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651-747-3900 3800 Laverne Avenue North Lake Elmo,MN 55042 Date Received:___________________ Received By: ____________________ Permit #:________________________ LAND USE APPLICATION Ƒ Comprehensive Plan Ƒ Zoning District Amend Ƒ Zoning Text Amend Ƒ Variance*(see below)Ƒ Zoning Appeal Ƒ Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.) Ƒ Flood Plain C.U.P. Ƒ Interim Use Permit (I.U.P.)Ƒ Excavating/Grading Ƒ Lot Line Adjustment Ƒ Minor Subdivision Ƒ Residential Subdivision Sketch/Concept Plan Ƒ PUD Concept Plan Ƒ PUD Preliminary Plan Ƒ PUD Final Plan Ƒ Wireless Communications Applicant: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone # _______________________________________ Email Address:___________________________________ Fee Owner: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone # _______________________________________ Email Address:___________________________________ Property Location (Address):______________________________________________________________________________ (Complete (long) Legal Description: ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ PID#: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Detailed Reason for Request: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Variance Requests: As outlined in Section 301.060 C. of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code, the applicant must demonstrate practical difficulties before a variance can be granted. The practical difficulties related to this application are as follows: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ In signing this application, I hereby acknowledge that I have read and fully understand the applicable provisions of the Zoning ordinance and current administrative procedures. I further acknowledge the fee explanation as outlined in the application procedures and hereby agree to pay all statements received from the City pertaining to additional application expense. Signature of applicant:_______________________________________Date:_________________________________________ Signature of fee owner:______________________________________Date:_________________________________________ Daniel and Anne Stoudt 8012 Hill Trl N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 763-234-8130 (Anne) anne@stoudtlaw.com Daniel and Anne Stoudt 8012 Hill Trl N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 of Lot 704 and all of Lots 705, 706, 707, 708, 709 and 710, Lane’s Demontreville Country Club, Washington County, Minnesota. Lots 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437 and the Westerly 1/2 of Lot 438 AND the Westerly 1/2 04.029.21.33.0044 We hope to complete a modest addition to our home to accommodate our family of six in terms of both bedrooms and garage space. To do so, we are requesting a variance with respect to the impervious surface area. The current impervious area, which is comprised almost equally of house and driveway space, covers about 17.16% of our lot. The existing home only has 2 bedrooms suitable for children and the current garage is limited in both height and width to prevent any sort of SUV from fitting inside. Our proposed addition, which involves adding a normal-sized garage with bedrooms above, obeys all setbacks, remains consistent with the character of the neighborhood, preserves as many trees as possible, and improves the efficiency of water drainage in the front of our home. However, the addition would bump the total impervious surface area up to 19.23%. Because our lot is long and narrow, and the current house is placed as far back as it can possibly be, our driveway is already relatively long in order to reach the house, using up a significant portion of our impervious area allotment. With the as-is improvements already exceeding 15%, there is no way to accomplish an addition without a variance. We currently have no garage that we can park in, as no vehicles for a family of 6 fit inside the doors. In addition, we have 2 kids sharing the master bedroom with us. We would like this to be our forever-home, but this arrangement will not work into the distant future. If we are not able to modify the house to add bedrooms and a functional garage, we will be forced to move. /s/ Anne K. Stoudt 11/22/23 /s/ Anne K. Stoudt 11/22/23