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The purpose and intent are to provide property owners the opportunity to construct a small to moderate "mother-in-law" apartment on properly zoned single-family properties. The intent was not to allow two traditionally sized homes on one parcel in a single-family district. 2. Is consistent with the City of Elk River comprehensive plan. The variance is consistent with the City of Elk River's comprehensive plan, again because of the current Zoned residential area allowing accessory units. I mould like to add that by remodeling the existing structure not needed for the original intended use, will allow us to continue to contribute and maintain the neighborhood that includes families that have lived close for as manyyears as my in-lams. The variance would also hep us to preserve and maintain the environment, and not having to consider our plan `b; in splitting the property and building a home on the back acreage. The property is guided for single family uses,which allow Accessory Dwelling Units. The request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Variances may be granted when the petitioner establishes that there are practical difficulties in complying with the zoning ordinance. Practical difficulties mean that: 3. The petitioner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning ordinance; IYIe propose to use the property in a reasonable manner understanding that dwelling units are permitted by the city's honing ordinance. ire are requesting as mentioned above, a variance to increase the allowed square footage, and to service the remodeled unit on its own separate well and septic system. The applicant is not proposing to construct any new structure on the property,but instead, to utilize the existing structures. While utilizing existing structures is reasonable, exceeding the allowed square footage by more than double to construct an ADU of similar size to many single-family homes is not reasonable. 4. The plight of the petitioner is due to circumstances unique to the property not a consequence of the petitioner's own action or inaction;and Our request is due to the uniqueness of the property in that the structure is already in place, along n, the nrell and septic. The current eciency apartment is not large enough for our family, and by including the back west end storage space for items that mould normally be stored in a basement, making the square footage the side requested allonrs for the integrity of the structure to remain, and the esthetics on the outside to look balanced. The accessory structures and two wells/septic facilities make the property unique compared to most other single-family parcels, but this uniqueness does not justify the extra square footage. 5. The variance,if granted,will not alter the essential character of the locality. The variance, ifgranted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. In fact, most won't even knonr there's anything different about the structure. The nearest neighbors are not in close site of any of the propery, and n4th the way the propery is situated up on a hill, it doesn't allow any of the accessory buildings to be ckaryvisiblefmm the road. The years of not having a working farm, has left the barn more filled nrith junk, and far less kept up then when it was filled with animals. Have a newly remodeled space will most definitely increase the integri y of the space as well as the propery. As the applicant will be utilizing only the existing structures on the property,the essential character of the locale will not be altered. Also,to achieve their desired outcome,the property could be