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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes March 16, 2016 Page 3 of 6 Campbell says I was not clear on who he is representing. There is often a difference of opinion. Robinson says he is representing the City of Louisville. He is not defending a position I may have as Staff. We both act on behalf of the City and in the interest of the City. Ewy says the BOA is a quasi-judicial board and it is important that he weigh in on our questions of legality. Stuart says Sam Light is the arbitrator of how we interpret these rules. If we are not interpreting them correctly, he would be the one to say you can't do it that way. You have to do it this way. It has been consistently done with his concurrence for a long time. Campbell says in some situations, the BOA has a separate attorney from the City's attorney. Robinson says that is not the way it works here. Stuart says on other boards I'm on (not the City), I have my own attorney. Not in Louisville. Meseck says if there is confusion on our City Council's role and representation, my recommendation is we take that off Board. We have tried to clarify as best we can, but this is outside the scope to me. This is also outside the specific variance presented tonight. If we need to have this discussion, let's have it outside. We don't have our own specific counsel and none of the boards do. Meseck asks if there are further questions of Staff. Stuart has no questions. DeJong has no quest' wy has no questions. Meseck has no questions. Campbell has no questions. Presentation from Applicant: Phil Larson, 2090 Stony Hill Rd, Boulder, CO I am the owner of the property at 175 Lois Drive. I could no ake it to the previous meeting. am trying to rebuild this house so that every room in this house ihierviceable. My mantra coming in here is to improve every single room in this house. It craft not need to be bigger; it just needs to be better in some way. A deck should be the most used room on the house. I am trying to provide enough deck space even with the restrictions of setback. This was a bit of a surprise in buying the house. I want the ability to have a table and four chairs. I want to enjoy the beautiful view out the back of the house. The open space is a stunning view. I come from Boulder. The view is panoramic and a treasure. I hope to have a deck built that is a few feet bigger than what was there before. The previous deck was nonconforming. This has been a double surprise from the start. I appeal to your common sense and open mindedness that perhaps this deck is value added to the City of Louisville. Questions from Board to the Applicant: Ewy has no questions. DeJong has no questions. Stuart has no questions. Meseck has no questions. Campbell asks do you intend to live in the house. You currently live in Boulder. Larson says yes. I have lived in Boulder for 19 years in the same house. My wife of 34 years and I plan to live in the house. Public Present in Favor of Application: None. Public Present in Opposition of Application: None. Staff Recommendation: Staff believes the application meets the criteria and recommends approval. DeJong has no comments. Ewy has no comments. Stuart has no comments. Campbell says I am still curious about criterion #1 and unique hardship. Can Staff review that for me?