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PROIECT DESCRIPTION The Pipers as property owners are making a request for a conditional use permit in order to construct a detached building for use as a caretaker ’s living quarters. In addition to living quarters this building will also encompass two additional garage stalls as well as additional storage for easy access to outdoor equipment and furniture. The building faUs within a footprint of 24 ’ X 62 ’ and contains 1456 square feet of finished and unfinished space. The proposed structure will be constructed with a concrete slab floor with frost footings, poured concrete foundation and wood frame construction. Finished exterior materials will match the existing home on the site. The proposed building is sited north west of the existing home and is berroed into an existing hillside which serves to minimize the visual impact of the new building as the site is entered. Every effort will be made to preserve the existing trees adjacent to the building area. It will not be necessary to remove any trees to construct this additional building. The existing house will be remodeled. Upgrades to the mechanical systems, window replacement, and augmentation of roof and wall insulation will result in greater energy efficiency. Plan changes will be made to accommodate the needs of the Piper’s as new owners of the home. The reconfigured floor plan results in four sleeping rooms instead of the six sleeping rooms in the existing home. A new screen porch is proposed to be added to the south side of the house as indicated on the registered survey. Since we are proposing to berm the new garage/caretaker building into the existing hillside as shown only as a slight amount of re-grading will be necessary to form a swale to direct site drainage around and alongside the proposed structure. Low, dry-laid stone retaining walls will be installed as indicated on the construction plan to allow berming of site against the north and south elevations of the building as well as creating an egress window well at the south end of the building. Roof water from the proposed structure will drop onto turf and the paved entrance of the garage. This water will be flowed to follow the existing grades of the site, sheeting north easterly across the driveway into the wooded area beyond and below the drive. Grade changes will not be necessary for the proposed screen porch additional to the main house. Additional roof water will drop onto the planting beds to the south side of the existing house as the water percolates toward the lake. The proposed detached garage/caretaker building complies with all setback requirements. See the survey for the exact distances of building comers to property lines. The floor elevation of the new building is 990.5’ which is well above the minimal floor elevation of 945.3 ’. The proposed detached building will have its own septic tank and will be connected by a gravity line to the existing pumping chamber and septic mound. The installation of this new septic tank will also provide an opportunity to upgrade ^e current septic connections for the two toilets and showers and the existing detached poolside building. An alternate drainfield area has been located slightly north and west of the existing drainfield area. • » V / • .• •• • j V-■w JL 1