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trjr-S'f i- <br />ii <br />¥♦« Arcmtsclurf Fm <br />Dati Febniaty?I.200I <br />PraiMt Nelson Noith Wing Addition <br />Zol2 <br />The Owner also has a history of managing this property in wa?) which minimiee <br />erosion and surface runoff and has taken previous measures to reduce runoff to <br />Stubb s Bay irKluding Building a clay tennis court with raised wood paths, which <br />alkm t(K more percolation of rain water than typical construction, Elimination of <br />over 1000' si of plaslic lined, rock filled planting beds that formerly line the drive <br />way in the 500-1000' lone. and Planting in eicess ol 100 large trees after the big <br />storm a couple years ago We would appreciate if you would be able to take this <br />histo^ ol positive engagement with this property into consideration as well as you <br />consider granting this variance <br />h) Average Adjacent Structure Laketbore Setback. <br />The proposed project would extend approximately 20' beyond a straight line drawn <br />between the point closet to the lake ol the two adjKent houses. <br />Moving this addition further to the west to avoid crossing this line would create an <br />undue prKtical dilficutty in several ways. Access to the existing lower level garage <br />and autocourt would be eliminated, and more significantly, the drive down from the <br />circle would need to be moved to the west as well, necessitating major excavation <br />and retaining walls which would add to rather than reduce the hardcover for the <br />project <br />Our understanding ol this Zoning ordinance is that is meant to preserve the <br />borrowed view to the lake across adjKent properties without having a neighbors <br />house block any sigmlicant portion of this borrowed view. <br />In this case we believe that no views over adjacent property are compromised by <br />this proposed Variance For the house to the south ol 500 Tonkawa. the orientation <br />and location of this house places the proposed addition well to tiv. rear ol any likely <br />Views to the lake For the house to the north ol 500 Tonkawa, the orientation once <br />again piKes the proposed addition only at the extreme periphery ol the view and <br />the other factor is that there is mature landscaping and a significant grade change <br />between this house and the proposed addition, which prevent a clear view across <br />this area of 500 Tonkawa property already. Lastly, the size of alt 3 of these <br />properties would appear to ma'<ie the euct location ol the adjacent houses <br />significantly less important than would be the case with lots with narrower lot* <br />WUMnimm <br />MtaacapaUinSMOl <br />M ntinim <br />lax 112 in fin <br />•nai IstMyaardkca'n <br />—jaartlaw