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<br />4/11/95 <br /> <br />Dear Members of the Minor Variance Committee, <br /> <br />We are requesting a minor variance to add a porch onto oW'residence 645 Transit <br />Avenue. This porch would replace the existing front stairs that are faDing away from the <br />house. We would like to make this area larger to aJlow a tmn ar01md spot so it safer when <br />entering or exiting the front door. We have older parents two of who have difficulty <br />wa11cing. When they come to visit and stay with us they need help getting in and out if the <br />house. We have had one of them stwnble on the stairs when trying to enter the ftont door. <br />Because of circwnstances it wm probably become necessaty for one of them to eventually <br />live with us pennanently. We are Uyjng to keep that in mind when making any changes to <br />oW' house so we need a larger landing by the front door to accommodate at least two <br />people to stand safely while the front door is open. We also need to make the steps wider <br />to accommodate two people at one tUne. <br />Because of the close proximity of the living room window to the front door we would <br />like to extend the porch past the living room window. This way the post would not be in <br />front of the window and we could have handrails on both sides of the stairs. Also no one <br />would have to stand on the stairs while the door is being opened or closed, thus making it <br />safer for not only oW' parents but everybody else. This would also help keep inclement <br />weather out of oW' living room when the front door is open. <br />We are planning to add a family room off the back of oW' house in the future. <br />Because of the elevation of oW' back yard we would be unable to add a porch onto the <br />back of the future family room. Even if we could add a back porch, the front area would <br />still be the main entrance because of how the garage and driveway is situated. <br />We would also like to update the house so it lookS more like oW' neighbors. Our house <br />was built ar01md the tmn of the centwy and looks out ifplace. We believe this would help <br />bring oW' house closer to todays standards. <br /> <br />Thank. you for YOW' time and consideration. <br /> <br />dt~fJ~-( <br />fa? ~ 4JA;:Ii;/~ <br /> <br />Stephen T. Standish <br />Nancy A. Standish <br />