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Our second proposal., enclosed here, has 1 422 square feet of impervious coverage, with 8 -foot encroachment into the backyard, preserving window wells and air conditioning, Reasonable enjoyment of the property • Our parcel is srnaffer that the average neighborhood lot with approdmtely 113761 square feet (.27 acres). 4156 square feet is front yard setback zone and 2662 square feet in the side yard set back zone, totaling 67818 square feet. 8% of the property is located in the setback zone because it is a corner lot. • We have a very nice landscape in the setback zones expressly designed for the enjoyment of our neighbors. Landscape tours and gardening advice are a frequent request from our neighbors. Our back yard is very important to our lifestyle. We take our meals in our yard nearly every day throughout the warmer months* and we cook outside year `round. we entertain on a large scab (usually the neighborhood) in our backyard. We wish to preserve as much of the back yard as possible, not only for our outdoor use now, but to allow a future expansion of our (outdated) kitchen. (This is especially important to us because Sarah is a retired Chef) Precedence of similar variances • Within the 150 foot buffer of our parcel there are at least three similar garage structures in the front yard set back: 2073 Irene Street, 422 Crescent Lane, and 2052 Irene Street. • Ow proposal for variance is considered a viable solution for other small and unusual parcels in this neighborhood. We expect you will treat our situation similarly. Impact on the adjacent property at 2073 Irene Street Our proposal is sensitive to the issues of the adjacent property owner at 2073 Irene Street. The proposed structure is 7 feet from our shared property line, and the proposed drive is 11 feet from the property line. This will allow ample space to landscape a buffer zone. The area already contains nature lilacs, which will be preserved. Our parcel is level, but it sits 4 feet below the parcel at 2073 Irene. our proposed structure has s feet walls and will be of visual impact from neighbor's front porch. We propose the gable ends to face the adjacent neighbor so that the height is again ' d from their view, and that they have a visually pleasing facade. • We have removed a subuantW tree at a substanfid price to allow space for the garage on the East side of the lot to max* a the front yard impact. our neighbors filly supported the tree removal because it grey improves the sunlight available to their yard and front porch. • We did support the adjacent neighbor in their front yard garage variance two i gears ago. Because of the curvature of the stmt our proposed garage w H visually be in line with the garage at 2073 Irene Street.