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~oncur: page 2 Similarly. the screen porch will be st~uc~urally rebuilt, and closed l~ with matching double hung windows fer use as a dining area adjacent to the existing ki~chen. Again, all work in this phas~ will be done within the existing footrrint of the house, although the actual living space will be increased substantially. The view from the affe~ted lakeside ~ill be altered only in that existing oPEnings will be filled ~ith windowE instead of screens, and that on the basement level window~ will interrupt ~hat is now a solid artificial stone siding behind a earth~n berm embankment. Great care is t-eing tak~n to protect dIe abundance of nearby mature oak trees, the pride of the front l,t. The necessary excavation for the basement wall i:t.."'C! footings will De dug by hand to avoid traumatizing the existing roo~ systems with heavy equipment. ~e bera embankment will be minimally tri~: down to accom.odate coLs~ructi~n. with the concern ~hat existing root syst~~~ should not be a1tered more than absolutely necessary. The bulk of the emba~lunent will rest. unaltered and untouched. The sarplus excavated soil should be ainiaal due to the largely excavated nature of the current crawlspace, however, the reaai.1iR9 soil will be terraoed on the western half of the ~ot with flagstODe embankments aatching existing embankments on the eastern portion of the lot. The level of any or the lot wiil be raieed no .ore then 6 to 8 inches, again t~ protect existing root systems. Thus, the view f~oa the lakeside should he unnoticeable to all but the ~st familiar observer. I nave consulted with two foresters, urban forester, in an atte~t to protect shrubbery, and it is believed that no existing disturbed b) this proposed constructioD. one being the exi8ti~ the ~xisting trees and foliage or trees will be PHASE '!'NO This phasl!, anticipatec to begin"i thin five years, includ~ a one story addition on the western side ?f the house. This be a new Ititchen and screen porch. TI_' ne" aacauon w.i~l completion yet allow some 53 feet to my propect~ line, and will allow some 150+ feet tc the adjacent neighbor in; lwelling. T~is side is well screened from tne neighbors by an abundance of existing trees, shrubs and evergreens, non ~f which w~ll be affected by the construction. Again, the same precautlons will ~ taken here as described in the earlier phase cne project. will wiiI upon also