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i <br />j <br />j <br />1 <br />J <br />Marquardt November 2000 <br />Background <br />Affidavit For Building Permit <br />Gary and Joan Marquardt <br />2617 Caaco Point Road <br />Orono MN 55391 <br />612-720^916 W <br />953-471-0476 H <br />■or ^ <br />— t— — t <br />My wife and I have lived at 2617 Casco Point Road since November 1905. We raised our children <br />here and have been contributing members of our community. <br />We have done little to our house since purchasing it. In the storms of May a year-and*a-half ago. <br />we sustained serious roof damage and serious deck damage from our neighbor's 250-year-old <br />oak tree falling across our house and deck. We began then planning our remodeling project with <br />these needed repairs as a beginning point. <br />Wo enjoy our neighborhood, our community and our location and as we approach retirement we <br />have decided to live In this house through our retirement years. In order to be safe and <br />comfortable our project planning addressed the following Issues; <br />1. Garage...The entrance to the garage has been a dangerous feature since we moved In. <br />a. Our garage door Is only 18.4 feel from the road making ingress and egress a very <br />dicey maneuver. <br />b. We have had literally dozens of brake screeching near misses backing out. <br />c. The garage is very small, barely wide enough for two cars and too short for my car. <br />It will not accommodate our two cars, much less a lawnmower and snow blower, <br />thus we always have at least one car parked on the road. <br />2. Entry to our house...Tho entrance of the house is on the very East end of the house and is <br />difficult to negotiate with grocery bags etc. ard poorly placed. With the entrance trapped in <br />a corner of one end of the house the middle of the house has very little natural light. <br />3. The deck...Our deck was damaged, and it Is weakened by the storm damage In 1998, and <br />it Is old and rotten and at the least needs replacing. We have in our proposal the removal <br />of the deck to help with our hardcover situation with a proposed on-ground patio near the <br />proposed new entrance. <br />4. Road noise...Our house is very close to the road with the master bedroom on the very East <br />end adjacent to the existing main entrance. We have an Impossible time sleeping past <br />6:00 in the morning due to road noise. <br />5. Roof... The existing roof was wind damaged and damaged by trees falling. It needs to be <br />replaced and some of the underlying sheathing and underlay needs repair or replacement. <br />This repair is best done when we add the second story. The sight lines and the height of <br />the house is not an issue with any of the neighbors.