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� � , <br /> � PC Exhibit B <br /> Addendum to Application for Variance to Ebertz Home <br /> Hardshib Documentation Form <br /> 1. The property Owners only intended use for the properly is a single family home. <br /> Their expectation with respect to this property since its purchase approximately <br /> ten years ago was that it would be able to be adequately secured from the busy <br /> county road with the erection of monuments and a gate. The property owners feel <br /> that without monuments and a security gate, their home and property are not <br /> adequately secured, and their young children are at a safety risk, due to the speed <br /> of oncoming traffic on County Road 135. <br /> 2. The perimeter lineal footage of lakeshore/wetland inherent to the property had <br /> given a limited parcel of land that the properly Owners could build their home <br /> site. Also, due to the inherent hardship of this irregularly-configured property <br /> (with the lakeshore and wetland setbacks on three of four sides of the property), <br /> the entrance to the approved driveway is unreasonably close to the front entrance <br /> sidewalk as well as the house and driveway footprint. The property Owners <br /> would like to have reasonable use and safety for their two small children in the <br /> front yard and driveway. County Road 135/Tonkawa Road speed limit is 35 <br /> miles per hour,however property Owners' property lies in a straightaway and cars <br /> pass their property line on a regular basis in excess of 50 to 55 miles per hour. <br /> Property Owners feel that the monuments, along with gate and arbor vitae, will <br /> provide a safety buffer for their children to play and have reasonable use of the <br /> front yard and entrance to their home, and markedly decrease the risk of an <br /> inadvertent chance of being hit by a rapidly-moving car. The proposed location <br /> of the monument and gate is approximately 32 feet from the center of the <br /> proposed gate to the white line on adjacent County Road 135's traveled roadway. <br /> The owners feel that this provides a safe and reasonable entrance for vehicles <br /> entering their property off of Tonkawa Road and should not cause unreasonable <br /> stacking of any vehicle, which would be entering their property. Please see <br /> Exhibit"A"photos of the current location of the proposed gate and monuments (7 <br /> total photos). In summary, the proposed location of the monuments and gate <br /> provide a significantly greater safety environment for a11 individuals within the <br /> property, especially any and all children who may be playing/enjoying reasonable <br /> use of the front entrance of the home. The property Owners' believe that the lack <br /> of the monument and gate would pose a significantly greater risk of injury to <br /> property Owners' children than any potential accidents from cars entering the <br /> properiy off of County Road 135. <br /> 3. The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of Tonkawa Road, or <br /> the surrounding locality. In fact, stone monuments and a security gate are <br /> consistent with the character of the other homes on this street and many others in <br /> Orono. Numerous homes compaxable to this property have erected monuments <br /> and/or security gates that are larger in size and closer to the road than what <br /> Owners are requesting. <br /> RECEIVE� <br /> AUG 1 9 2009 <br /> 1 <br /> GITY OF �RON� <br />