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Sawhorse Designers°.♦Builders Since 1977 September 17, 1996 City of St. Anthony Petition for variance Re: Hark residence 2914 36th Ave. NE To whom it may concern, The above residential property is on the corner of 36th Ave. NE and Silver Lake Road. The required setback on both streets is 30 feet. The existing home is currently setback 15 feet from Silver Lake Road. The home across 36th Avenue also is setback 15 feet, while the home immediately to the south has a 30 foot setback. It is our understanding that the allowed average setback in this situation would be 22 1/2 feet. We are requesting a variance of 7 1/2 feet to the allowed setback. The following conditions are offered for review: 1) The particular physical shape of the property, (being on a corner lot) immediately restricts the buildable area. If,.required setbacks were strictly enforced, it. would allow less usable footage than adjacent properties, ^thus 6ausing undue hardship on this homeowner. 2) The granting of the variance would allow our addition to align with the established sideyard setback of our home as well as property across the street. This would allow neighborhood characteristics to be maintained. 3) Since the initial constuction of the home, the required setback (towards Silver Lake Road) must have changed from 15 to 30 feet, thus the. hardship has been caused by current city ordinance. And finally, allowing our homeowners to maintain their current setback would allow constuction of a much needed family room addition, that architecturally would blend with existing structures and buffer backyard activities from Silver Lake Road. Thank you for consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Rick Riley staff architect 4740 42nd Ave.N. ❖ Robbinsdale,Mn.55422 ❖ (612)533-0352 FAX(612)533-2668 Lic.2382