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e>;V4 <br />Ed & Grcda Toth Variance Application <br />DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST <br />Describe request in detail: <br />3/l8A)2 <br />Estimated Construction Cost: S875.000 <br />\Vc arc an “empty nest ” retired couple. We would like to build a lakeside home to live in vshich <br />is sufficient size for our children and grandchildren to visit us in comfort. We has*c lived in <br />Orono for 13 >ears and love it here. Our request is that w e can build a house, as it is described in <br />this Variance applicative <br />Additional Background Information <br />We have a purchase agreement to buy the properties at 1280 and 1290 Spruce, contingent <br />upon this Variance application approval, from the Killians who will be our new neighK>rs. <br />We arc extremely sensitive to the delicate lakcfront ecolog>* and have worked closely with the <br />Killians and our designers to come up with a plan that will significantly improve the beauty <br />and lakcfront environment of these adjacent parcels. <br />In a nutshell, the net impact of our two proposals (Toths* and Killians ’) is to remove about <br />3,000 square feet of hardcover from the 0’-75’ lake front zone. 3,000 square fc^el is the <br />equivalent of one good sized or two extremely modest homes. The only man made items left <br />in that zone arc essential existing Uuiining w^ls needed for erosion control, and existing <br />stairs so that we can walk to the edge of the water. Additionally, the net effect of our two <br />proposals will be to reduce the overall site hardcover from 42% to 39®/o while removing a <br />significant portion of hardcover which is presently in ific 0’-75 zone and placing a reduced <br />amount well w ithin present day set backs. <br />We have met several times with Orono planning officials and have continued to reduce tlic <br />size of our proposed home until it has reached w hat w e coi ;ider a functional minimum. <br />Hardship/Pcscriptlon of Unusual Property Conditions Response <br />First, we w ould love to continue to live in Orono. It lus been our home for 13 >eare and we <br />wish to remain among our friends and neighbors. Wc also love our garden. My wife’s gardening <br />has been featured multiple >cars in the annual garden tour. <br />Now, regarding our new home. It is our understanding that these lots were subdivided at a time <br />when the city's lot r^uirements were much smaller. Subsequently, tiie area has been re-zoned <br />w ith much higher minimum lot size requirements. This rc-zoning has created a hardship b> <br />making historically buildablc lots unbuildable. Wc therefore request that the city grants u.s a <br />variance regarding minimum lot size and maximum allowable hardcover for these lots. <br />Because ^vo separate sewer hook ups have approved and maintained for many >ears, the lots <br />could be dc\ eloped separately and tw o homes could be built, one on each lot. (See Diagram of <br />Proposal P1, Sheet P3 of attached supporting documents.) <br />e ;r <br />;; a-vit/ ‘