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m'I <br />DKSCRIPTION OF RKQUKST <br />Wo wish to add a family room, dining room and ext nrl the <br />living room on the lake side of our house. There woujd bo a <br />total square foot increase of 720 square feet on both the main <br />floor and the basement. We also would like to adeJ a bedroom on <br />top of this addition with approximately 600 square feet (see the <br />attached plan for the details of the 1st floor). The <br />construction would bo wood frame with considerable glass on the <br />south to utilize the available passive solar potential of the <br />site. <br />HARDSHIP <br />The hot.-*--* cannot be expanded in any direction except to the <br />west without violating a setback regulation and to the west is <br />the septic tank and drainfield (new) and so expansion there is <br />truly impossible. No expansion is possible whatsoever without a <br />hardcover variance. Wo now have 2 children and plan to have <br />another in about 2 years and with 3 bedrooms now another would be <br />helpful. We need a larger eating area now very badly. The <br />existing space is about 5' x 10.5' and our table takes up about <br />1/2 of that or more and we can only sit on one side and both <br />ends. We also have a small living room and no family room at <br />all. Our kitchen is also small and this addition would enable us <br />to move the stairway to the basement and expand the kitchen also. <br />Finally, it would allow the expansion of the basement area. <br />We hired an ;»rchitect and looked at various alternatives <br />such as remodelir>g and putting on a whole 2nd story, but the only <br />workable solution was to expand towards the lake and money was <br />not the prime or even a major consideration in this decision <br />since the shape of the house and the location of the driveway, <br />garage, septic system and lot topography all lead to the same <br />solution. In coming up with the proposed design, we wore careful <br />in not intruding closer to the lalie tlian our closest existing <br />point. The percentage increase in hiirdcover also seems minimal. <br />DESCRIPTION OF UNUSUAI. PROPERTY CONDITIONS <br />The lots we have were platted long before the existing 2 <br />acres zoning requirements wore enacted. The house was also built <br />before the new requirements. As you can see, the house sits <br />almost on the street. The lot is very steep and the only exten­ <br />sive yard is where the new drainfield we put in last fall is. <br />Tne only room for expansion is toward the lake. While we would <br />be increasing the hardcover in the 75 foot area from .32% to <br />1.68%, this doesn't seem that significant, especially in light of <br />the fact that this area constitutes 55.52% of the total lot. I <br />am not sure of the exact effect, not being an engineer, but in <br />the retaining wall project we are completing now and in the <br />leveling of the beach area we did earlier we have slowed or <br />altogether stopped the run-off from the high side of the lot to <br />the low and then into the lake. The slope and not just the* . rea <br />needs to be addressed and our lot has considerable flat areas <br />between where the addition will be built and the lake.