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1288 Main St. Lino Lakes Riding corral with temporary tarp material roof. The tarp material roof can he taken down Seasonally and taken down within a day. We, Sandy Nordstrom and Ken Schienbein train horses for a living. We train family horses, 411 horses and we also train horses for the handicap kids for Freedom Farms. We can not train Horses in the Minnesota winter. We need a roof to cover the corral from the freezing rain And snow. It is impossible and unsafe for us and the horses to be worked on icy ground. Horses Are unpredictable and don't realize they are on ice and can fall and injure themselves and the rider. They need good Sandy ground to be worked in to have good footing. Property Value and Economic times have dropped my property value down, so we can not sell At this time and get the value of the mortgage paid off. As a Real Estate agent that is getting no work And a carpenter that is layed off, Horses are the only way we have been able to make any income. The Minnesota winter has also stopped us from making any income. There is 3 oil pipelines that runs in the middle of the property and the wetlands that limit the use of the land. Another reason for a temporary roof is to be able to take it with us when the house is Sold in 5 years. I can't sell until the market turns around and property values go back up. And in 5 years my daughter will graduate from high schooL We can certainly agree to stipulations on the variance. If the property sells it is taken Down and the variance will not continue with the new owners. We also have leased 17 acres that is attached to the property for the last 10yrs and plan On keeping a lease on that property to let the horses graze on. I think a lot of people enjoy seeing the horses at our home, it keeps a little of country In Lino Lakes. We would like to keep it a working hobby farm all year round. Thank You Ken and Sandy The tarp goes on the building.