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Re: 4423 North Shore Drive, Orono, MN 55364 Eskuche Design Group Peter Eskuche, AIA 26 January 2024 Variance Application ADDENDUM City Planner, Plan Commission and honorable Mayor and City Council Members. This narrative describes the revisions made after the plan commission meeting on 1/16/2024. We appreciate your consideration for the variance and have exhausted efforts to navigate such a challenging property to most effectively address the feedback provided at the Plan Commission meeting with a reasonable proposal. The variances requested has been modified as follows: 1. Decreased the size of the entry stoop, removing it from the bluff setback entirely. 2. Decreased the size of the grill deck, removing it from the average lakeshore setback entirely. 3. Raised the entire home elevation by 18” as follows: a. Raise lower level slab 18” b. Raise Lower garage slab 6” c. Raise Main Level 12” d. Raise Garage slab 6” 4. Decreased ceiling height in lower level by 6”. 5. Decreased the size of lower level patio, removing it completely from the 30’ bluff setback. 6. Decreased the length of retaining walls at west side of home, removing them completely from the 20’ bluff setback. 7. Reduced impact to bluff setback grading to the west. The current path to the lake is an aggressive and unnatural encroachment facing the primary, south facing lakeshore. It currently turns back towards the south at only 7.5’ and 16.5’ from the south lakeshore OHW. We left the path extension as previously proposed to improve the shoreline and improve the safety of the pathway. The proposed straightening of the path heads westerly quite a distance from the lakeshore and omits the two very sharp turns and related, considerable sized retaining walls, allowing the property owner to restore the shoreline to a natural state. We appreciate your careful consideration of this application, recognizing its potential to contribute to the improvement and safety of the community. If you have any questions or require further details, please do not hesitate to contact us. Peter Eskuche Eskuche Design Group 612-296-7575 125