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, , � <br /> Q rt a mra�lv uersonat no�e.f don't vrant to look tQvirarci t�e lake and fiad mvself <br /> 5�na at a mammom Qarage rather ihan look�ng at nate�re. And v�ith a 15.5'height? <br /> ��'s taller than mv home.thr�ee houses avvay fram the prnpased garage;and also <br /> taller than ti�e home two bouses away from#�e praposed g3raue. This or000ser� <br /> proiect is out of scale with the�e�stin�home on�tte parcet and out of scaie with the <br /> character of the block. <br /> Th e�arage proposed woald sit on a Iot af appro�natetp 5,200 square feet On that <br /> 1��even withoutt�e pmposed 44l�quare-faot gara�e.the current hardscaue <br /> [roughlv�ir�duder-• - <br /> - The ho�e(Apprcuci�nately 1+515 sq.feet} <br /> - The at#ached�ck(APPrn�atei�'200 sq.feet� <br /> • �conct�te dr�rdv �Approxinc�aGe�Y 1�eq-feet) <br /> - The bm�-up concre�e slab(#ef�nver#'ram razeci gara�g+e1 wlith added <br /> decl�g acttng as a patio for t�e homec�vvt3�.rs�Ap�roximat�iy 540 sc�.feet� <br /> - lmpermeable rubber membrane i�eneat�landscapin�fn front Vard and <br /> around the verimeter of the lwme(A�rozimatety 500 sq,feet} <br /> - Imverm�ble ooncrete bloc��anting bed borders('�'j <br /> - lmpermeabie pavez�and pea g-avel svn-v�g the attached deck(?) <br /> Basically,the otily permea6le s�rface on d�e p�pertv is the sma�l set�fon of land <br /> west of the old,broke�-up concrete gerage slabJsout�of the deck�o the creek;and <br /> -�e 12 €eet�m the dd bi-okea-up concret��a�ge slab ta the�eek. Rough <br /> guess—aPP���3'����f�►P��IY�F���S4�are-feet to <br /> manage the rtmoff finr 5,1�sqnare f�eet o€lanci. Ua a parcel this small,w!�this <br /> much existing hardscape,adfac�eat to Stubbs Cree�and ns�more t�an f�ur or flve <br /> houses away from the bay,�pnoving#hese variaac�.s would be neg�#geat at best, <br /> �'d be willing�v onnsider a�uch smaller,shorter gara,ge,spaced withfn the standard <br /> side vard setbacks and situated in svch a way d�t�t doesn't on the quality af"lake <br /> ilfe"for their neighbors. In rewiewing such a revised vroDosat fn t�e fim�re.I woul� <br /> urge that t�e Cf�y foIlow hardscape ordinanc�s as dc�sely as possiblQ,bY i�tstructin� <br /> t�e owners to remove as muc��ng bardscape as ae�ssary t�v mf#�ga#e#he <br /> �ddf�danal hardscape of the added�rag�e,in an effort t;o minimize storm water <br /> runoi�and avofd furf�er cafnt�romtsi�tg the hea�th of the Minnehaha Creek <br /> Watershed DL�ctand I.a�e iKfrm� <br /> Sincerelv, <br /> ���vlen Whrtm+are <br /> �403 East Lake Street <br /> �rono,MN 55356 612-281.-7257 <br />