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MAR-IO-OO 10:41 AM FRENCHY 6 1 10664 *?. R —:r ■ • ?r^l-i •fs • • • * I "'ff' shchcco My neighborhood Out at the end of Casco point is a narrow little road called Ivy Place. It a cull-de-sac or dead end Very few people drive it’s fUll length, previous dead ends wind up tt^^ around in someone's driveway. That's an embarrassment few are willing to risk. Since we live almost at the very end of that "dead end" the only traffic wc get is gucsts.neighbors, and a rare real-estate junkie. . To the west of our home,across the street is a large shrub line,overgrown with grap^nes and dense foliage. As that area is within the 73 ft. Setback from Lake Minnetonka there is MQ chance that any one could ever build there. To the Northwest is Casco Cove it’s wildlife island that shields the view any of the residents might have of my home ^le affording me an interesting and peaceful view of nature. Directly nonh of my home is a view of Casco Point. Overgrown with large mature trees, brush , and grapevines it too is an interesting view of birds, rabbits, a beaver, an occasional pair of Bald eagles most of the area falls in the 73ft. Setback and the little land that does not is too small to build on, it too will remain as God made it. To the northeast approximately 25 ft. away is the back of my neighbors houM, Fortunately [since they live so close] they are very nice people and we get along tveii. - Lake Minnetonka is East of our home about 100 ft. from Carmens Bay. The view to the southeast is restricted by 5 large mature trees which also affords us privacy and prevents those cruising on the lake from seeing into our side and back yard. South of my home is my other neighbor, the placement of my home offset towaw vy Place gives both of us privacy and since both neighbors have little view out the back or their homes anything in my back yard has no impact My only other neighbor, to the southeast, across the road has the side of his garage facing our home. In addition his house is uphill about 15 ft. higher than mine. Any view out the side of his home has to look over my neighbors garage Lake Minnetonka has no universal or common Architectural sty le however within three lots of my home or about 130 ft. is a house with the same roof pitch that I propow. Ivy Place as well as Casco Point is dominated by 50ft. Lots so most houses are like mine in that we are too large for the lots and as such wc are structure" While wc don’t conform to the cuncnl rules, wc should not be punished tor that. Please remember the rules were put into place long after most of our built. Nor should what wc do impact the rest of Orono Wc arc after all zoned LWC which is ‘/»acre lots or smaller. As most of Orono is zoned LBIA or KR IM l>o<s 1 acre or larger] allowing home owners a reasonable level of self determination is not only fair it is in the best interest of the city. in