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■ Prior Use - We understand that 1968 is the date that governs prior use. We have reviewed 1971 Heard aerial photographs that show there is one boat shed or boathouse on this non- conforming lot. That further supports that there should be no more than one dock on this property. Hard Cover Driveway - There is a hard cover gravel driveway within the 0-75 foot setback. W'e understand that city codes do not allow this and that no permits were ever requested or granted for the driveway. In 1999, the driveway was expanded from accommodating 2 to be able to accommodate 4 cars. We would ask that as part of any conditional use permit that the gravel drivew’ay be removed. Blocking of Fire Hydrant - The non-permitted driveway that Ginther and Ault have put in is immediately adjacent to the only fire hydrant in the immediate area. Frequently, four cars are parked on the gravel driveway making easy and quick access to the fire hydrant virtually impossible. Within the last 24 months, there have been 2 home fires in our immediate neighborhood where the fire trucks used this fire hydrant. Thankfully, it was at a time when cars were not parked immediately next to the fire hydrant, which allowed the fire department to get to the fire hydrant. We would ask that, as part jf any conditional use permit, parking not block the fire hydrant. Burglar Alarms — As referenced earlier, Ginther’s burglar alarm created major disruption to the neighborhood in the past. We would ask that burglar alarms not be allowed at this property. Parking for Only One Car per Dock - Consistent with the other conditional use permits for the other non-conforming docks, we would ask that only one car be allowed to park for each dock. Since we believe there should be only one dock at this property, we would request that only one car be allowed to park at any given time on this property and that that parking be in a spot that didn’t limit access to the fire hydrant and didn’t violate hard cover restrictions. Removal of Electricity - Per the prerious discussion on the non-conforming dock lots, we’d request that electricity be removed from this propert>'. Noise Guidelines - Since this property is at the end of a very narrow lagoon area, we’d request strict noise guidelines be incorporated into any conditional use permit granted for this property. We’d also ask that boats not come or go from these d<xks after 10:00 p.m. on weeknights and 11:00 p.m. on weekends so as not to wake up the neighbors and disturb the neighborhood. We would respectfully ask that until all of the above issues can be satisfactorily discussed and resolved that no action be taken on applicant’s request for a conditional use permit. Both Richard Gay and Jim Zimmerman plan to appear at Ae Planning Commission meeting. Dick Ogle will be out of town and thus unable to testify in person. We hope the above information provides some helpful background on what w'e see as a very serious and expanding problem. We respectfully ask for the city’s help in resolving the many issues surrounding the non-conforming dock lots. jm