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Variance Standard Worksheet 1.) Practical Difficulties: Moving the addition to meet current setbacks, the house would not follow with the main exterior walls. Adding the deck on the North side of the home would utilize the space of the yard. If we were to put a deck on the 2nd Ave NW side of the home, we would be using a part of the lawn that is flat and usable for open lawn area. 2.) Reasonable use: The existing home is a small one bedroom house and it is 480 sq. ft. With the addition to home would become 840 sq. ft. The addition will be used as a living space to include a bedroom, entryway and closet. The roofing and siding would be the same throughout the existing house and the addition. The deck would give the house an even larger feel and even though it is not living space. 3.) Applying to property: Moving the addition to meet the setback, the bedroom in the addition would become landlocked and the only way to access the bedroom would be to go through the existing bedroom or enter from outside. The house would then be inconsistent and it would flow awkwardly. The grading on the lot is such that the North side of the lot has a great incline/hill. This incline makes moving the addition to the current setback much more expensive because of having to make a higher elevation to have all of property one level. Having the deck on the North side would leave the space open on the Eastside of the yard for lawn. 4.) Character of the locality: The age of the house is 75 and it was built in 1938. This pre-dates the local ordinances. When looking around at the houses in the neighborhood there are a lot that seem to be close to the setback like mine. And much closer than the 30 ft setback. Having the deck on the North side of the house would lessen the feel of the amount of traffic compared to that on the East side of the house, being the house is on a corner lot with a three way stop. 5.) Consistency with comprehensive plan: The addition will continue to be used as a living space. The flow of the property will make the existing home and addition tie together with little ease. Adding the deck will also continue the flow of the property. With adding sliding glass doors the house will have more natural light and a larger feel.