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Date Application Received: 2/9/17 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 2/9/17 <br />60 -Day Review Period Expires: 4/10/17 <br />To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members <br />Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator <br />From: Mike Gaffron, Senior Planner <br />Date: March 20, 2017 <br />Subject: #17-3909, Ken & Sheralyn Saddler, 2755 Ethel Avenue <br />Variances (Area, width) <br />Public Hearing <br />Application Summary. The applicants request lot area and lot width variances in order to take <br />a dva ntage of the Tie r 2 ha rd cove r I eve I of 30%. <br />Staff Recommendation: If Planning Commission determines that the practical difficulties test is <br />met and the variances are justified, then a recommendation for approval would be in order. <br />Staff recommends approval of the area and width variances. <br />Zoning District: LR -1C, One Family Lakeshore Residential, 0.5 acres/100' min. width <br />LotArea/Width: 7,522 s.f. (0.17 acre), 50' wide <br />List of Exhibits <br />Required/Allowed <br />Exhibit A. <br />Application <br />Exhibit B. <br />Existing As -Built Survey <br />Exhibit C. <br />Proposed Deck & Patio Landscaping Plans <br />Exhibit D. <br />Practical Difficulties Documentation Form & Attachment <br />Exhibit E. <br />Submitted Hardcover Calculations (Existing & Proposed) <br />Exhibit F. <br />Airphoto of Neighborhood <br />Exhibit G. <br />Plat Map <br />Exhibit H. <br />Property Owners List <br />,ouncil <br />Exhibit E <br />Background <br />This small lot qualified for builclability without area and width variances under the Shoreland <br />regulations, and a new home was constructed to replace the old house on the property in 2015- <br />16. However, a qualifier for taking advantage of the Shoreland regulations was a hardcover <br />limitation of 25%, and the new home meets that limitation at 24.99%. The owner wishes to be <br />able to add certain hardcover amenities including a patio, steps and other landscaping. Inorderto <br />be able to exceed 25% up to the 30% limit, the lot area'and width variance is required. <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET (Variances noted in bold type) <br />LR -1C Zoning District <br />Required/Allowed <br />Proposed <br />Lot Area <br />0.50 ac. minimum <br />0.27 ac existing <br />Lot Width <br />100'minimum <br />50' existing <br />Street Setback <br />30' <br />30.0' <br />Left Side Setback <br />10, <br />14.5' <br />Right Side Setback <br />10, <br />10.01 <br />Rearsetback <br />30' <br />62.2' <br />