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_FET,'I T I ON•' FOR . VARIANCE FEBRUARY-26, 1967 DWAYNE E: NELSON • 412 ROOSEVELT ST NE ST- ANTHONY, MN -5541 E RESPONSE TO QUESTION -NO. "i - As indicated in the drawings -submitted to -support this variance requests; our lot is 75 -feet wide and 154. o' feet deep-. Presently the house is 42 feet long 'and 24 feet wide with an attached garage 14 feet in width and 22 feet deep The structUre- i s, 1 ocated . such that -there is a five-foot setback from the north lot line and 14 feet from the south lot line. Strict adherence to .the ordinance- would only a-1-1 ow expanding the present garage wi dt•h to - 1A feet because of the required 15 feet total setback1 distance. to the lot A., ines: -• -In -effect this ordinance would preclude garage expansion because an 18 foot .width is ,too narrow to include a service door or•_ to effectively ,serve" as a two-car garage. RESPONSE TO QUESTION NO. 2 The proposed variance is not requested "because of a desire to increase property values. "Although the expansion would obviously cicrease the property value some, the increase certainly would - not. • equal the cost of the expansion. The value of the project would be the availability of space for vehicles and -a hobby" woodworking area. At the present time two vehicles and a- tent camper .must= remair. outside. Although not a monetary one, an ' additional value would be the improved appearance of the property achieved by moving the vehicles and camper inside 'the garage. RESPONSE TO QUESTION NO. 3 The 75 foot lot width, along with the -building's dimensions and location, were established in approximately- 1953. . I- purchased the property in 1976 and• had • no input into the above decisions:- ' There are no other persons, other than._my"-family, " that have -any present interest in this parcel of land.