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• -2- <br />Our house is located on a .corner lot. It fronts on Norfolk <br />Avenue and is set back 52 feet from the front. The proposed <br />.addition is toward the side street, Manor Place, where the current <br />setback is 32 feet. Even with the addi ion, the side street <br />setback would still be 22 feet. We believe that the side setback <br />is the appropriate standard. in this case because the house clearly <br />fronts on Norfolk Avenue. .There are several examples of side <br />setbacks in our neighborhood which are less than the current 10 <br />foot requirement.. Our own garage and Palm's house to the north are <br />less than 5 feet from the side. These .houses were all located and <br />built long before the current setback requirements were <br />established. <br />Our lot is 120 feet on Norfolk Avenue and 187 feet on Manor <br />Place. It is approximately a half acre and is the largest lot on <br />our block. See the enclosed plat map. The house with the proposed <br />addition is sti-11 well. within the capacity of the .lot. <br />Our house is a classic colonial built in .1929 on a large <br />corner lot in a unique-area of Elk River. Amain floor family room <br />is generally a requirement of buyers of our size house in today's <br />market. The addition of a main floor family room in keeping with <br />the colonial style will only add value to our neighborhood, <br />We respectfully request approval of the proposed variance. If <br />you need any additional information, please let me know. <br />Yours very truly, <br />~`~~~ ~ ~~ <br />~~ ~`'•w` ~- ~..M.. n~C <br />Donald A. Schumacher <br />• <br />