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D-4/1-LATE BACKUPTo  whom  this  may  concern,    I  am  writing  as  an  owner  within  RobRoy  on  the  Lake  and  nearby  neighbor  to  the  Goodwins  at   1201  N.  Weston  Ln.  The  Goodwins  have  always  been  a  good  steward  of  the  neighborhood  as  well  as   Lake  Austin.  Please  consider  this  letter  my  support  in  favor  of  a  variance  to  the  impervious  coverage,   (“IC”),  issue,  which  was  unknowingly  created  several  decades  ago.  After  further  research  into  the   applicant’s  plans  for  the  creation  of  a  rain  garden,  I  believe  this  a  reasonable  compromise  within  the   intent  of  the  IC  regulations  and  is  more  than  a  net  gain  for  the  city  and  its  water  source.    Should  you  have  any  further  questions,  please  do  not  hesitate  to  contact  me  via  email  at    or  via  cell  at  432-­‐638-­‐4200.   Respectfully,   Nick  McClure   1201  N.  Weston  Ln.   D-4/2-LATE BACKUPNovember 9, 2020 City of Austin Planning & Development Services PO Box 1088 Austin, TX 78701 Ladies and Gentlemen, Re: 1209 North Weston Lane; June Goodwin, Property Owner/Applicant The purpose of this letter is to provide you information regarding the application of regulatory authority in the Rob Roy on the Lake, Section 1 Subdivision. This subdivision application was filed in 1982 and the plat was recorded in 1983. Homes began being built in late 1983and early 1984. There are 83 lots in the subdivision. I was President of the HOA for two terms in the late 90’s. Thereafter, I assumed the role of Chair of the Architectural Control Committee, a position that I held until I sold my house in the subdivision in 2014. I was very familiar with the permitting status of new home and remodel home construction during that period. There are approximately 13 lots in the subdivision with frontage on Lake Austin. There are several other lots up the hill from the dead end of Weston Lane that, while not being on Lake Austin, are within 500′ of the 504.9 contour line which historically was the limit of the City’s jurisdiction. None of the original homes built on Lake Austin were built with City building permits. Furthermore, the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility did not review and approve on-site sewage facility permits for these homes. This was done by Travis County. I am now aware that the City of Austin adopted a limited purpose annexation in May of 1982 that extended 500′ from the 504.9 contour line and would encompass all of the lots in the subdivision that have frontage on Lake Austin and several of up the hill from the shoreline properties. I am aware that sometime several years after the year 2000 when the first original home on Lake Austin was demolished for construction of a new home that the City of Austin asserted its’ limited purpose zoning jurisdiction and required a building permit. Thereafter the City consistently required building permits for any remodel home that was within the 500′ limited purpose annexation. D-4/3-LATE BACKUPCity of Austin November 9, 2020 Page Two TLI:kc The Goodwin Home is an original home built at 1209 North Weston Lane. It was not built with a City of Austin building permit consistent with the City’s non-assertion of regulatory authority and control over the property in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Sincerely, Terrence L. Irion D-4/4-LATE BACKUP