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; Dear City of Orono, We feel we have a beautiful lot and have lived in the existing home for over 5 years. We love the area and neighborhood. We have had many people out to address the many problems with the existing home. Al! of whom have advised us that new construction is the most cost effective way to address the problems of 3 different foundations and 5 poorly constructed additions. Our request for variances on the average lake shore setbacks are as follows: We wish to put the new home in basically the same position as the old one in order to take advantage of the beautiful view we have without disturbing any trees and to use the natural hill creating a walkout entry on the lowest level which our existing house now has. We have put much thought into what would look good on our lot and take advantage of views, angling the new house on the lot in order to keep views of the neighbors. Because of the configuration of the point and the angle of the shoreline our house is set back farther from the shoreline than the neighboring houses. We have worked with different builders and architects and finally came up with our dream home that we plan to spend the rest of our lives in. We feel that what we are asking for is reasonable and that the plan fits our property wonderfully and will look great from both the street and the lake. Hard cover; our existing hard cover parking/play area is located on the west side of Casco R. Rd. This is a very busy and often difficult road to back onto, and it is hazardous to place a play area so close to the street. We request additional hard cover for a turn around for our cars witch will double as a play area away from the street, this Improvement would make It safer for us to get cars out and create a much safer place for our and neighborhood children who play here. It would also improve the aesthetics of the property and provide a more pleasant atmosphere In the neighborhood. Respectively,