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2). 3). DOC~ B SCOTT & GWYN SIMPSON 15952 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. Ramsey Mn. 55303 Telephone # (612)421-6115 REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT IN THE CITY OF RAMSEY: Our first concern is in refinancing the duplex located at 16001 Nowthen Blvd. from a current 10% interest rate down to a 7% rate and in doing so we needed to get the home appraised. We had the appraiser take a look at the building and he said that he cannot appraise this as a single family dwelling because of it being a duplex and he woUld need a Conditional Use Permit to do so and that the cost of the appraisal would not be $300.00 it would be $500.00. At this time we are all set up to refinance as soon as we obtain the permit. We contacted Anoka County and spoke with Jan Gallagher who has also identified it as a duplex by its building type (structure) and the taxes are based on the fact its a 2-family dwelling or dupleX. Gwyn & I are responsible people in the community who also own and operate a lucrative business in the city of Ramsey for the past six years. This property has been forclosed upon & vacant one and half years prior to our purchasing it. We have invested approx. $28,500.00 into this home with our initial investment, replacing all appliances, replacing (20) of the Thermo pane windows and Patio doors, one of the water heaters, painting the interior walls both up and down and recarpeting a couple rooms. We have plans to paint and re-roof the home in addition to laying a black-top driveway and building a garage. I think we have shown our interest in the property in taking care of it & taking our neighbors into consideration by making our community look better. We have taken truck loads of garbage off the property and still continue to clear tires and garbage from the back of the property. This garbage was left by the original owner (Mr. Boehman) which goes to prove that an owner-occupant doesn't mean that the property is kept up. I I I