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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes June 15, 2016 Page 12 of 17 I live directly to the south of this proposed project. I also own 310 Lilac Circle. I have known these neighbors for a long time and fully support their project. We have a great community over there and the fact that they came back is awesome. People who want to stay in these really small houses is a good thing for Louisville. I am a licensed contractor and I went to school for architecture and planning. The reason I am telling you this is that I have been looking at their space planning and I think this is a really good plan. From a cost perspective, I think the project could go out the window if this is denied and they have to go to east over the addition. It is a very small bump out and it doesn't have any safety effects for driving around the corner. I look at this side of the house every day. My mother lives in 310 Lilac Circle and she also approves of the idea. I think from a cost perspective and design perspective, this is a good design for them. They will be able to get what they need out of the use of the house. DeJong says that as far as disclosure, you live across the street? Eisen says I live on Lilac Circle, my mother lives next door, an. .oth face the proposed bump-out. We approve of this. Jillena Eisen, 322 Lilac Circle, Louisville, CO I want to echo what Rachel and Dan have said about thi•hborhoo. -ir reasons for being there, and for being long-time residents. This particular neighborhood is Tong-time residents. The neighbors they have behind them are our newest addition, P. .timer and Krista Eichten. Everyone around us has moved around sometimes from home •me, but it has become a tight community. To have Rachel and Dan return, even though the F.had a home of larger size, with four children, they knew they were making a choice of neighborhood over convenience. I know this project is important to them. Their sanity is important to me. Giving them a little more space in their home is an improvement for everyone. We anticipate being long time homeowners and residents in this neighborhood. I speak on behalf of Ann Eisen who lives next door to us. She told me to let you know of her support. Eric and I look out on that side of the house every day and I believe the proposed changes will be a clear enhancement, both practically and esthetically. I think it is a smart choice and reasonable use. They have a large family and frankly, with this lot size, a small backyard. To bump out to the back actually removes a significant portion of the backyard they have available to them. The trade-off of bumping out to the street side is the only people who will notice it on any day will be us. It will increase their ability for a bedroom and livable space in the house and it does not detract from their backyard, I think is a smart choice. I notice with Criterion #2, we have been discussing these corner lots and how they are smaller than the minimum. Whether there are a lot of them or a few of them, having that 55' versus 65' is already a pinch. I am not sure it makes sense to throw out the possibility of making more livable space simply because a long time ago, the corner lots all got shorted. This is a good plan for good people. It only adds to our neighborhood and keeps everybody happy. Emails entered into the record: Motion made by Stuart to enter a letter from Bob and Erin Hansel in support of the 346 McKinley Court variance, seconded by DeJong. Motion passed by voice vote. Public Present in Opposition of Application: None. Public Hearing Closed/Board Discussion: Stuart says Staff did an excellent job. I am taken with the idea that the tight corner lot is not throughout the neighborhood. I am willing to think Criterion #2 is a pass because there is only a handful of these lots and not throughout the neighborhood. On Criterion #3, I can understand that this location is the right place to segregate another bedroom and the back side is not the right side. This seems like a compelling reason. To reasonably develop the lot, you need the extension there. I see Criterion #3 being passed. Besides that, it is a modest addition and the neighbors don't mind it.