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- '~~~. ,.g~ ~,,.r~.. _ - z ~'",° .r~ ~~ ~ C - ~:- /'< a`~. Ms .: Brenda Krueger ,. June 1, - 1 g84 Page 2 In order to properly understand the undue hardship, it is necessary to, review the background of this matter. Remington first brought blueprints. and: plans to the City of New Brighton and applied for a building permit. The Building Official reviewed the plans and advised Remington and the City Planner that a variance. would be required. Unfortunately, the Building.: Official' old neither the -0ity Planner nor Remington the exact amount of the variance that would be required. Remington. then made application for a variance permit through City Planner Brenda Krueger who advised Remington that it must submits "footprint" showing the location of the house on the lot. The "footprint" was prepared by Surveyor-James Kurth who did :not show a post which was to be located an additional eight-feet forward of the "footprint." That post had been included on the blueprints submitted to the Building Official... The .purpose of the post is to support the roof trusses which extended to that point because of the design of the roof. Variances were granted by the Council on advice of the Planning Commission without reference to the post. Subsequently, the Building Official. reviewed the prints, plans, .and variance with representatives of Remington Builders and granted a building permit. Remington ordered its materials and began construction of the home. On or about May 23, 1984, the Building Official visited the site and "red-tagged° the job, citing a violation of the front yard requirement by virtue of observing footings which were to be used for the post. The Building Official finally agreed to remove the red tag based upon our agreement that we would write a letter to him stating that we would not locate a pos t within the required front yard which would be used to support the roof. We have done so and were then able to continue construction. At the time that construction was halted, the roof trusses had already been constructed to the design in the prints. The poet is necessary to support the roof trusses. Any change in the roof at this time would leave Remington with several thousand dollars worth of specially made useless roof trusses. Any change in the roof at this time would require a total redesign of the house as simply using different trusses to make a shorter roof would create an architectural monstrosity. This is designed to be a very beautiful house in a very beautiful neighborhood. You .will note that the support post is depicted as part of a beautiful brick arching in the enclosed drawing. The design as presented should be maintained both for.. the sake of the property itself as well as adjoining properties in the neighborhood. Thin situation would not have occurred without a series of unique cir- cumstances. These circumstances are: