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Mounds View City Council Page Six �egular Meeting June 28, 1993 Also we moved from New York and picked Moundsview and this area because we� loved the beauty of the area. By allowing a commercial style building to go up it will first take away from this beauty and two, set a precedent we will not be able to stop later. My family and I would not have purchased this home had we had any idea this was going up and are prepared to retain an attorney to protect our interests. Shou2d this be allowed it will be a shame and show the same attitudes my wife and I moved to qet away from. Sincerely, (signed by David I. Petri) 786-6939, David Petri These letters are also attached to the minutes as part of the permanent record. Fred Squires, 2770 Hodges Lane, stated he was against the proposed variance request. Mr. Squires stated that Setterholm is a good neighbor and does not intend to devaluate his property or those properties surrounding his property. Mr. Squire stated that, in his opinion, the oversized garage is �ot appropriate and is out of character for the style of homes in the eighborhood. Mr. Squire further stated that this oversized garage building could invite light commercial use in the future. Mr. Squire stated that Mr. Setterholm could make the garage a three stall garage which would be better suited for the neighborhood. Mr. Squire asked that the Council deny the variance. Gerald Sweet, 2760 Hodges Lane, stated his letter was read before the Council this evening and that he wanted to let the Council know that he was present at the meeting. Peg Mountin, 7321 Park View Drive, stated that Mr. Setterholm's property is well kept and that she is confident that the addition to the garage would reflect the same good taste in construction. Ms. Mountin stated that this is not a variance, but a Conditional Use Permit for a specific permitted use. Mountin further reported that if the applicant meets all conditions set forth by the City Code, the City has no alternative but to grant the. permit. Ms. Mountin stated that there are a lot of worse things environmentally going on in the neighborhood than that of enlarging a garage. Ms. Mountin cited that there is a neighbor who weeds the garden, which half of the garden is in the park, and throws the weeds into the park, another neighbor has six years worth of grass clippings composting on the lot line in a wetland boundary area, and, another neighbor, backwashes his swimming pool into the street. Ms. Mountin stated that those kinds of activities have �ore impact on the environment than an oversized garage which is, at least, architecturally more interesting to look at than a 7 foot fence.