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THOMPSON&THOMPSON <br />0«7 A- Tl»omp»oo* <br />K«r M. Thompton <br />Ci^bUWWwMuGtu* <br />■mJUmmVm <br />LAW OFFICE <br />PLU> <br />17717 Ififbwsy Srrra <br />Minn«tonl*.MN 66345 <br />Jamuiir 15.2001 <br />PloM 952-474-3221 <br />Fu 962-474-2575 <br />BY FACSIMILE AND <br />U.S.;«IA1L <br />Planning ConunUsion <br />CityofOrono <br />2750 Kelley Paifcway. P.O. Box 56 <br />Crystal Bay, KCnnetoU 55323 <br />Re: 2696 Caroline Avenue <br />Variance Request No. 2651 <br />Our Client: Joseph Clemons <br />FileNo. 1024-1 <br />On behalf of Joseph and Jane Clemons of 2690 Caroline Avenue, I urge the Planning <br />Commission to deny the request for variance for 2696 Caroline Avenue, the property <br />adjacent to the Clemons property, <br />I will make three points; <br />(1) The amount of hardcover already allowed before the variance is in dispute and has not <br />been verified by the city. <br />(2) The city has not yet required from the owner, nor has the otwner submitted, a drainage <br />plan to solve the drainage issues resuhit^ from the constniction. <br />(3) The patio for which the variance is requested, as well as the existing retaining walls <br />already built around it, are structures which enaoach acrou the building setback line and <br />will also require a setback variance which has itot been requested from the owner. <br />First, the smount of hardcover resulting from the new construction as rqrreiented by the <br />applicant was questioned in October by neighbors who had a consulunt calnilatc from <br />the builder’s own survey drawing the hardcover resulting from the house, not including <br />the patio, driveway or eaves, at 4,748 square feet The city coiresponded with that <br />fjHimlfnt about his calculations which are on file with the city. Since the square fisotage <br />of the house as reptesenled by the applicant is 4,194 square feet, that oonsidenble <br />difference should have caused the city to verify the numbers with its own calculations. <br />The neighbors believe on November 1, 2000, Mayor Jabbour instnicted the city staff to <br />have the Bonesuoo engineering firm make those calculations u wdl as the lot area <br />csieiiiitfiont to dctcnninc which represcmatioiu were accurate I undcrOaiid that <br />Bonestroo was asked by the staff ooly to verify the exterior dimensions of the house as <br />9/Z -d 0618-ON D99S lldf5:E lOCJ ‘Sl-'if