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1694 - 23rd Avenue 1Vorthwest New Brighton, Minnesota 55112 July 11, 1974 Members of the Planning Commission City of New Brighten ''- New Brighton,' Minnesota 55112 Gentlemen: I wish to buile3 a six-fogt cedar "board on board" privacy fence in my back yard as outlined in the attached diagram, and therefore Z am formally requesting a variance of the .zoning code (Section 13- 050) and the building code (Section 440) which would restrict my fence to 312 feet high along the common property line to-the west and to 4Z feet high along the 17th Street (north) side. I believe that my request is justified since I meet the criteria for variance as follows. a) _Undue hardsh~s; my house is on a corner lot and there- fore the north side of my back yard is ex~sed. to 17th Street IeT,Wo, a very busy thoroughfares For this ,reason, my wife and I cannot allow our 2~ year old daughter and our black I,aborador to play in the yard unattendedo. This puts a considerable strain on my wife°s daily freedom and is certainly inhibiting to the child. It also forces us to confine the dog in a small steel cage behind our garage. (He once got free for but a fe w moments and was struck by a ca~eo nearly killing ha.m) It should also be noted that a fence only 4Z feet in height cannot be guaranteed to restrain my dog (I have. checked with Armstrong Kennels regarding this), or keep neighborhood dogs from entering my yard, There are cur- rentl~ many d®gs, both large and small, which are allow- ed to freely roam the neighborhood and they represent a threat to the health and safety of my child (and d®g)o Lastly, my family is presently being denied the right of privacy and safety from theft or vandalismo Any gather- ing is limited to the inside of the house since no one _ prefers to sit in the yard and be examined by each car or person passing by® Lt~e also cannot leave the baby°s toys or any gardening equipanent outside for fear of thefty We are even forced to lock the dog's cage each night.