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PC 6chibit J � ` ' <br /> ,�6�us� lU. 2015 <br /> RECEIVED <br /> AUG 1 1 �2015 <br /> Michael P. Gatrrc�z. <br /> �� of Orono CITY OF ORONO <br /> �,�50 Keiley Parkway <br /> �?rono, MN 55356 <br /> Re: #15-3769 for 3409 East Lake Street, (3ron� <br /> '?�ar Michaei. <br /> f want to register my concerns wtth the multiple variances being renuested bv:,h� <br /> homeowners of 3409 F.ast Lal�c�Sh-�et i�order for them t<�construct a 21'x 2�`�• <br /> 15.5'garage on the proper�;, <br /> As the homeowner on the easternmost lc�t of East Lake Street f 3403 East Lake <br /> Street, on ttie corner of Bayside Road and East Lake St), 1 enjoy primarily wooded <br /> creek views�the south and eicpa�ses of creek,woods{�imoses flf t�e iaite tnrou�=� <br /> the trees,and my neighboss-to-the-vyesCs lavely lawns and landscape, l get to eni�z� <br /> the sense of being`at the�ake"ve�sus"in the suburbs". <br /> �Nhat enables us c�n this quiet dead-end street tc�enjoy that sense of"living at the <br /> Iake",is that our block isn't crowded with McMansion-sized homes and garages. A <br /> 21'x 21'x 15.5'garage on a SO'wide lot thars already over-hardscapec3 jeonarcii��� <br /> the health of Stubb's Bay and Stubbs Creek wit�ex�essive runoff. �dditionallv,th� <br /> plan nuts both their proposed garage and their existing concrete patio perilously <br /> �Iose to the creek bank(less than iZ'from the water's edge in August,when we're at <br /> �Iow water mark). <br /> At what point does the convenience oE a garage for one homeowner livir�g on ar� <br /> already over-builr parcel,supersede the enjoyment and value of lakeside livin�fo�' <br /> t"e�naioritv of homeo�ners on the block,on the creek and on the lake? <br /> As a recent homeowner in the neighborhoad myself(I purchased and renovated my <br /> home in 2010-2011),I l�ew that tbe jo_y af living lakQside came at a pri�e:in order <br /> to ensure the current and future health of the�creek and iake. ln rev�ewing zonin� <br /> ordinances and building codes-privr to purchasing my home- I found it would be <br /> �.halleng�ng,if nflt impossible,for ins#ance,for ine to expand the footprint of my less- <br /> than-1.000-sq_uare-foot home given the regutations and ardinanc�s in place to <br /> protect the creek and lake. Tllose who choose to buy hames adjacent to wetlands, <br /> creeks,lakes or similar frag�e ecesystems must do so I�owing that protecting the <br /> environment for all someti�nes comes at the e�ense of individual wants and needs. <br />