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12/1/01 City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minn, 55117 City of Little Canada, This letter is in regards to an application for land vacation /variance within the City of Little Canada. A request for land vacation /variance is being made to support residential development of a section of property located south of Savage Lane and east of 35E. This property consists of two adjacent lots (PIN 072922110008 and 072922110009) that would be combine into a single lot. This single lot would than meet the City of Little Canada's requirements for minimum square footage (as explained to me by Little Canada City Hall). Included with this application are several maps and associated documentation to assist in the city's evaluation. As indicated by this information, the respective land is physically bound by the following: • Savage Lane to the North • Savage Lane to the West • Rose Place to the South • Residential Property (Improved residential roadway) (Improved residential roadway) (Undeveloped residential roadway) (Mainly low elevation land) Due to the unusual configuration of this property (boarding on improved roadways on two sides and an unimproved roadway on the third) house placement and meeting the required 30 foot house setback distances have become a challenge, Additionally, the property has the characteristic of low elevations that encompass a significant portion of the eastern square footage (ref elevation diagram, some areas on the east half of the lot are 2 -3 feet below the curb elevation). Due to lot elevations and soils, the western half of the property has been determined to be the most suitable for construction. Items A & B below are descriptions of the land requested for vacation (ref submitted land vacation diagram) and item C describes the requested variance. The land vacation /variance would allow a house placement that would maintain 30 foot house setback distances along Savage lane and maximize distances from Rose Place easement. a) Request land vacation of property between Savage Lane and the west edge of lot #03001- PIN 072922110008 (see House Placement diagram). b) Request land vacation along the north edge of Rose Place (undeveloped section) that would reduce the easement to 50 feet. This vacation would extend along the undeveloped section of Rose Place, adjacent to lots #03001, #02501 and #02301 (see House Placement diagram). c) Request a 10 foot variance in house setback distance from easement along undeveloped section of Rose place. Please review the application for land vacation /variance and inform me of any additional information needed to assist in the evaluation. Sincerely, Sam Roberto 1447 James Av St Paul, Minn, 55105 Phone: 612- 590 -7559