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ROBERT H. OWENS 1700 Bohns Point Road Wayzata, MN 55391 May 27, 1993 •r*-" 3 s ' Zoning Department City of Orono P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay. Minnesota 55323 SUBJECT: VARIANCE APPLICATION Ladies/Gentlemen: This letter will provide additional information concerning our Variance Application dated May 27, 1993. We purchased our present home in November 1982 and occupied it in the spring of 1983. Our plan at the time was to modernize and improve the house. We were preparing the improvement plans when we were hit with the "100 year rainstorm in 1987. Subsequent storm damage repair in 1988 cost S70.000 not covered by insurance. This set our improvement timing back. We have now completed plans and are prepared to do the modernization and improve ment work planned years before. The planned improvements will give us the home we contemplated at the time of our original purchase. The surrounding property values will certainly be enhanced by these changes which will have our home more closely match the character and value of homes in the neighborhood. An important part of improving the appearance of our property will be removing 448 square feet of hardcover "parking lot" at the entry to our property and creating a landscaped driveway. The enclosed drawings, sketches and photographs illustrate this The requested variance will not alter the character of the neighborhood. In fact, tne variance will result in a significant improvement for neighbors who are constantly exposed to our "parking lot". The home modernization and improvements add 327.6 square feet to our house. With the removal of 448 square feet of bituminous surface and replacing it with grass, we will have a net reduction in hardcover of 120.4 square feet. The hardcover reduction exceeds the addition by 137%. We respectfully request approval of this variance application. Sincerely.