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April 21, 1998 <br /> <br />Sylvia Frolik <br />Zoning Administrator <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Sylvia, <br /> <br />I would like to ask for a 6-month extension of my conditional use permit (Resolution 97-05-130) <br />to build a pole barn at Hansen Tree Farm. The main reason for our delay is the major damage <br />caused by last summer's windstorm. We lost about 200 large trees, and 5,000 Christmas trees <br />were blown over and had to be straightened up. We are only now completing cleanup and so <br />construction will not take place until this summer. We have had the trees sawn into lumber, <br />some of which will be used in the new building. <br /> <br />Adding to the delay is that our log-truss porch is more difficult to engineer and build than <br />typical 4-square lumber construction. Glyn Huff is reviewing our plans now, but we cannot cut <br />the logs and build the trusses until he is sure they will meet commercial building specifications. <br />Finding log building standards and specifications was a major research project in itself. <br /> <br />I appreciate your understanding of these circumstances and hope an extension is possible. I <br />should also mention that we have already moved about a dozen 6-foot white spruce trees to <br />help screen the future building. <br /> <br />David Hansen <br /> <br /> <br />