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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes December 21, 2016 Page 5of8 has eight grandchildren and this is their forever home. They want the yard fenced and they have done that improvement. The rock landscaping is everything outside of the fence. Everything inside the fence is their backyard. They want to try and enjoy main floor living. The uniqueness of this lot is the first thing. The other issue is the garden level design. Because of this design, there is no way to get main floor outdoor living other than at this deck height. The 30" rule is a big thing, but for these applicants to walk out of their basement, there is no way to design this deck any lower. The applicants have done extensive improvements on the home. The requested expansion is very small when considering the size of the lot. The existing deck is about to fall down and they have drainage issues. In its current design, you cannot put chairs in certain areas because it is a walkway. '\1111 The reason for theer ola is the sun beats down on the s ugh side. The want to enjoy the yard p g and their grandchildren. We are not impeding anyone's views. The applicants have talked to all of their neighbors and none disagree with it. TOA has approved it. I drove around the neighborhood and found one other garden level, but the lot was a completely different shape. Because this lot has a 20' setback along the frontage, this uses 114th of the lot. Joe Adams and Patty Adams, 1166 Harper Lake Drive, Louisville, CO We are the owners of the property. The house sits uniquely on the lot. We actually have 200' of sidewalk from one end to the other end. Along the 200', we have a 25' setback. A very significant portion of the property cannot be used for anything other than installing a fence. Hashman shows where the fence is located. Adams says we did not install just the fence, but landscaped in front of it. We have planted trees and you can hardly see the fence. It blocks off the view of the existing deck, and within two years, you won't see the deck. There are four primary neighbors. There is one directly behind us. They have a large deck below 30" and their coverage is probably more than ours. Because of where their house is situated, they don't have to bring it up 7' as we do. We have talked to them and they have no issue with our deck. We brought over the design and sketches. The other three houses are on the other side of the street. We met with each of them and none of them have any issues. There are only two houses that would be impacted. With the changes we have made, there is less visual view of the deck because of the trees we've planted. Commission Questions of Applicant: Stuart asks about the HOA approval because the packet does not contain anything. Is there evidence of the approval? Hashman says I can pull up the approval in an email. DeJong asks what the actual construction of the deck will be. Will it be wood planks with separation between the planks? Hashman says it will be galvanized steel framing underneath with fascia covering it and blending with the house. The deck itself will be composite decking. There will be 1/8" separation between the boards. Stuart says to Adams, there is one house directly behind your house that has a clear view of the full deck. Are they okay with it?