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,° <br /> r <br /> • Roger Miller <br /> 5064 Irondale Road <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112 <br /> Home Phone 786-8920 <br /> Office Phone 297-1386 <br /> June 31, 1994 <br /> Paul Harrington <br /> City of Mounds View <br /> 2401 Highway 10 <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112-1499 <br /> RE: Application for variance <br /> Dear Mr. Harrington: <br /> Enclosed please find an application for variance and a check for <br /> seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to cover the application fee. The <br /> purpose of this letter is to explain the need for this variance. <br /> I apologize for failing to apply for a permit at the time the sidewalk <br /> • was installed, and my contractor has agreed to remove or modify it <br /> as the City determines. However, I believe there are important <br /> reasons why a variance is justified. They have to do with access and <br /> with safety. <br /> My home is a corner property. It faces Irondale Road, and my <br /> address and mailbox are on Irondale. My driveway and garage face <br /> County Road H. When the house was built in 1963, sidewalks from <br /> the front and side doors were routed to the driveway, and hence <br /> onto County Road H. No sidewalk was installed from the house to <br /> Irondale road. <br /> Since the home was built, traffic on County Road H has increased <br /> significantly, making access into and out of the driveway more <br /> difficult. One reason the new sidewalk is necessary is because access <br /> to the house from Irondale has become more essential. Not only do <br /> my wife and I use the Irondale access daily for retrieving the mail, <br /> but package and newspaper delivery is always from that side of the <br /> house. Guests to our home, and anyone going door to door, regularly <br /> use this approach. <br /> • The sidewalk provides a safe, level, and solid path to the house from <br /> Irondale. This is especially important during winter, when we must <br />