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,` <br /> ; 7/16/2007 4:20:03 PM 3of 3 <br /> y Jim Zimmerman-Supplemental Hardship Documentation Form <br /> 2745 Shadywood Road <br /> Excelsior, MN 55331 � <br /> 13. Hardship statement-Should you feel the hardship cannot fully be described in the <br /> above criteria,describe the unique hardship, practical difficulty or unusual . <br /> property conditions preventing compliance with Zoning Ordinance requirements in <br /> the following lines (attach additional sheets if necessary): <br /> Answer: � <br /> A. The site has an existing home on a site that is almost entirely less than <br /> 150 feet wide.When measuring 75' back form the ordinary high water <br /> mark not the only area where construction can occur is to the northern <br /> edge along the neighboring property.When considering the side yard <br /> set back the entire site is not buildable under current zoning � <br /> ordinances. <br /> B. Because the turnaround easement devotes much of the land to ' <br /> impervious surface it is difficult if not impossible to make any <br /> improvements to the house without adding additional impervious <br /> surface.We would like to mitigate the impact of additional impervious � <br /> surface by and the effects of impervious surface from the existing <br /> driveway turn around by creating an on site "Rain Garden System" <br /> with native landscaping and vegetation to collect rainwater from the <br /> driveway, and house that will help filtrate, absorb and discharge storm <br /> water run-off into the natural watershed at a lower rate as well as <br /> provide a more naturally landscaped buffer strip near the lake. <br />