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Date Application Received: 04/19/17 Date Application Considered as Complete: 05/03/17 60 -Day Review Period Expires: 07/02/17 To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator From: Melanie Curtis, Planner YYIGG Date: 15 May 2017 Subject: #17-3940, Jason & Anelise Peterson, 4105 Highwood Road, Variances Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicants are requesting the following in order to construct a new home to be attached to the existing garage: 1. Side yard setback variances for the new home and tiered decks; 2. An average lakeshore setback variance for the new home and tiered decks; 3. A hardcover variance to permit 28% hardcover where 34% exists and 25% is allowed; and 4. A variance from the defined hei6t of 30 feet. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval of the setback and height variances for the home. Staff recommends denial of the setback variance to permit a 2 foot setback for the deck and the hardcover variance. See Page 6. Background The applicants are purchasing the subject property. They wish to remove the existing home which sits about 43 feet from the lake and construct a new home to be attached to the existing garage (constructed with variances in 1996). The new home is to be 5.2 feet from the west property line (10 feet required) The home will maintain a 10 foot setback from the east property line, and be approximately 77 feet from the lake. A wood deck is proposed to follow the 75 setback line, but will not encroach into this lake yard. The southeast corner of the home will encroach into the average lakeshore setback line approximately 5 feet, the deck in this location will encroach approximately 12 feet. The proposal results in 28% hardcover, a reduction from the existing 34%. Additionally, the new home will be attached to the existing 3 level detached garage, the new home will be 32 feet in defined height where 30 feet is permitted.