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February 20, 2023 <br />TO: Planning Department, City of Louisville CO <br />RE: Subdivision Modification Request <br />FROM: Joel Hayes and Susan Johnson, owners and residents of 187 Harper St., <br />Louisville CO. (havesioele.amail.com, 303 246 1255) <br />Dear Planning Department: <br />We are requesting a variance for the above address for a smaller than normally <br />allowed lot space. We purchased this home in its current state in 2008. The reason <br />that this variance is needed is that our existing lot size does not meet the minimum <br />7,000 square -foot lot size requirement in the underlying Residential Medium -Density <br />(R-M) zoning. A subdivision modification is therefore required. <br />Below are the responses to the six criteria required to be considered: <br />1) Unique physical circumstance with irregularity or narrowness: As per our joint <br />letter with our neighbors, this issue came about because of a since -abandoned <br />water line that ran diagonally between our lots, causing the property line to be <br />made along the water line. The original property owners dealt with the oddity of <br />a diagonal fence line by trading land to make it run north -side as with all other <br />lots in the area. <br />2) Because of existing conditions, the property cannot conform to the lot size <br />requirements: Our home is bordered by homes on each side, a street in front and <br />Louisville Cottonwood Park in the rear. The lot size is not adjustable. <br />3) Applicant did not cause the hardship: This situation existed at the time of purchasing <br />the home and we, as the buyers, did not have any reason to question whether the home <br />met the lot size requirement. Nor did we realize that the lot line modification by the original <br />owners had not been formalized with the city. <br />4) Variance will not alter the character of the neighborhood: There are many lots in our <br />neighborhood that are less than 7000 square feet, some appear to be smaller than <br />ours. The houses are generally small too, so ours is consistent with the neighborhood <br />Further, it will not change the character of the neighborhood because it is actually part <br />of the character as it has existed for fifty years. <br />5) No reasonable alternatives: This is the only remedy to the lot size issue, since <br />the lot size cannot be expanded. <br />6) No additional dwelling units shall result from this change. (This simply keeps <br />the status quo.) <br />1. <br />21 <br />