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I5 <br />■ <br />/•'■■■<\ •?*•^* *>.* <br />r <br />My name is Theresa Hofer. My husband’s name is Jonathan Hofer anciVe are waiting for the <br />arrival of our new baby in March. <br />Jon and I have been looking for the perfect house for almost a year. During that time we have <br />looked at more than 125 houses. Finally we found the perfect one located at 3339 Crystal Bay <br />Road. Although it’s currently run-down, we felt that with some tender loving care, this home <br />would be the perfect place for our new family. The improvements that we have planned are <br />designed to improve the appearance and livability of the house while maintaining the same <br />atmosphere and feel of the area. <br />For this house to function even for a small family, we feel that it needs to have at least three <br />bedrooms and one bathroom. Existing, it has one bedroom and one bathroom. We’ve toiled <br />over many options to gain more space. Going up one level, adding on to the back or adding on to <br />the side. Going up would create an eyesore and create a structure too tall. Going out any direction <br />would create more hard cover and encroach on the set backs. Also, the lot contains five very old <br />and very large oak trees. To lose even one of these beautiful trees would be a loss for everyone. <br />After much thought, what we are proposing is to add 340 square feet above the existing attached <br />garage. This space would be the living room. The current living room could then be divided into <br />two small bedrooms. All the rest of the work would be for moving internal walls, new siding, <br />cabinets, carpeting, etc. <br />This entire project requires no additional excavation or block work that would increase the <br />foundation size of this house. <br />Tlie issue of hard cover has been raised. The only addition we would request would be for a small <br />deck on the right (west) side of the house. No more hard cover would be needed for the house. <br />Because of the way surveying was done in 1910, these lots are very small and many homes were <br />built right on the property line. The house to our east is on our property line. The easement given <br />to the city to run a paved street across all the properties has taken away a large portion of what