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From:Tyler Brigl <br />To:Mark Statz <br />Cc:MattBeck@FICO.com <br />Subject:Beck"s detached garage - Requesting cities Support for Our Plans for a Detached Garage <br />Date:Tuesday, June 29, 2021 5:54:18 PM <br />Attachments:image002.png <br />image003.png <br />image004.png <br />image005.png <br />image007.png <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. <br />Hey Mark, <br />I hope you are well and first let me start out by always thanking you and the rest of the individuals who <br />support our city operations. Often thankless, but very appreciated job you all do. <br />Matt has inquired through out neighborhood regarding the opportunity to build a detached garage <br />between his new home and the street. My wife and I live at 1295 mound trail and as you may know have <br />a detached garage between our house and the street; very similar to the size the Beck family wishes to <br />build. <br />The city ordinance of not allowing structures in the “front” generally makes sense; however, I didn’t even <br />realize that the yard between my house and the street is considered my “front” yard until Matt explained <br />this concern with me. I always thought my front yard to be the area between my home and the lake. In <br />fact, as you likely know, the road on Mound Trail originally was between my house and the lake… <br />meaning my backyard was between my house and the road… Obviously the road has been moved, but <br />maybe something that can help approve the variance to the existing ordinance for Mound Trail. I guess <br />my first point is to ask the city to reconsider how our front and back yard is defined for Mound Trail as well <br />as consider the logic/intent of ordinance to fairly determine if a variance is justified – I truly believe it is. <br />Secondly – I ask that the fact that several of us home owners on Mound Trail already have detached <br />garaged in our yard between our home and street. It would look very odd to put this structure between <br />their new home and the lake. It would cosmetically only be aligned with existing homes on Mound Trail to <br />grant the variance to be build between the road and the home. <br />Lastly – Matt and Michelle are great people. This is the home and detached garage Michelle and Matt <br />have worked so hard for and have dreamed of for a long time. It is not about being treated differently <br />than any other home in Centerville – it is about what makes logical sense. I hope the decision to grant a <br />variance is made based on the fact that many of us on Mound Trail have detached garages between our <br />home and street, between the street and home is the logical spot for a garage vs between the lake and <br />home and mainly it logically is the right thing to do in my opinion. <br />I truly do not see a downside for the city to approve this variance and see it in the best interest of our <br />neighborhood and city. <br />Again and always – thank you for what you do and I hope the city is able to find a way to approve this variance for <br />Matt and Michelle. <br />All the best Mark. <br /> <br /> <br />