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Fran Ot-NWL-HT TUt 12 9h1 200S 11:01:43 m MST Pi0« 3 of 3 ^uncc aiiplication in lo allow the common Hense and fidmcrn of elected ofScialH to ptcvuil and allow Ihair judgment to determine what is in the best intercsta of Hus Orono Ct»mmunity. A» you make this dctennination, please take into eunalderalion the followincTucls: • Ihe Orono community and the neighbnrhood would benelit fioin having a new house ol* conventional width and design on this property. A new house of conventional width and design would increase the lax base for this pniperty and add lo the value of neigliboring homc.s. • I undershind the jusUneulion for a .1.5 fool selhack from a publie road, but Rest Point Lane is a dead end alreet serving us access U> only 2 properties at the end of this road. Ilie lire lane is unusable due to a willow tree blueking access to the lake. I would like to propo.se that iny new building mocttlic 35 foot sclbuck from the dcluul uspimll roudwAy. The spirit und intent of the sctl^ if maintained. I will change my access lo this property from Rest Pont Lane lo the alley behind this property and restore the area along Rest Point Lone to its natural condition and plant a row of evergreen trees along the roadway lo further screen the house IVom the roadway. The public and the nsi.i^hhyrs ail benefit and the 35 foot setback is adhered to from ihc roadway which is more than adequate under these circumstances. • The proposed new house meets the structure coverage requirement and hardcover requirements. Ii also a being moved further away from Rest Point Ijuic than the existing house. It is also being moved further from Ihe lake Ilian the existing house. I om also reducing the ovunill hordeover that cunenUy exists on this properly and om removing a boat house that is only a few fcet from the lake. If the City grants my varianco request so I can build a house of conventional width and design on lliu property, the now hou.se will have much less impact on the lake and the publie than the current house. In conelusion, my sincere request is that the Planning Commission und City Counsel takes all these factors in consideration ai^ And that a hordship exists due to the propeny’s narrow width, pie shape and titc locauon and dire^n of the lot line adjacent to Rest Point Lane; and reaches a conclusion that a new h^ of conventional width and design ttuil reduces existing hardcover, that is moved further from the c *"‘^**'' ^ “*** ^ ‘he Rest Point I Jincroa^y, that removes access to the property from Rest Point Lane, that restores the nuinral beauty of die Mod achaecni to Rest Point I^anc, ond that increases the lax base and neighboring property values is in the bcsi ifilcfcstsi of Ihc ()mno communiiy. llianlc you very much for your considcruiion. Veif toillf yours. V.