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March 16, 2015 Parcel: 75- 515 -0170 Sec /Twp /Rng: 19 -33 -26 Property Address: 14148 202nd Ave NW Elk River, MN 55330 District: Elk River City Acreage: 2.70 Legal Description: Meadowvale Woods 2nd Addition LOT 7 & W 20 FT of S 315.43 FT of LOT 8, BLK 1 To: Elk River Board of Adjustment Elk River City Council Re: Property Variance We, Matt and Marilyn Mellenthin, are requesting a variance on the east side of our lot line. We want to erect a two -car garage /storage building. We currently only have a two -car attached garage making it necessary to store property outside in temporary shelters. Building would be able to improve the "neatness" (if you will) of not only our lot, but our neighborhood. We also want to protect our investments. Unfortunately our lot has unique environmental features that challenge adding another building. Our lot is long and narrow, narrower at the street and wider in the back. The lot slopes more the further west and south it goes and requires more dirt fill to make it level for building toward the west. Much of the 2.7 acres we have is water and the land slopes downward on the west and south sides. The most buildable area is the east side of the lot and behind our house. The closer we can build to our east lot line, the less disruption we'd have to make to our existing outdoor environment. The water from the ponds (run -off) on the south and west sides of our house has been especially high the last couple of years. Much of the lot has been under water. We have discussed our plans with our neighbors, Gary and Diane Juettner, whose property line abuts our east property line and they do not have any objections to a variance. Please consider granting a variance for our lot, especially given the fact that most of our lot slopes and is often under water. Because of the sloping nature of our lot, we would have to add2.5 to 3 feet of dirt fill to level off the area. Please feel free to contact us if need more information. Thank you. Respectfully Submitted, r , — Mathew F. Mellenthin Marilyn P. ellenthin Property Owner Property Owner 14148 202nd Ave NW Elk River, Minnesota 55330 -7997 763 - 441 -2718 (H) 612 - 867 -5616 (C)