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The punning Conunission January IS. 2001 Page 2 built and not to calculate the square footage of hardcover, already created by the bouse is still in dispute. Therefore, the hardcover The applicant’s survey drawing showing hardcover of the house, stoop, retaining wall and drive incorrectly totals their own numbers at 5,614 square feet when the total U actually 7 square feet more. Also, the applicant oiiginaliy represented the lot area to be 35,000 square feet and only recently amended that number down to 33,076 square feet. It would seem all these numbers should be verified independently by the city. In addition, the applicant's hardcover totals do not include an extra column and stoop not shown on the “as built” drawing on the northwest ade of the house and whatever cement dab will be built to hold an air conditioning unit on the ootthwett tide of the house (tee photos). Will there be a sidewalk along the northwesterly side of the houM to reach the door there? These addhional hardcover elements must be figured into the total hardcover. Because the total hardcover has not been verified by the dty, the city should not entertain a variance when, wo submit, the hardcover requiremenU are already exceeded. Second, the new construction and change of grade on the applicant's property creates new drainage problems because of the close proximity of the Clenun’s hmue to the new house. However, as of yet, no drainage plan has b^ submitted, which any qualified person can verify will solve the drainage issues presented by the large roof runoff on the demon’s side of the new bouse City Ordinance 10.03, Subdivision 21, provides that when substantial earth is moved, such as occurred here, at the time of issuance of the building permit, the Building Inspector will approve of a plan showing proper drainage and protection of adjoining property. Not only was a building permit issued without an adequate drvnage plan submitted, recently a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued for this property without a proper drainage plan having been submitted. The city staff seems to feel that a proper drainage solution can be achieved in the spring and all parties will cooperate However, this ruiu counter to your own ordinanK which requires submission of a proper drainage plan before issuance of a building permit so that the city can atsesa before construction begins whether drainage problems will be solved. The neighbors do not understand why this procedure was not followed for their protection. The applicant asserts that they have “gone so far as to provide gutters and drainage twails to the west side of the house and the garage to lessen the impact of any roof runoff.” Neither the gutters nor the swwli have been yet TluO wUl be the niinimum that would be required fix an adequate runoff protectioa for the neighbonng properties. Because this new construction which moves hardcover so dose to the adjoining pnqiertiea presenu new and Irklcy drainage problems for this she, no rerpicat for variance 9/f ’d 0518'ON S?9S Hd85:e 1003