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See "Data Sheet" attached as Exhibit B <br />In th® 250-500* zone the hardcover is 6.3% wher» the <br />allowed hardcover is 30%. In the 75-250* zone the hardcover used <br />is 18.2%; the increase is only 1/lOth of 1% to 18.3%; and the <br />allowed hardcover is 25%. In the 0-75* zone the hardcover dating <br />from 1949 is only 1,491 sq. ft. or 5.75%. With the removal of <br />pavers by the lake, there will be a net decrease in hardcover in <br />the 0-75* zone from 1,491 sq. ft. to 1,467 sq ft., a 24 sq. ft. <br />reduction. <br />Taken as a whole the hardcover on this lot, which is 50% <br />larger than the minimum lot size, will be only 15,461 sq. ft. <br />when the allowed hardcover on this sit® would be 27,725 sq. ft. <br />Therefore the applicants are aiding the lakeshore drainage by <br />under-utilizing the allowed hardcover and decreasing the <br />hardcover in the 0-75* zone. <br />8. While 170 sq. ft. of the 306 sq. ft. of new <br />hardcover constitutes a portion of the new greenhouse, other <br />parts of the hardcover including the retaining wall/stairs (96 <br />sq. ft.) and paving (40 sq. ft.) are for the purposes of <br />landscaping, screening and better stabilizing the embankment down <br />to Lake Minnetonka. The embankment has suffered some erosion <br />damage over the years. Significantly, the applicants* drainage <br />plans call for betterment of the existing ® oding condition by <br />directing water away from the embankment. Such drainage plan is <br />a significant improvement to control erosion. <br />9. The applicants are in their 60s and suffer from <br />arthritis. The proposed additional area of ground foor, bedroom <br />living space will assist tnem to better remain * their home <br />(rather than having to climb stairs to bedroom s) and the <br />high humidity in the greenhouse adjacent to t.. - bedroom is <br />beneficial to reduce the impact of arthritis. <br />10. The existing 1949 house is as close as 57* to Lake <br />Minnetonka which was permitted when the house was constructed. <br />All parts of the new house construction will be futher from the <br />shore of Lake Minnetonka than 75* with the closest such new <br />portion being 58 1/2* from Lake Minnetonka. View from adjacent <br />houses are not impacted by the addition.