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ce4i 'rya/ <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 <br />April 18, 1997 <br />Mr. Joseph Hibberd, R.S. <br />Ramsey County Department of Public Health <br />1670 Beam Avenue, Suite A <br />Maplewood, MN 55109 -1176 <br />RE: North Star Estates' Application for Variance <br />Dear Mr. Hibbard: <br />MAYOR <br />Michael 1. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve Morelan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />After attending the hearing on the above - referenced matter held on April 14, 1997, I presented a <br />summary of this information to the Mayor and City Council at a Special Council meeting held on <br />Wednesday, April 16, 1997. Based on the information presented at this meeting, including <br />discussion from representatives of North Star Estates (Mr. Konek and Mr. Baldwin), I was <br />directed by the Mayor and City Council to send you a written statement of the City's position. <br />The position taken by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Little Canada is as follows: <br />The City of Little Canada opposes the granting of a variance to North Star Estates from <br />the requirements contained in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327.20, Subdivision 1, <br />Paragraph 3 relative to the minimum space required between a manufactured home and <br />the parking space for motor vehicles and other property. The basis for the City's <br />opposition is as follows: <br />➢ The application is not specific as to the variance to be granted from the <br />aforementioned provision. This request would appear to be total exemption from the <br />ten foot setback requirement from adjacent parking. <br />➢ The Minnesota Department of Health is studying this issue from a policy standpoint. <br />We do not feel it would be wise to grant a variance that may be inconsistent with any <br />policy direction they may take. <br />➢ We do not feel North Star Estates should be provided a privilege other park <br />owners /operators similarly situated do not enjoy. <br />It should also be noted that the Mayor and City Council support allowing the continued existence <br />of all mobile home units which have been legally placed since the County's acceptance of the <br />State's delegation of enforcement responsibilities for Minnesota Statutes Chapter 327.20. We do <br />not feel it is reasonable or logical to displace existing tenants given these conditions have existed <br />Page 60 <br />