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To Whom it May Concern; <br /> We as property owners of PID 75-117-2110 and PID 75-117-2108 request a variance for 75-117- <br /> 2108, to expand the existing residential deck. <br /> We request this variance to the property line of 75-117-2110. <br /> We own 75-117-2110 outright (no mortgage). This parcel has significant wetlands on it and limited, <br /> if any access to County Rd. 1. Additionally,in our opinion there is limited non-wetland space <br /> available for building, there is a steep hill rising up to Cty. 1. We have been told by the County that <br /> they are not approving private home driveways onto Cty. 1 any longer. My point being that- this <br /> parcel is basically not buildable for a residence. <br /> When we submitted our application to expand the deck we were told that it would be too close to <br /> the property line of the property we own outright. <br /> We asked how we could solve this problem and we were told we could combine the 2 parcels into <br /> one. We hired a certified surveyor (at considerable expense) and they gave us a legal description of <br /> the two properties combined. <br /> We submitted the combined legal description to the county and were informed that we could not do <br /> this because one parcel (2108) had a mortgage (with the residence) and the other (2110) did not. <br /> While we do not understand this completely it has something to do with the property tax. (We <br /> escrow taxes for 2108 and pay taxes for 2110 'out of pocket'). <br /> We then were told we could contact our mortgage holder and have them combine the parcels,we <br /> did this and recently heard from them that it would be a very expensive and time consuming <br /> venture. <br /> We have submitted pictures of our properties and as you can see -we are unable to see another <br /> house especially in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Likewise no one can see our residence. <br /> We have postponed dumpster,put our lumber purchases on hold (though paid for), etc. <br /> All we wish is to expand our residential deck to the property line of our other (owned) parcel. We <br /> feel that this is a justifiable variance and meets all of the criteria as outlined in Variance or Appeal of <br /> Zoning Decision <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> Howard and Linda Abel <br />