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Laurel Wand Architecture 1718 Logan Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55403 612 874 1086 1 p laurei@lauretuttand.com I e M 2090 Shoreline Drive Orono, MN 55391 Variance Application Practical Difficulties Form January 18, 2017 Property Address: 2090 Shoreline Drive, Orono, MN 55391 Parcel Area: 3.79 Acres, or 165,138,1 S.F. (See attached EFN certified property survey) Property Owner: Martha M Head, Trustee Property Type: Seasonal Residential Recreational, Non -Homestead Zoning Classification: LR -1A Tier Assignment: Tier 1 "The property owner proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the Zoning Chapter." The property owner proposes to use the property in the manner it has been used for nearly 100 years, as a seasonal recreational residence. The property is currently zoned LR -1A, One -Family Lakeshore Residential. The Head family has used the property as a summer home since the original structures were constructed in 1925. There are two existing dwellings on the 3.79 -acre property, a "2 -story wood frame house" and a "cabin" (as noted on the property survey) as well as two small accessory structures. The existing structures pre -date the current zoning ordinances defining lakeshore setbacks. No improvements are proposed for the 2 -story main structure or for the existing accessory structures at this time. The property owner proposes to replace the existing cabin, however, with a new residential structure to be located in a similar manner. The existing cabin is an accretion of several old and poorly constructed out -buildings and is no longer suitable for the family's use. The location of the existing cabin, and of the proposed new structure, is non -conforming with respect to the current zoning ordinance defining the average takeshore setback. The property owner seeks a variance from the average lakeshore setback as defined in Section 78-1279 (6a) for a new structure with a different footprint and massing from the original cabin. As Section 78-1279 (6a) notes: "In situations where improvement is proposed on a lot adjacent to a vacant tot or right of way, the average lake shore setback shall be equivalent to the setback of the most takeward protrusion of the residence building on the immediately adjacent improved lakeshore lot." Based on Hennepin County aerial property maps, the adjacent lakeshore property is located at 2165 North Shore Drive, to the north and several hundred feet around the bay from the 2090 Shoreline Drive parcel. The residence on the adjacent property is not visible from the residences located at 2090 Shoreline Drive.