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Jon & Theresa Hofer <br />3339 Crystal Bay Road <br /> <br />We want to clarify the prac�cal difficulty the applicant faces every day. <br />a. The applicants exis�ng garage atached to the house is nonconforming. It is smaller than <br />a normal 20x22 two stall garage. Their garage is only 17.9 x 19.6 with low ceilings - only <br />7’ tall. They can only buy small cars that fit inside the garage due to the height, width <br />and length constraints. In addi�on, they are currently forced to back one of their small <br />cars in, in order to be able to open their car door. It does not func�on for today’s larger <br />vehicles for growing families. <br />b. The applicant is unable to buy a SUV or minivan, due to the height. It simply will not fit <br />inside the exis�ng garage. A standard size car will not fit either. <br />c. The applicant does not have room for bikes, a lawn mower, or even a snowblower, they <br />need to be stored inside their 1500-1700 sq. �. house. <br />d. The exis�ng house was not built by the current homeowners. The lot is substandard in <br />length and width. The applicant is proposing to maintain the similar lake set back while <br />adhering to the average lakeshore setback. The small lot size, the substandard width, <br />and exis�ng road, Crystal Bay Road, are not the result of the current property owner’s <br />ac�ons. <br />e. The variance will not alter the essen�al character of the locality. The proposed variances <br />resul�ng in the construc�on of an addi�onal garage will not alter the character of the <br />area. The neighborhood along Crystal Bay Road is redeveloping and many of the new <br />proper�es require variances. The proposal is in line with the neighboring homes along <br />the street. <br />f. Crystal Bay Road is plated in between houses and the lake, another prac�cal difficulty. <br />Their hardcover dirt underneath the road does not give them any credit, even though <br />they own the dirt. It is a hardship for the owners, making their lots even smaller, which <br />makes the City hardcover requirement difficult to meet. <br />g. Due to Crystal Bay Road being so narrow, there is tremendous hardship parking and <br />passing others. A wider driveway would help solve parking problems, not only for them, <br />but for the neighbors as well, when company or service vehicles come to their house. <br />h. The porch on top of the requested garage does not affect hard cover. <br />i. The exis�ng house purchased has never had a lakeside deck. There is a prac�cal <br />difficulty because the road in front of the lake is disrup�ve and hinders views of the lake <br />when lawn chairs are on the uneven ground as vehicles pass by. There is not an area on <br />the North side of the road, near the lake, to have lawn chairs. <br /> <br /> <br />116 <br />PC <br />Exhibit D