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4 erosion and sediment, we could either slope the concrete decking back toward the pool so that the pool/its cover would capture any surface water. Assuming normal rain fall amounts, that water would then be retained directly into the pool and filtered in the pools filter system. Another option to reduce additional erosion or sediment entering the river would be to install the concrete flatwork to slope toward drains leading to an underground gutter-system, filtrating it to the river via that underground system. Both of these options would serve to minimize or avoid altogether any additional erosion of the bluff line and prevent any additional sediment from entering the river. For these reasons, our requested variance is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the 100-foot setback in the W&S district. ii. A variance for a swimming pool is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the 100-foot setback in the W&S district because it will not impact any vegetation on the bluff, will not disturb any natural habitat, or prevent stormwater infiltration. We have requested a variance to install a swimming pool approximately 45-feet from the OHW. The swimming pool will be located more than 30-feet from the top of the bluff. It will not be located in the shoreline impact zone. With the exception of having to possibly remove one evergreen tree located very near our house, no trees will be removed, no vegetation on the bluff will be disturbed, nor will the bluff line be altered. Our proposed plan is to install our swimming pool as far back from the river and the bluff as possible. As it sits today, nearly our entire backyard is grass-covered. Technically vegetation, the grass covering the footprint of the pool plus 2-feet around the perimeter is what would be disturbed. This area is not the natural habitat of any animals or birds. It is a part of our manicured and fertilized lawn. As touched on above, the swimming pool would be installed so as to not obstruct or even change at all stormwater infiltration or drainage patterns in our yard. For these reasons, our requested variance is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the 100-foot setback in the W&S district. iii. A variance for a swimming pool is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the 100-foot setback in the W&S district to screen views from the river. Our requested variance is in harmony with the purpose and intent of the 100-foot setback to protect the river views because our swimming pool simply will not be visible from the river. Our home and backyard is very secluded despite being situated in the Mississippi Oaks subdivision. Our backyard is essentially flat from the back of our house to the top of the bluff line at which the bluff drops off sharply, for a distance of approximately 30-feet, to meet the river. Only the top half of the house is visible from the river. A structure in our backyard would have to be pretty tall to be visible from the river. In fact, kayakers, fisherman and other boaters can only see people in our backyard if we are very near the edge of the bluff because it is so steep and the channel is between our property and the island is very narrow. Adding to our property’s seclusion is a large, heavily wooded, uninhabited island located directly across the channel from our property. Because of the island, our home is only partially visible from the main channel of the river, even in the winter. When the trees have their leaves, our home is scarcely visible from the main channel of the river.