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. . Dear Neighbor: FYI E;-...J ,,,r11~~fl~~'~,~~IT ;::;,'1,: I, ' .i~..A,:a~,:<<L,.ili..,.." ~ D MONSTER HOUSE PROPOSED FOR 4546 SECOND STREET We wanted to share some information with our neighbors about a proposed project that many of you may not know about. We believe that what is essentially a four-story home on Second Street is too large for the lot and will negatively impact the charm and character of downtown neighborhoods. In addition, we believe that if Dustin Boyce, the owner is allowed to build this MONSTER HOUSE it will set a dangerous precedent and someday, perhaps, all of us may be living next door to a MONSTER HOUSE. The proposed project is to construct an enormous addition and secondary structure to an existing house at 4546 Second Street. When done building Mr. Boyce will have 6,825 square feet in two structures on his lot. This is actually more square footage than the lot itself, which is 6,698 square feet. (See attachment to fully understand how the square footage was calculated.) The proposed home is larger than any other home in the area. We believe that what makes the proposal even more unreasonable is that Mr. Boyce's lot is undersized -- only 44.6 feet wide. (Under the current zoning for Second Street, if a home owner wanted to subdivide a lot it would have to be 65 feet wide.) Since many of our neighbors have expressed concerns about preserving the downtown area and about the city allowing excessively large houses to be built, we wanted to provide you with some information on this project: 1) The proposal that has been submitted to the city is to construct what is essentially a four- story home at 4546 Second Street (2/3 of a story underground and 3 1/3 stories above ground). 2) The lot size is undersized and is only 44.6 feet wide, with a total square footage of approximately 6,698 square feet. (Minimum lot size for zoning today is 65 feet wide.) 3) The owner proposes to build a partial subterranean basement with a 9- foot-high ceiling (6 feet underground with approximately 3 feet above ground; the city does not officially count this as square footage). 4) The owner's plan calls for the interior ceiling on the second floor to be 11 feet 4 inches high. 5) The owner's plan calls for the interior ceiling on the third floor to be 10 feet high. 6) The owner's plan calls for the fourth-floor ceiling to be 10 feet high. (He claims this floor is only for storage and therefore the city is not counting this in its square footage total.) 7) The owner's plans call for the top of the exterior roof to be over 35 feet high. (To understand how high that is, please look at the flat portion of the roof of the Rose Hotel. That 3-story building's roof is approximately 36 feet high.)