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<br />STATEMENT OF HARDSHIP <br /> <br />I am requesting a minor variation to the code for the following <br />reasons: <br /> <br />* When I purchased the house I was looking for a property that <br />would lend itself to renters. This would include providing <br />adequate offstreet parking. When asked about the driveway in <br />question the previous owners stated it had been there for at <br />least 17 years. The driveway was an important part of my <br />decision to purchase the house. I feel the worth of the house, <br />in relation to my needs, would be diminished by the elimination <br />of the driveway. <br /> <br />* My other driveway has a steep incline and during the winter <br />months it is often frozen over and impossible to drive up. One <br />roommate usually parks on the driveway in question during these <br />conditions. <br /> <br />* Another roommate has an infant son and access to and from the <br />main floor of the house is difficult from the basement driveway. <br />This roommate would have to carry the infant up and down the <br />basement stairs every day. <br /> <br />* Both roommates have stated that if this driveway were eliminated <br />they would look for another place to live. This would cause a <br />financial hardship for me. <br /> <br />* The option of trying to provide a driveway in this area that <br />meets code was explored by myself and The project coordinator, <br />Tony Thury. Our conclusion was, anything that met code would be <br />too close to the house and therefore esthetically unpleasant to <br />the neighbors and myself. It would also decrease the value of <br />the house. <br />