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1 <br />EXHIBIT J <br />COMMENT ON APPLICATION #04-3051 <br />BY KEVIN AND JULIE FITZPATRICK TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED <br />LOT AREA, LOT WIDTH AND SIDE YARDS <br />AT 356 WESTLAKE <br />Wc, the owners of the adjacent property to the south of 356 Westlake request the City <br />Planning Commission find the requested variances unreasonable and oppose the granting of the <br />variances as not supported by the required findings for these reasons: <br />1. The Reasonable Expectations for Redevelopment Along Westlake <br />frutit the History of Development. <br />The last home on Westlake built on a 50 ft wide lot was constructed over 50 years ago. The <br />established pattern is private consolidation of the underlying 50 ft lots (sec Exhibit One) into <br />larger parcels either prior to redevelopment or in anticipation of redevelopment (sec Exliibii <br />Two). For example; <br />309 The existing home was expanded after consolidating the front and back lots to <br />create the buildabic parcel with 150 ft of frontage <br />341 In anticipation of redevelopment the underlying lots have been consolidated <br />into a significant parcel, also with 150 ft of frontage <br />349 This lot has 100 ft of frontage on Westlake <br />365 This lot was combined with 373 to provide 100 ft of frontage on Westlake in <br />anticipation of redevelopment with additional consolidation <br />3S9 1 las 150 ft of frontage on We.stlake <br />372 The owner of 372 acquired the home at 36^ and combined the sites in 1999, <br />creating a more conforming parcel, and removed several nonconforming <br />structures and constructed a new home on 372. <br />364 Acquit cd and made available for redevelopment after a lot line rearrangement <br />with 372 <br />356 Traditional 50 11 lot <br />348 Traditional 50 ft lot <br />340 Traditional 50 ft lot <br />332 100 ft wide lot <br />3895 150 ft wide lot assembled prior to present development