Laserfiche WebLink
FILE #LA18-000039 <br />21 May 2018 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />Section 78- 330 - Lot Area/Width: <br />LR -1B <br />Lot Area <br />10,816 s.f. (0.25 acre) <br />Lot Width <br />Required <br />43,560 s.f. <br />(1.0 acres) <br />140' <br />Actual <br />10,816 s.f. <br />(0.25 acre) <br />100' <br />Section 78-1403- Structural Coverage: <br />Total Lot Area <br />Total Structural Coverage <br />10,816 s.f. (0.25 acre) <br />Allowed: 2,162 s.f. (20%) <br />Proposed: 2,033 s.f. (18.7%) <br />Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 -Hardcover Calculations: <br />Stormwater <br />Overlay District <br />Total Area in Zone <br />Allowed Hardcover <br />Proposed Hardcover <br />Tier <br />3,785 s.f. <br />3,109 s.f. <br />Tier 3 <br />10,816 s.f. <br />(35%) <br />(28.7%) <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Lot Area and Lot Width Variances (Sec. 78-330 <br />Zoning Code Section 78-72 provides options for the redevelopment of lots which do not meet <br />the minimum area or width requirements for the respective zoning district. Substandard <br />properties within the Shoreland Overlay District, like the subject lot, are able to be redeveloped <br />without variances if specific standards are met; such as: <br />1. All setback requirements can be met; <br />2. A Type 1 sewage treatment system consistent with Minnesota Rules, chapter 7080, can <br />be installed or the lot is connected to a public sewer; and <br />3. The impervious surface coverage meets all hardcover location and square footage <br />restrictions of this chapter and the total square footage of hardcover does not exceed <br />25 percent of the entire lot area. <br />4. All other zoning district standards can be met. <br />The applicant's request for application of Tier 3 hardcover results in the property's inability to <br />conform to #3 above. Therefore, lot area and width variances are required in order to redevelop <br />the property. The ability to have the same type of hardcover amenities as other existing <br />developed properties in the neighborhood would be limited if the area and width variances are <br />not granted. <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br />proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and <br />anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect <br />on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider <br />recommending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances <br />where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique <br />to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is <br />demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning <br />Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties <br />