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~~~ CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 12093 ILEX STREET COON RAPIDS, MN 55433 February 8, 1991 City of Mounds View Planning and Zoning 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 Re: Front set back variance Dear Planning and Zoning Commission : This is a request for variance to allow a 30 foot front yard set back for a new house to be built on Lot 16 of Red Oak Park . Enclosed you will find : 1 ) A reduced copy of the original preliminary plat of Red Oak Park. �� 2) A lot survey of lot 16 showing the placement of the proposed new house, as well as the easements and set backs. 3) A copy of the plat showing lot 16. 4) The proposed house plan for lot 16. When I originally platted this property in April of 1986, a condition of the plat approval was a 58 foot front yard set back for lot 16. This set back was required as a means to try to align the new house in lots 15 and 16 of the plat with the set backs of the existing homes on the adjoining property . At the time, this requirement did not concern me. Now, a er our years, i as proven very NifffaTrt-to designanc!sasll_a1home on lot_16_with_its very ivP building set backs. Lot 16 is 75 feet wide. There is a 25 foot storm sewer easement on the east side of the lot. On the west side, the building setback requirements are 5 feet for the garage and 10 feet for the house. This reduces the maximum house width to 40 feet. With a 58 foot front set back and a 30 foot rear set back , the maximum depth of the house and garage is also reduced down to 58 feet. With these set back limitations, I have not been able to sell a conventionally designed home on this lot. Lots 2, 3 and 4 all have homes which were built with a 30 foot set back from Sherwood Road . Lots 5 through 15 all have new homes which were built with 30 foot front yard set backs from Red Oak Court.