Variance Request LetterSeptember 8k, 2O2O
City of Chonhossen
Regording 6915 Highover Drive
Chonhossen, Minnesoro
To whom it moy concern:
My fomily ond I ore proposing to build o new home on the undeveloped lor 12, Block I of Loke
Horrison 2"d Addirion subdivision. We fell in love with this spot 7 yeors ogo ond decided to moke
it our own, We hove been working with the city ond orchitects for over 3 yeors os we lry to creote
o smoll, privote home lhot treods lightly in the currently wooded property.
There exist multiple procticol difficulties on this property. The slope is consistently steep providing
olmosl no ploce withoui bluff setbock on which to build o home, none of which is odequote for o
home of current size. ln oddition, the developer obtoined o very smoll oreo os o "buildoble oreo".
Following the definition of bluff, this oreo is in focl, not conforming either, moking fiis entire
property unbuildoble. These conditions existed prior to us buying it.
My fomily wishes to move to lhis property to enioy the noturol environment it hos with beoutiful,
elevoted views of Horrison Loke surrounded by trees which we love so much. We hove seen mony
onimols run oround through there os well os o couple of gome troils they follow frequently. We
intend to moke il our forever home thot hides omongt lhose mony mqlure lrees.
Sincerely,
The Corstensen's
18318 Minnetonka Blvd Deephaven, MN 5539'1
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ln oddirion to the obove procticol difficulty, the oreo designoted to build o home r's neorest the
public wolking poth with little lo no privocy. Thot oreo is quite open without trees or privocy due
to the conslruclion of high tension power lines obove. The home locolion would hove hod no
privote oreo odiocent in which to hove o yord for our children to ploy.