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• CITY OF LINO LAKES RICK BOSCHEE HOMES, INC. 2540 NORTH SNELLING CURVE ROSEVILLE, MN. 55113 -3145 RECEIVED FEB 1 2 2001 CITY OF LINO LAKES TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; MY NAME IS RICK BOSCHEE, I AM PRESIDENT AND OWNER OF RICK BOSCHEE HOMES, INC., THE EXCLUSIVE BUILDER ON THE 8 LOTS ON PEREGRINE CIRCLE, IN PEREGRINE PASS. I HAVE A MODEL HOME UP AND FOR SALE AT 1220 PEREGRINE CIRCLE. MY INTENTION IS TO BUILD LIKE STYLE HOMES ON THE REMAINING LOTS. I'M LOOKING FOR A FRONT PORCH SPACE, (BECAUSE OF LIMITED BACK YARD AREA IN THE DEVELOPMENT), AND COMPARABLY PRICED HOMES, $350.000.00 AND UP. I SOLD LOT 8 TO A CLIENT, WE HAD A PLAN DEVELOPED TO SUIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HE GOT CONSTRUCTION FINANCING AND WE HAD THE LOT STAKED AND APPLIED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE FOUND OUT THAT THE LOT WAS GOING TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY AS A CORNER LOT WITH A BIGGER THAN ANTICIPATED SET BACK REQUIREMENT. EVEN THOUGH IT IS BORDERED FROM THE STREET BY A WALKING PATH • DESIGNATED AS AN OUTLOT. THE PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION OF THE LOT WILL NOT ALLOW MOVING THE HOUSE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE LOT. A LARGE PORTION OF THE REAR OF THE LOT HAS ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO THE CITY OF LINO LAKES (PARCEL A) AS AN OPEN SPACE EASEMENT, UP TO THE WETLANDS. I AM ASKING THE CITY TO ALLOW A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT THE HOUSE I HAVE APPLIED FOR AS PLANNED AND SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED SURVEY, IF NOT, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD A HOUSE COMPARABLE TO THE OTHERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. (I.E. HOME VALUE AND 3 CAR GARAGE). I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT GRANTING ME THIS VARIANCE WILL CHANGE ANYTHING THAT WASN'T ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. WITHOUT THE VARIANCE I AM CONFRONTED WITH AN UNUSUAL AND DIFFICULT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO CONSTRUCT A CONSISTENTLY VALUED NEIGHBORHOOD HOME ON. PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THERE ALREADY IS A BUFFER IN THE FORM OF THE WALKING PATH OUTLOT NEXT TO 12Th AVE. AND THAT THE REAR YARD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A PERMANENT OPEN SPACE BY THE CITY. PLACING THE HOME I HAVE INTENDED FOR THE PROPERTY WOULD STILL BE IN KEEPING WITH THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE. THANK YOU RICK BOSCHEE