HomeMy WebLinkAboutA7 Re: 2304 Knapp Street
June 22, 2016
My family lived on the south side of Knapp Street for over
twenty years. The quad-plex, 2304 Knapp Street, was
grandfathered in, but the south side of the street is, and
continues to be, zoned low density.
2304 Knapp has always been problematic; it was owned by
a number of landlords who were negligent in caring for this
property: handrails were missing, broken furniture was on
the porch, the snow was rarely shoveled, garbage and
weeds piled in an abandoned driveway on the East side of
the building.
I urge the zoning board of adjustment NOT to permit the
current owner who lives in S. Carolina to ADD bedrooms
to the 2304 Knapp property. Increased occupancy of this
degraded structure will only further deteriorate the south
campus neighborhood. Increased occupancy will also add to
the parking problems on already congested streets.
There would be monetary benefit for the new landlord, but
there is no legitimate reason to accommodate this request.
Thank you for your consideration,
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Fern Kupfer
Former president of SCAN
(South Campus Area Neighborhood)
flkupfer@iastate.edu
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