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Merit Custom Homes, Inc. <br />21471 Ulysses Street NE, 42 <br />East Bethel, MN 55011 <br />(763)434-1500 <br />(763) 434-6416 fax <br />January 26, 2006 <br />Planning Commission <br />City of Lake Elmo <br />- <br />3800 Laverne Avenue N <br />Lake Elmo, MN 55042 <br />Re: Variance at 8160 Hill Trail N <br />Dear Planning Commission: <br />Merit Custom Homes, Inc. (builder) is requesting a variance for the property at 8160 Hill <br />Trail N for the following reasons: <br />Setback requirement from the normal high water level on Lake Demontreville is 100 feet, <br />we are asking for a variance of 52 feet. Our proposed location for the new structure is 48 <br />feet. The existing structure on the property is currently 37 feet from the normal high <br />water level. We will be moving the new structure back an additional 11 feet from where <br />the existing home sits, and the patio shown extending off the great room towards the lake <br />will be moved to the south side, off the master bedroom. <br />By moving the future structure back and jogging the lake side of the home back away <br />from the shoreline we preserve numerous mature oak trees and do not disturb any of the <br />shoreline vegetation or the view from the lake towards the new home. <br />There are two hardships associated with this property: <br />1. There is Black Mold Infestation of the existing foundation. (see enclosed photos) <br />Due to the severity of the infestation and the expense to clean up with no guarantees that <br />the mold will not return, the fee owner has decided not to use the existing foundation for <br />the remodel that they had initially designed fort his property. <br />