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Jahn i1. Kostoff and -9,1a P. Kostaff 1158 W. Enclave Circ, Lauisvitk CoThrado 80027 303-666-7660 November 7, 2013 Board of Adjustment Department of Planning and Building Safety City of Louisville 749 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 Dear Members of the Board of Adjustment, The purpose of this letter is to request a variance for the newly built home located at 169 S. Roosevelt Ave., Louisville, Colorado in order to obtain approval for a Certificate of Occupancy. We apologize because during the construction process, we failed to obtain wet stamp verification. At the time of completion of the construction of the home, the Certificate of Occupancy was not granted because an error occurred in that the home was not set back far enough in accordance with code regulations. However, the City of Louisville continued to allow the construction process to proceed until completion. It was not until this point in time, in requesting the Certificate of Occupancy that we became aware on our part that the building was not set back properly. The undue hardship is that we cannot move the home to comply with the 25 foot setback requirement (the setback of the house is presently at 23.5 feet). Further, we feel that the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood in which the property is located, nor substantially or permanently impair the appropriate use or development of adjacent property. In fact, the house itself was built intentionally to be similar to the existing homes in order to maintain the character of the existing neighborhood. In addition, we feel that the variance, if granted, is a minimum variance that will afford relief and is the least modification possible of the provisions of this title (Louisville zoning code) which are in question. The setback deficiency of 1.5 feet at an error rate of 6% is not deemed to impact the land use and surrounding properties as they currently exists. The three remaining criteria for the zoning variance to be granted did not seem applicable and are not addressed in this letter. Please allow a variance to the requirement and approval of the Certificate of Occupancy. Your time and cooperation is graciously appreciated. Yours truly, Mhn M. os off 1// aaj- P Mary P. Kostoff