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states this to be true. Staff would recommend the Planning Commission to discuss the parking limitations for the property by shrinking the current driveway and parking availability. Response: Our plan accommodates covered parking of two vehicle and 5 vehicles in driveway and parking spot. We can accommodate more than any neighbor. 1987 Fagerness: Driveway & Garage Only 1981 Fagerness: Garage, 3 cars driveway 2 cars parking spot 1975 Fagerness: Garage, 2 cars parking spot 1971 Fagerness: Garage, 2 cars driveway and 2 cars parking spot 1973 Fagerness: Garage, 2 cars driveway and 2 cars parking spot 12. The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty. The property owner built the principle building to meet all setbacks in 2009. The addition to the home is not necessary to alleviate a practical difficulty and would merely serve as a convenience to the Owner. Response: Does not accommodate our requirement to care for my disabled Father in Law. The Commission may recommend, or Council may impose conditions in granting of variances. Any conditions imposed must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. No variance shall be granted or changed beyond the use permitted in this chapter in the district where such land is located. Other Factors: We plan to remove an existing structurally engineered retaining wall and steps to our front door that have settled over the years and caused water issues and settling. The new retaining wall and steps would be part of a frost depth foundation to eliminate any future settling. Pictures of the existing steps and retaining wall are attached. In summary, we have practical difficulty. We are building this addition, over our existing driveway. We are under our allowable hardscape. All neighbors have been granted variances as evidenced in the proposal. Not granting similar variances for our property will put us at an disadvantage to property values of our neighbors.