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oy/25,‘ic»JJLf ix, City of Orono Zoning Department Planning Commission and Council Orono. MN ij T We are requesting the Zoning Department to review our renunleling proposal to add a small addition, a deck, and a two car garage. We believe that a hardship can be demonstrated and that the hardship can be shown to run with the land. Our lot is located on a quiet cul-de-sac with no through traffic We have a verv ’ unusual lot line that doesn't go all the wa> to the street Howev er, we would be able to position the garage so we could drive in from the side and not back out directly onto the street This does altect hard cover and set back calculations but the cul-de-sac and lot lines were plotted before two and three car families Now in Minnesota, especially for working couples, not having at least a two car garage can be shown to be a hardship and can be a v ery difilcult and dangerous situation Our house is a very small two bedroom rambler built in the 1950*s. We need additional space ( vve now have a combined family of two adults and five children) and we are trying to gain as much square footage as possible by adding a second story but we also need a small addition to add a conservative amount of living and storage space. We currently have to store our equipment outside in the front and Wk vard which is an eyesore. The garage because of limited front yard is of minimum size and has no storage. The adC'tional space will let us clean up the yard and make it much more presentable The deck will be built on top of part of the new storage area so as not to use anv additional hardcover, f he new roof line will be designed to shed less water directly to the lake and more to the side lot. Our remodeling proposal includes making the house energy efficient and upgrading the house to be consistent with the neighborhood li\cn with the conservative addition the house will be more than 75ft from the lake and will set back more than the neighbors on either side so as not to block their viewf. We really love the area we are in and want to invest in it rather than move. We sincerely believe that we have shown that a need exists and request this variation to add a small addition, deck, and double car garage be granted. Thank you for your consideration. Peggy and Frank Pichelman ■1' i