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,. <br />September 24, 1984' <br />s <br />'Ms. Brenda Krueger <br />' City Planner <br />City of New.Brighton <br />-803 -5th Ave. iJ.W. <br />.New Brighton, Mn 55112 <br />Dear'Brenda: . <br />We apologize for not responding to you sooner but it was not my impression <br />,that hid issue was so urgent. <br />In our meeting in August and your letter in September, you stated that <br />we needed a building permit to replace our old deck and that the location <br />of the new deck probably did not meet the new building code guidelines <br />and that consequently would need to apply for a'variance. <br />Please accept this letter with enclosures as our application for a Variance <br />for .the deck at our house. The circumstances which are unique and unusual <br />surrounding this issue are as follows: <br />-1. We purchased our home at 1596 28th Ave. N.W. in tJew Brighton <br />in March of 1977 with a deck already constructed in the same location..... <br />It is my understanding that this deck was built in 1969. <br />2. Due to normal wear and tear of the weather and the fact that the <br />dumber used at that time was not treated, the deck began looking <br />terrible and was practically falling down. So, in July of 1984, I <br />tore it down and reconstructed it with treated lumber in order to <br />improve the. appearance of the property and the neighborhood. - <br />3. After spending a week of vacation time to .reconstruct this deck <br />and not to mention the expense involved, we feel it would cause undue <br />hardship to be forced to tear it up, especially considering the fact <br />that the old deck was in-.the exact same location on our property line <br />for at least 15 years and nothing was ever said. Our assumption was <br />that the previous owners had certainly received a permit. <br />;, <br />.. ... <br />I <br />