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3 - MB, City of Orono room for parking under city Codes for a duplex. Please understand, then, that the Applicant is not making her appeal on the sole basis of hardship caused by oast 1_mitations upon the use of her property. Neither is the Applicant seeking use of her property as a duplex simply because it would be more saleable, or help her to offset expenses against more income potential (which, at her age, is most definitely a consideration). Pother most definitely merits consideration of those fac- to�:s by the Council, but they are not of the essence in her appeal. The Applicant's appea'�s based squarely on another premise --that the most rei tic use of her prop- erty at 2259 Shadywood Road is as .aplex. Aside from the argument I have set forth it to its generic nature as a duclex, there are other cogent reasons for such use: • The building can only be converted to a single-family home witY an enormous expenditure of money unjusti- fied by the substandard lot and proximity to both highway an.l railroad. • The building cannot revert back to its former com- mercial use, this in light of the one-year lapse. • Parts of the building could be adapted to profes- sional use, or to a home business of a quiet nature. But over time, this would lik--y present c,reater problems to the Ci.ty than simply grantinq a Variance/ Conditional Use Permit for a duplex. • Thouah given informal and formal opportunity to do so, no neighborhas voiced .n objection to the grant- ing of such a Permit. Ut)on the basis of the Appl' cant's ;ar_�peal and these reasons, may I re -spectfully request that you cir..-nt the lenal status needed for the most realistic ttse of my Mother's property -- that of a duplex. All thi.ric s c-,onsidered, I believe this is the City's wis,,,,3t and fairest course of action. And, since the unique nature of this pr(: verty makes it hicthly un].ikely that the problem it prtwser.ts will simply "fade away," it provides a constructive solution -tow to what: might i>therw.ise be a never-endi.ny and unitleasant situation `or all concerned and f c r �: c a r E, to cc,me . behalf ctf the At)nlica.n 1 am sincure]y ct. 3tc f.,'t to you ai the C(,tln('iI fc'r ti'(�Ut" rl:'lllf_'rat.l('Tt. t f u l vS- c'.. 1'1at_IlaI La I c n