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PELLINO, ROSEN, MOWRIS & KIRKHUFF, S.C. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW JOHN C. FRITSCHLER, 1R. <br />JAMES WILSON PLAZA 1930-1976 <br />SUITE 1201 <br />131 WEST WILSON STREET <br />MADISON, WISCONSIN 53703 <br />6061255-4501 <br />FAX 608/255-4345 <br />July 11, 1991 <br />TO: Board Members <br />Dane County Board of Adjustment <br />RE: BOATHOUSE HEIGHT VARIANCE <br />PART OF LOT 7, ASSESSORS PLAT <br />OF FOX BLUFF, TOWN OF WESTPORT <br />Board Members, <br />I would like to request a height variance for a boathouse I am <br />proposing to build on my above -referenced property. The present code <br />allows a boathouse to have a total height of 12'-0" above the high <br />water mark of Lake Mendota. I would like my boathouse to have a <br />total height of 16'-011 above Lake Mendota for the following reasons: <br />A. The boats that I own are large and require a minimum ten <br />foot door height. In addition to this, the required <br />structure to span the door opening and provide a suitable <br />parapet for the roofing is two feet. This makes for a <br />boathouse height of twelve feet. <br />B. I would like to keep the floor of the boathouse two feet <br />above the existing grade to keep any Lake Water from <br />entering the boathouse and also to allow the natural brush <br />to grow undisturbed and to minimize any damage that might <br />occur to it while moving the boats. <br />C. The boathouse as shown is set back from the Lake ten feet. <br />This is more than the four feet required by Code. This was <br />done because this is the location that requires the least <br />amount of excavation and disturbance to the site and it <br />also allows a greater opportunity to shield the boathouse <br />from view from the Lake. <br />Thank you for your consideration and, prospectively, for your <br />cooperation in this matter. I anxiously look forward to your reply. <br />