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E';i <br />I <br />April 9,2005 <br />To: Orono Planning Commission <br />Re: 1146 Wildhurst <br />File #3100 <br />The extreme topography of this lot makes it the most difficult lot to build on of any I <br />have dealt with in Orono, and I have seen several that did not work. The narrowness and side <br />slopes add to the difficulty. The walkout is five to ten feet higher than the average of the two <br />neighboring bouses. Because this lot meets the definition of a steep slope the City Code <br />demands that we be extra careful with reqject to erosion and visibility of the house from the lake. <br />While the City may be obligated to approve a lot widtft variance to rebuild, the current house <br />plan may be too much for the lot. <br />The previous owner was apparently vigilant in maintaining long downspouts and a series <br />of ditches and piping to keep the rain out of the neighbors house. Since the house has changed <br />hands these systems have degraded, the downhill house has begun to get more water, and erosion <br />has increased. <br />I would very much prefer that this variance not be optimistically "approved pending <br />engineer iqiproval", as is oten done, but q>proved only after engineer approval, and after any <br />proposed screening is shown. That way it will be easier to change the house to nudce the <br />drainage work instead of approving a "maybe" and arm twisting to get the corrections done later. <br />Thanicyou, <br />Bruce Vang <br />Building Inspector <br />•,% :-'v- <br />mm-'.m. <br />'-.Wi <br />V <br />.5