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The variance also aligns with the city's vision outlined in the City of St. Anthony <br />Comprehensive Plan 2008, section 2. <br />Land Use Plan <br />In the neighborhoods, owners will continue to enlarge and remodel their <br />properties as those houses are reaching 50 years of age and a new wave of <br />youngfamilies will be moving into the community. <br />These and other improvements will help the City of St. Anthony Village live up <br />to its name. <br />In addition, the city's comprehensive plan includes the following: <br />Encourage expanded choices in housing location and types, and <br />improved access to jobs and opportunities -Section 1-5 under <br />Community ProFle <br />• a Plan for and guide infill development, redevelopment, and adaptive reuse <br />of structures to diversify housing, connect housing and jobs, and integrate new <br />development into existing neighborhoods. * <br />• • Adopt and pursue reinvestment strategies to achieve housing goals of the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act and Livable Communities Act. <br />• ff Encourage the preservation of existing neighborhoods and expansion of <br />housing choices within the city. * <br />• ■ Adopt ordinances to increase lifecycle and affordable housing (examples: <br />increased multi family use, reduced front and interior setback requirements; <br />cluster development ordinances). * <br />In the ten years since we purchased our home, we have seen additions constructed to <br />older existing homes, changing the footprint and increasing impervious space on small <br />lots. We have also seen smaller, older homes demolished and new, larger homes erected <br />on small lots, which also increases the amount of impervious space. <br />The City of St. Anthony Comprehensive Plan 2008, contains the following declaration <br />with regard to housing conditions and improvement to property: <br />Housing Conditions <br />2 <br />