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February 20, 2024 <br />Robert Breon and Julie Brandsma - Wayzata, MN 55321 <br />City of Orono - City Planner <br />and City Review Board <br />2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 <br />To Whom It May Concern and Review Board Committee: <br />This letters intent is to support a request for a variance on the setback requirements for our property at 2700 <br />Casco Point Road. The site is currently a non-conforming lot due to the existing location of the structures. The <br />detached garage sits outside the setbacks, and the house sits slightly outside the south setback. We intended <br />to remodel the current home and garage. <br />After trying to work with the plans to renovate the original house structure, which was already showing signs of <br />foundation failure, we decided to bring in more experts. We were advised that the existing house structure <br />should not be remodeled and could be unsafe in the future. The current house will be torn down, and a new <br />structure will be built in its place. The detached garage will remain, as this structure is in excellent structural <br />condition. The roof from the existing detached garage will be raised to accommodate the attachment of the <br />new house structure. <br />Here lies our dilemma: We felt that the existing garage, which is a solid sound structure, would not make sense <br />to destroy a perfectly built building, even though the current location of the structure is currently sitting outside <br />the setbacks. We also needed a way to get from the garage to the house while avoiding inclement weather. <br />So, we would need to attach them. <br />There are two variance requests for both setback requirements - The northside and front setbacks. <br />1) Is for a front setback variance to raise the existing roof, so it can now be an attached garage. <br />2) The other variance request is for the northside setback, and the existing detached garage is outside this <br />setback now. With the new design, the garage will be directly attached. <br />The new redesigned plans were chosen with the care and conscientiousness of our neighbors. The plans will <br />improve the property’s aesthetics without intruding on its surroundings. <br />Thank you all for your time and consideration in reviewing our request. <br />Regards, <br />Robert Breon and Julie Brandsma <br /> <br />89