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e <br />■I j:r r. • ifl <br />f r' <br />J J <br />J <br />i 4 <br />•*v <br />.1 <br />:• 'A <br />X f <br />• i <br />/ '. <br />r .} <br />STATEMENTS OF PROPOSED HARDSHIPS <br />The RunyanA''ogel Group, Inc. Architects <br />Sherman Residence - Lot #5, Marsh at Lafayette <br />Hardship n <br />"Mansard" roof versus a "Gabled" roof: The definition of building height, Section <br />#13 of the adopted City building ordinance does not clearly define the term "mansard". <br />• The total building height of a "gabled" roof building is defined by measuring 30'-0" from <br />the lowest grade elevation to the midpoint or the average mean point of the roof, see plate <br />#5. <br />• Th2 total building height of a "mansard" roof building is defined by measuring 30'-0" from <br />the lowest grade elevation to the deck of the roof, see plate #4. <br />Hardship: The definition of building height becomes a non-issue <br />when the proposed building is setback 267' from Old Beach <br />Road, see site section plate #2. The driving force behind U:e <br />determination of this setback is to locate the proposed building <br />where the best known soils exist to support a built improvement, <br />see plate #1. The total height of the propo^ design would be <br />perceived as lower than any other existing adjacent structures. <br />Please note, the building pads located on plate #l are city <br />approved and are recorded on the plat documents. The building <br />pads and finish floor elevations were established by recorded soil <br />borings which determined the most suitable, buildable soils abc vc <br />the floodplain elevation for each lot. All basement floor <br />elevations are to be a minimum of 2'-0" above the establislied <br />floodplain elevation of 931.5. For this reason, the first floor <br />elevation of the proposed building on Lot #5 is 3'-0" above grade <br />and the residence is therefore "lifted" out of the ground. Sec <br />dimensions on plate 92.