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SOLID ROCK CHURCH and World Outreach Center Dr. Bill Matthews, Pastor May 28, 2013 Elk River Board of Adjustments City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Dear Elk River Board of Adjustments: Solid Rock Church is requesting a variance to be granted on the 2.5 acre requirement for a lot size for two basic reasons. 1) With changes in banking and lending requirements, since the economic turndown, our lending institution,The Bank of Elk River, has requested that we put our two existing staff homes on separate lots from the church property. When the Brentwood edition was originally platted,the property the church owns, Brentwood Block 9, Lots 1-8,were all separate lots. In 1994 the county requested that all the lots be combined for ease of records, since we owned all of lots in Block 9. 2) Additionally, we would like to build an additional staff home on the property,which would be a single family dwelling. We are asking for a variance because the City of Elk River has changed the requirements for a lot size. All of our lots were originally 2 acres or under, with three being under 1.5 acres. Now the current requirement is 2.5 acres. We are proposing a four lot split of the church property as follows: Parcel A would be 1.85 acres, existing home Parcel B would be 1.65 acres, existing home Parcel C would be 1.50 acres,future home Parcel D would be 8.06 acres, existing church building What we are proposing is in harmony with the Brentwood neighborhood and with The City of Elk River's plan when the lots were originally plotted. This variance would also be in harmony with The City of Elk River's comprehensive plan. Sincerely/ / '/ for r Bill Matthews Pastor/President 11800 196th Avenue NW * Elk River, MN 55330 * 763.441.2816 * Fax 763.441.1053 www.srchurch.org