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• <br />• <br />• <br />Paul Bengtson <br />Associate Planner <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 -1182 <br />Dear Paul and Committee, <br />Narrative Information for Variance on 1801 77th Street East - Marier Property <br />Please grant a variance for the following reasons: <br />1. Enlarged the entrance to correct illegal stair case to the basement level. <br />2. Correct entering the home into a closet with 3 levels to navigate in a confined <br />area. Wheelchair and limited mobility access improved with change. <br />3. New entrance provides wheelchair and handicap access with a staging area. <br />4. Increase depth of garage to provide a straight stair case access on west wall to <br />living area from garage. Will provide a means to install handicap lift system from <br />garage to living area and provide room to navigate from the vehicle to stair case <br />into the living area. <br />5. Raise garage height by 8 inches to improve drainage away from structure and <br />improve access from garage area. <br />6. Add covered front entrance to correct water entering into well pit and root cellar. <br />7. Add 2 car garage to handicap entrance in order to use vehicle side lift system. <br />8. Add covered 3 season porch to exiting deck in order to cover walkout icing <br />problem and provide sheltered sitting area. <br />History: Original 1856 Marier homestead farm house site with existing structure and <br />proposed addition/remodel with greater set back from lake then original homestead <br />deweling. Home has provided care for Paternal and Maternal Parents, Grandparents and <br />great Grandparents. Improvements will allow the use of new medical equipment to <br />continue this tradition. Provisions are in place to ensure that the 4' &5th generation <br />Marier males will be able to provide this service as well as continue protecting the Peltier <br />Lake Watershed. <br />Please note that the new addition is 30 feet above the OHW and only 3 feet closer to the <br />lake, leaving a 119.9 foot set back. Please approve project so generations to come can <br />enjoy and protect this unique property. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Ron Marier <br />Ron Marier <br />RECEIVED <br />SEP 1 2 2008 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />