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Sansevere questioned whether the neighbors could truly see into the applicant's residence from their <br />decks. Sansevere suggested the applicant consider purchasing drapes for his windows. <br />Murphy stated it appears from the plans that if the house is moved seven feet forward, the neighbors <br />would be able to look inside the applicant's house easier. <br />Mikkelson demonstrated the line of sight from the neighbors' residences; Mikkelson stated his neighbors <br />sit on their decks regularly. <br />White stated the Council would prefer to have the deck outside ofthe 0-75' setback and that the house is <br />not the problem. White noted the lot is a small lot and would require lot ar~a and lot width variances in <br />order to construct a house. <br />Murphy stated he is not opposed to the seven feet and that the view from the lake would be better if the <br />houses were all lined up. Murphy noted the proposed deck is smaller than the other two neighbors. <br />McMillan inquired whether the neighbors' decks are located into the 0-75' setback somewhat. <br />Gaffron stated the neighbors' decksdo extend into the O.a.7 5' setback but that the objective of the <br />ordinances is to require everyone to build outside of the 0-75' setback when they wish to rebuild or make <br />improvements to their lot. Gaffron noted the DNR has a 50-foot setback and that the City attempts to <br />keep that wherever possible. Gaffron noted proposal one is at approximately 42 feet and that a hardship <br />would need to be found to encroach further into that setback. Gaffron stated in his opinion the DNR <br />setback is more important than the average lakeshore setback. <br />Murphy inquired how old the other two houses are. <br />A neighbor in the audienceindicated the houses are approximately 30 years old. <br />Gaffron stated a 75-foot.setback would not allow a buildable lot. <br />Sansevere inquired whether this would be precedent setting if the deck were allowed to encroach into the <br />0-7 5' setback. Sansevere stated he would like to be consistent with what the council has allowed in the <br />past.