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September 20, 2013 City of Louisville Department of Planning & Building Safety and Board of Adjustment 749 Main Street Louisville, CO 8027 RE: Request for a Zoning Variance for 494 Lois Drive, Louisville Dear Louisville Planning Department Staff & Board of Adjustment Members, Thank you for accepting and reviewing my application for a Zoning Variance. I appreciate the opportunity provided so that I may share with you the scope of work and motivation for the desired addition and renovation of my home. With two grown children and five grandchildren in the area, I have been visiting Louisville for the past 20 years. Upon retiring five years ago, I moved to Louisville and am very happy with my decision. I love my home at 494 Lois Drive which abuts a city park on two sides, provides a friendly neighborhood and is within easy walking distance of downtown and many trails. I hope to remain in this home for many years. I plan to renovate the home as it has not been updated for many years. However, I am well aware that as I age, living in a two story home with an upstairs master bedroom, small bathrooms and narrow kitchen & laundry may well prove to be an obstacle. With that in mind, I believe that a renovation incorporating a one story living space that includes an 'age friendly' bedroom, bathroom, laundry and kitchen area in my plan is a practical long term approach. The addition of a covered front porch and covered rear patio (currently the home has none) would greatly enhance the livability and exterior appearance of the home. I have visited with twenty of my neighbors and shared the site drawing and preliminary elevations of the proposed addition. The neighbors have been supportive of my plans and gladly signed a statement that they have no objection to my request for this Zoning Variance. (signed statements attached) My parcel is located contiguous to a two acre Louisville City property on the East and South lot line and only one private parcel on the West lot line. With only one adjoining residence to the West, the addition will not have a look of overcrowding the neighborhood. Other homes in my subdivision, on similar sized lots but with homes on both sides, have had similar additions to the front of the home and/or covered patios to the rear of the home. My response to the six zoning variance criteria is attached. Thank you very much for your consideration of this proposal. Kind Regards, a.Y4-() Cathy Zabel