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2. understand that my wpreviously. ement than the house was I am building on the old west foundation of the house. In this case a strict enforcement of the ordinance would only keep me from remodeling an existing property which has a static proximity to the roadway. In other words, I am building no closer to the roadway than the existing house is. 3. There are circumstances unique to this property which neither I nor my building plans have caused. The original construction of the house had a drive approaching from Highway 36 in 1939. When the State of Minnesota converted Highway 36 to a limited access roadway, access was given to our home off County B2 and the nature of the driveway to our house made something "more than a driveway." nd our When in 1994 our neighborhood contracted with the City y �o repave the over the oad a mad. Prrt of it is properties, the City made substantial efforts to clarify on the State of Minnesota right -of -way for Highway 36, although the City has maintained the road since the highway was dropped. Before entering into a contract with the neighborhood to to the City wanted to ot "regularize" the road jurisdiction over the road. To do this the City approached the property asking us to grant easements for the maintenance of the road. on was a right thing g to to but it does e and outside my category an nation initiated by City interests, based 4. The variance is in keeping with the spirit and intent of the ordinance. I presume the intent of the ordinance is to keep properties from encroaching too near to roadway rights -of -way Additionally, I feel I am enhancing the residential character of the neighborhood and filling the spirit of ntoo zoning ordinance property. in ntly,construction ll straight out of my drive onto the roadway. the In circle roadway and onto my I pull ou. drive private turnaround area and only then onto the roadway. construction I pull out of my drive onto my p By making this change I am reducing the impact of my house's proximity to the roadway right -of -way. Enclosed is a diagram prepared by my architect showing the site plan and the building outline both with original and new outlines. Sincerely, David J. Farley Page 9