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Chronolog Page 3 <br /> that suggest the standard shouldn't apply to a given situation. We <br /> should only vary fi oni the standards when a varia�ice�vill not negatively <br /> impact the long-term character of the neighborhood. <br /> 4. If we don't take these opportunities to gain conformity, �ve will <br /> never make progress to�vai•d the goal. We will merely have bigger, <br /> more pet7nauent stntctures in locations or with characteristics that are <br /> not in lceeping with the City's long tenii goals. <br /> 5. We must be very cautious in granting variances when we have <br /> the opportunity to gaiu total conformity. Decisions made now to <br /> accept sometlung suUstanda�•d will likely affect the neighUarhood for the <br /> next 50-75 years or longer. <br /> We also be�an a discussion to detei7nine whether we all agree on whicl�basic <br /> cases we are concenled with in tenns of rebuiids. We reached some <br /> conclusions, but did not necessarily address every unique situation. We <br /> concluded that we would need a demo plan for eveiy remodel job to luiow <br /> exactly what was going to remain <br /> February 28, 2003 Staff inemo questioning whether we really want to combine the concepts of <br /> removal and eYpansion. Other cities' codes don't appear to do this. Looking <br /> at Shorewood's nonconfonllities code section (attached), the distinction <br /> becomes more clear. <br /> Item g.talks specifically about the destruction of an e;cisting nonconfortning <br /> StTIlCtL1T�. If SO%or more of the value of the existing stilicture is gone,then it <br /> can't be rebuilt except in complete confonnity. <br /> Item lc. deals with the expansion of an existing nonconforn�ing stnictures. <br /> Expansion is allowed as long as the elpansion does not i�Icrease the nonconfornuty <br /> (i.e,the expansion must Ue in complete confonnity). This is what we have been <br /> doing all along. But,we have ahistoiy of granting variailces that allow increases <br /> in nonconformity, and it's difficult to back off from that histoiy... <br /> If we start to deal�vith the percentage of the final product,we are going to be <br /> si�lificantly changii�.g the way we liave Ueen doing Uusiness. <br /> Staff inenlo of 2-28-03 suggested the following conclusions based on tl�e <br /> ,Tanuary 29 discussions: <br />