properties may be adversely affected. <br /> In your particular situation, the adjacent property owner to the west constructed a <br /> garage that is substantially larger than the zoning code allows and, as I understand <br /> has been built without a valiance issued by the city. After viewing_y it prnpelly <br /> d the adjacent owner's new t ara t e it is a s arent that�t 'is t ara• e b its size has <br /> educe e value of our ro e and ro abl the ro erty to the west. e <br /> reason is at e garage is too ig or e ot, and the result is inconsistent with the <br /> neighborhood development as governed by the zoning code. Care has to be taken <br /> by the community, in this case Falcon Heights, to make sure that these situations do <br /> not occur, since property values will suffer. <br /> I have not made an apprasial of your property, but it would appear that your <br /> property has suffered a loss of at least 5% of its value and ossibl more. This loss <br /> results from a�leasttwo tactors which are a direct loss in terms o e adjacen t <br /> zoning violation and the marketing time which most ely would be increased over <br /> the average. <br /> 7 <br />