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1. Would like to Request to Lift the Stay of Demolition
REASONS WHY:
1. Financial Duress
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a. every day my property sits there I am losing money
b. my home is on Yhe market for Yhe very reason thaY I must sell, simply
because I have to and w/ the stay in tact I'm unable to do so
2. Unable to Sell or do With My Home as I See Fit
a. because the cost of trying to preserve and add on to the property is cost
prohibitive
b. no potential buyer is willing to put that amount of money into a property
that:
- has this sort of uncertainty hanging over it
- has the threat of ever inereasing costs ...
Loss of Property Rights
a. unable to sell due to 180 day stay
b. may be forced to list home well below market value just to get a buyer
interested in spending the extra money to work around preserving some of
the structure
4. Is it right to put a homeowner under this sort of financial strain?
REBUTTAL AGAINST MAKING 2747 A LANDMAI2K:
l. Unfair to Plaee a Stay for the Duration of 180 Days
a. the financial hardship it is causing me
b. can the board truly place a stay by just viewing a property
- property is surrounded by numerous lg trees, shrubs and fencing
blocking any accurate view of the structure
- from the front one can only see a small portion of the home, albeit the
charming aspect
2. Does CHARMING warrant HISTORIC?
3. Incongruous with Existing Neighborhood
a not in a historic district
b. vast majority of neighborhood is 50's flat roof homes
c. construction style in neighborhood runs the gamut
d. How can my home follow the same guidelines as a home situated in the
Mapleton Hill district?
4. Singled Out
a. Neighbors on both sides of my property spoke out against this demo - one
stated that she didn't want to see any large homes go in that would change
the fcel of the neighborhood, when in fact her home is 2600 sq fect and the
plans for this new construction didn't exceed 2600 sq ft. The neighbor on
the north side protested against the full demo when in fact he did that very
thing and now has the largest home in the neighborhood
b. This`not in my backyard°attitude concerns me especially when it has come
from some of the most fortunate in my neighborhood. It now seems as
though the neighborhood has dictated the future of my own home
c. 2 out 8 homes demo'd betwn alpine and balsam - Len's next door (north
side) and the home two doors south of mine
Structure Unfit to Sustain a Remodel w/o Incurring Enormous Cost
a. prospective buyers interested in renovating have shied away due to the
amt of work needed and therefore the ultimate high cost of renovating
b. now would be buyers will not touch it because, there again the amount of
money to put into renovating and preserving some of the structure is just
too expensive for a home of this size
Working with City
a. have pursued getting another engineer's report with an engineer referred
by the Landmark Board so to ensure an un-bias report and one that has
preservation in mind. However Neil mentioned that the city would haue to
do their own independent report nonetheless. This seems like a never
ending cycle - is it worth my while to pay for a second report only to find
out iYs of no use?
b. contacting neighbors for input in order to help find a solution
c. open to and all comments, advice or direction in order to try and resolve
this in a timely manner