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3 - MB, City of Orono <br />room for parking under city Codes for a duplex. <br />Please understand, then, that the Applicant is not mak�nq <br />her appeal on the sole basis of hardship caused by past <br />limitations upon the use of her property. Neither is tiie <br />Applicant seeking use of her property as a duplex simply <br />because it would De more saleable, or help her to offset <br />expenses against more income potential (which, at her age, <br />is most definitely a consideration). <br />Mother most definitely merits consideration of those fac- <br />tors by the Council, but they are not of the essence in <br />her appeal. The Applicart's appeal is based squarely on <br />another premise --that the most realistic use of her prop- <br />erty at 2259 Shadywood Road is as a duplex. Aside from <br />the argument I have set forth as to its generic nature as <br />a duplex, there are other cogent reasons for such use: <br />• The building can only be converted to a single-family <br />home with an enormous expenditure of money unjusti- <br />fied by the substandard lot and proximity to both <br />highway and railroad. <br />• The building cannot revert back to its former com- <br />mercial use, this in light of the one-year lapse. <br />• Parts of the building could be adapted to profes- <br />sional use, or to a home business of a quiet nature. <br />But over time, this would likely present greater <br />problems to the City than simply granting a variance! <br />Conditional Use Permit for a duplex. <br />• Though given informal and formal opportunity to do <br />so, no neighbor has voiced an objection to the grant- <br />ing of such a Permit. <br />Upon the basis of the Applicant's :=-peal and these reasons, <br />may I respectfully request that you grant the legal status <br />needed for the most realistic use of my Mother's property -- <br />that of a duplex. All things consider;::', I believe this <br />is the City's wisest and fairest course of action. And, <br />since the unique nature of this property makes it highly <br />unlikely that the problem it presents will simply "fade <br />away," it provides a constructive solution now to what <br />might otherwise be a never-ending and unpleasant situation <br />for all concerned and for years to come. <br />On behalf of the Applican I am sincerely grateful to you <br />and the Council for your foInsideration. <br />cc: Margaret Hjork <br />ituthanne Lance <br />•tful ours, <br />4yV <br />DON IMORK <br />10 Rust ane <br />d Jalley, NY 10977 <br />