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121 —20th Avenue S.W. New Brighton,MN 55112 March 12, 1999 Members of the Planning Commission and City Council St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418 Dear Members: We are pleased to submit the attached Petition for Variance, the granting of which will permit us to build a single family home on a vacant lot, the PIN # of which is 31-30-23- 42-0167-8,with a probable address of 4004 Fordham Drive,N.E., St. Anthony, MN. Our need to apply for a variance arises from the fact that the lot is smaller than required by the current St. Anthony Zoning Code. The lot measures 60 feet wide.by 133.085 feet in average depth, leaving it 15 feet less in width (75-60) and 1,015 sq. feet less in square footage (9000-7985). There is no available adjoining land to add to it. There are several other lots in the vicinity which are substandard, either because they existed before the current Zoning Code went into effect or because variances have been granted under the provision of the current Zoning Code. We believe this Petition is consistent with the conditions St. Anthony Village has spelled out for granting a variance (1665.06, Variances), namely by presenting the following factual evidence (Subd.3. Evidence): (a) The subject matter of the application is within the scope of this Subsection. (b) Strict enforcement would cause undue hardship because: (1) The property cannot be put to a reasonable use without the variance. (2) The' circumstances causing the hardship were not created by the owner. (3) The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. (4) Economic considerations alone are not the basis of the hardship. (c) The circumstances causing the hardship are unique to the individual property under consideration. (d) The granting of the variance is in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code. We believe that the variances we are requesting conform to these facts.