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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.02 General Description of the ProjectGENERAL​ ​DESCRIPTION​ ​OF​ ​PROJECT There​ ​are​ ​several​ ​driving​ ​factors​ ​as​ ​we​ ​consider​ ​this​ ​project​ ​to​ ​add​ ​an​ ​Accessory Dwelling​ ​unit​ ​(ADU)​ ​and​ ​hope​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Director​ ​will​ ​see​ ​and​ ​understand​ ​our​ ​vision​ ​and grant​ ​approval​ ​for​ ​our​ ​project. First,​ ​we​ ​are​ ​parents​ ​of​ ​a​ ​large​ ​family​ ​including​ ​twelve​ ​(12)​ ​children,​ ​four​ ​(4)​ ​of​ ​whom have​ ​been​ ​legally​ ​adopted​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Colorado​ ​Foster​ ​Care​ ​System.​ ​​ ​We​ ​have​ ​lived​ ​in Garfield​ ​county​ ​for​ ​nearly​ ​13​ ​years​ ​and​ ​while​ ​we​ ​loved​ ​our​ ​first​ ​home​ ​in​ ​this​ ​area,​ ​the​ ​lot size​ ​was​ ​limiting​ ​particularly​ ​as​ ​it​ ​related​ ​to​ ​building​ ​or​ ​renovating​ ​a​ ​home​ ​that​ ​would best​ ​accommodate​ ​the​ ​physical​ ​limitations​ ​of​ ​some​ ​of​ ​our​ ​children.​ ​​ ​With​ ​the​ ​larger​ ​lot, we​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​build​ ​a​ ​wider​ ​footprint​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​all​ ​home​ ​features​ ​on​ ​a​ ​single​ ​level​ ​as opposed​ ​to​ ​vertically​ ​in​ ​a​ ​basement​ ​or​ ​a​ ​second​ ​floor. Further​ ​as​ ​all​ ​of​ ​our​ ​children​ ​grow​ ​and​ ​have​ ​children​ ​of​ ​their​ ​own​ ​it​ ​is​ ​our​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​have an​ ​ADU​ ​on​ ​the​ ​property​ ​that​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to​ ​welcome​ ​our​ ​family​ ​back​ ​with​ ​reasonable room​ ​to​ ​accommodate​ ​them.​ ​​ ​It​ ​also​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to​ ​assist​ ​them​ ​if​ ​they​ ​fall​ ​on​ ​particularly hard​ ​times​ ​and​ ​need​ ​a​ ​place​ ​to​ ​stay. This​ ​ADU​ ​will​ ​include​ ​guest​ ​rooms,​ ​bathrooms,​ ​kitchen,​ ​and​ ​family​ ​gathering​ ​rooms. We​ ​hope​ ​with​ ​this​ ​addition​ ​of​ ​an​ ​ADU​ ​that​ ​this​ ​property​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​place​ ​for​ ​our​ ​family​ ​to gather​ ​and​ ​hold​ ​as​ ​a​ ​treasure​ ​for​ ​years​ ​to​ ​come.