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Variance Application Attachment # 1 This request for a Variance is brought On die to some unique circumstances related to our lot and the development. I have trie~ t~oudine these circumstances below. Our lot is approximately 1._88 acres, 'Tkere ~s an additional 17 foot boulevard in the front and it butts up to the golf ~urse in tl~e ~, giving it a much larger feel. I am toldthat our lot type is called a Manufactured~ Walk,Out Lot. What this basically mean is that the ground fbr our lot was pre~graded'dariri_g fl/e. original land development to accommodate a home with a walk-out basementi Ia:oar caSe the lot has an 8+ foot drop-off across the entire width of the lot at about. 130 f~et:fro~ the street side curb. Due to a requirement in ouri development that there be no outside storage of any cars, boats, trailers, motor homeS, or any &her items, we need to build an additional detached garage. [n fact, in our case lhe garage is a mandatory requirement imposed on us by the developments Architectural! Review ~C~mmittee. With otir need to add a detached garage weyasked our architect to draw it and to come out to see the lot. He agreed thru the cka ,matic ~op-off of the lot would require that we either bring in an unreasonably l~ge amouOt of fill and/or do an unreasonably large amount of landscaping. Both.could be :very expenSive !and not necessarily provide the best solution for the garage, the lot, or the neighborhood; We talked and decided that a better solution would be to set the detach~d garage fo ~r~ard and at about a 45 degree angle to the house. We chose this as our solution beCauSe [t~wi!l minimize the' intrusion of the garage, reduce the driveway size, keep the fill/landsi:apin~'manageable, and remain ascetically pleasing for the neighborhood. · We t~el that this is a reasonable requ~es}, f0na Variance that is keeping with the spirit and intent of the Ramsey 'City Code due to ithe hct that our lot almost meets the 2 acre rule, we are under the lot size to garage siZelratig, we have the unique circumstances caused by the Manufactured Walk-Out Lot, Wei are Prbviding a minimally intrusive and ascetically pleasing end result for the neighborhood, a~d we already have the approval of the developments Architectural. Review C0mm~ittee (see Attachment//2). Thank you fbr your consideration. Jeff& Jill Stevenson 11968 Virginia Ave. N Champlin, MN 55316 763-427-8709