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. . Ms. Melanie Curtis, City of Orono May 20, 2015 Page Three of Three RECEIVED MAY 2 0 2015 _ CJTY OF ORONO 10. "The granting of the application is necessary for .$he preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant." Granting of the variances requested is necessary to put this specific property to a reasonable use equal to the preservation and enjoyment of the present substantial existing and owned property rights. 11. "The granting of the proposed variance will not in any way impair health, safety, comfort, morals, or in any other respect be contrary to the intent of the Zoning Code." Granting of the variances requested will not impair bu{ improve the owner's and neighborhood's health, safety, comfort. quality of the lake experience life, and qualitatively improves the City of Orono's housing stock. In no way is this granting contrary to the intent of the zoning code of MN State Statutes but in fact. .. the continuance and reduction of non-conformities will only enhance the· above characteristics. · 12. "The granting of such variance will not mei-ely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable difficulty." · ' Granting of the _variances requested has nothing to do with convenience to the applicant. As demonstrated above, variap.ces are required due to unique physical aspects of the property and the owner's health, safety, welfare, and improvement due to deteriorated structural conditions. -Hardship Statement: · Physical and practical difficulties fqr reuse of this unique piece of property exist relative to present day zoning ordinance requirements. This property would not be a permitted subdivision under the current zoning ordinance and meet all of its requirements, resulting in characteristics that allow hardships to exist. Combine this with a property configuration, including length and narrowness, which generates additional non-conformities related to hardcover of structures. The owner also desires to improve existing non- conformities, including no increase to existing structural coverage, hardcover reduction and impro ving the roadside/front yard setback. In summary, it is not possible to avoid a variance request by the nature of this legal non-conforming lot and its physical characteristics, and redevelop deteriorated aspects of t4e property to a reasonable and similar use that presently exists. · ' . Sincerely, ·Michael D. Sharratt Sharratt Design & Company On Behalf of John & Sherri Thiesse 464 Second Street • Suite . phone: 9 5 2 .470.9750 JOO • Exc e lsior, M N 55 33 1 • f a x: 95 2 .4 7 0 840 7 w e bsite: s hariattdesign.com • e m a i I : i n f o @ s h a . r r a t t d e s i g n . c o m it -37 g8