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(Gordon <br /> iames <br /> IGN BUILD RENOVATE 5159 Main Street I Suite 200 I Maple Plain,MN 55359 1763.479.3117 <br /> Variance Request <br /> 2665 Casco Point Road <br /> Orono MN <br /> Gordon James Construction recently built a custom home for the Gutermuth Family at the above address. <br /> When the family purchased the home a few years before the property included a boat house at the lake shore. <br /> During the course of the planning and construction of the new home the family requested the boat house be <br /> updated.The boat house was in poor repair and needed new roofing and siding and they wanted the <br /> appearance from the lake to be improved and for the boat house to match the color,materials and look of the <br /> new home. <br /> Architectural designs were created which maintained the integrity of the basic structure and added a gable over <br /> the new entry door, a chimney stack to emulate the homes chimney and a stone facade to enhance the <br /> appearance from the lake and complement the house.Focus was on maintaining the footprint to stay within <br /> the strict hard cover requirements of the property. It was overlooked at the time of design that these elements <br /> changed the overall envelop of the boathouse and they were included in the renovations. At the time of the <br /> final inspection for the certificate of occupancy it was noted that these elements were outside the allowed <br /> modifications and that a variance was necessary to maintain the elements on the boathouse. <br /> Also noted in the final inspection are dock sections which are placed in front and the side of the boat house. It <br /> is the homeowners intent to remove those dock sections as winter conditions subside in the spring. Steps will <br /> be continued from the boat house to the grade level. <br /> The variance is being requested to be able to keep the boat house as finished.The added elements enhance the <br /> like-side look of the structure, complement the aesthetics of the house and of the overall look of the Point,do <br /> not interfere with line of sight from either neighbor and has in fact turned an eyesore into an attractive lake <br /> lifestyle element. <br />