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2455 NORTH SHORE DR. HARDCOVER VARIANCE APPLICATION <br /> PROJECT LOCATION: Hardcover & Lot Area/Lot Width <br /> 2455 North Shore Drive Variance Narrative <br /> Orono, MN 55391 <br /> PROJECT TEAM: <br /> Architectural Designer: Charlie & Co. Design, Ltd. <br /> Builder: John Kraemer&Sons <br /> Landscape Architect: Southview Design <br /> HARDCOVER VARIANCE REQUEST: <br /> We are requesting a variance from the City of Orono on the allowable hardcover for 2455 North <br /> Shore Drive, Orono, MN. The current site has an existing home with a total hardcover <br /> percentage of 29.6%as surveyed by Mark Gronberg of Gronberg & Associates, Inc. (See Survey <br /> and Diagram HC-1). Current zoning ordinances call for a maximum hardcover of 25.0%and 20% <br /> structural coverage. We are requesting a variance to adopt a hardcover percentage slightly less <br /> than the existing hardcover while improving the property in a number of ways illustrated <br /> below. <br /> The following is our rationale for seeking a variance from the City of Orono to maintain a <br /> slightly reduced hardcover percentage of 29.25% (a reduction of 0.35%): <br /> 1. 84.7' Lake Setback (Structure): We intend to remove all existing, non-conforming <br /> structures, accessory buildings & carports (Diagram HC-1) to be replaced with a new <br /> home.The proposed home will abide by all the defined setbacks as identified by the <br /> survey and defined by the City of Orono (Diagram HC-2). This includes moving the <br /> proposed home away from the lake to comply with the new lake setback requirement <br /> established at 84.7' by the neighbors to the West (2465 North Shore Drive). The existing, <br /> non-compliant home is currently 76.0' off the lakeshore at the SE corner of the house <br /> running parallel to the lake (Diagram HC-3). <br /> a. The proposed house location will move the structure away from the lake 12.5' <br /> on the East side & 9.3' on the West side of the existing home to adhere to the <br /> new 84.7' building setback established by the neighboring home to the West. <br /> b. Although allowed to build within the footprint of the existing home (Diagram HC- <br /> 3), we feel it would be in the best interest of the lake, neighbors and City <br /> ordinances to pull the home back to the typical setbacks and not build within the <br /> existing footprint as part of this variance request (Diagram HC-4). <br /> 2. 16.2' Side Setbacks: We intend to comply with the updated side setback requirement of <br /> 16.2' on the East side of the existing home thus abandoning the current grandfathered <br /> side setback of 10' (Diagram HC-3). <br /> a. The proposed house location will move the structure away from the East setback <br /> by a total of 7.66' from the existing home location which does not meet the side <br /> setback requirement of 16.2' (Diagram HC-4). <br /> b. We intend to remove the existing, non-conforming outbuilding structure on the <br /> property which does not meet the side setback requirement of 16.2' <br /> Page 1 1 <br />