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January 20, 2021 <br />12.“The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant but is necessary <br />to alleviate demonstrable difficulty. <br />The difficulty of placement of a screen porch on this lot is the minimal distance between the rear <br />setback and the home. Locating a screen porch anywhere along the rear of the home other than <br />the proposed location effectively divides the already compromised size of the usable rear yard <br />into two even smaller usable yards. The proposed location preserves what back yard does exist <br />as a contiguous area promoting the normal rear yard recreational activities expected from <br />owning a ½+ acre property. The proposed location also preserves one single line of sight view of <br />the rear yard from the interior of the home and from the porch itself. These single lines of sight <br />are critical to monitor the safety of the owners’ youngest family members. If any one of the three <br />identified special conditions identified above did not exist a setback variance would not be <br />necessary to alleviate the demonstrated difficulty. <br />Page 4 of 8