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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />Date: December 13, 2023 <br />Pr oject: 3400 Fox Street <br />Re: Variance Application <br /> <br />Enclosures: Project Narrative Letter; 3D rendering package; Landscape / Site plan <br /> <br />Fox Point Residence <br />Variance Submittal <br /> <br />To the adjacent neighbors of 3400 Fox Street, <br /> <br />Our team is preparing a variance application for a new principal home and detached accessory garage, <br />on behalf of our clients, Courtney and Rob Kill. <br /> <br />The design team has worked closely with our clients over the past few months to develop a new <br />design that is strongly connected to the site and available views from this unique property. The new <br />home would sit in the approximate location of the existing structure, with similar view orientations. <br />We are also keeping the footprint of the home and attached outdoor pergola set back from the <br />existing 150 foot deep view corridor / easement that exists on the property. The massing of the <br />structure, being a single story main floor with a walkout lower level, is a reduction from that of the <br />current flat roof structure that exists on the property, as illustrated in the attached 3d rendering <br />packet. <br /> <br />Orono requires a straight line setback on lake shore lots. As defined in the code, the average <br />lakeshore setback line shall be a straight line connecting the most lakeward protrusions of the <br />principal buildings on the immediately adjacent lake shore lots. The included image below illustrates <br />this straight line setback and delineates the line the new home would need to be placed behind. <br /> <br />Given the unique characteristics of this corner / peninsula lot, the straight line setback requirement <br />creates an unbuildable lot condition. Our team is requesting a variance to this straight line setback <br />requirement, and instead asking for a setback as defined below for the principal and detached <br />accessory structures: <br />· 30’-0” interior side setback to the east <br />· 30’-0” interior side setback to the north <br />· Northerly line of the 150’-0” view easement corridor to the south <br />· 75’-0” OHWL setback to the west <br />These setbacks are the general setback requirements for the LR-1A zoning district and would place the <br />new principal structure in the general vicinity of the existing and non-conforming structure. <br /> <br /> <br />229