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Date Application Received: August 23,d, 2017 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: September 25th, 2017 <br />60 -Day Review Period Expires: November 25th, 2017 <br />To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members <br />Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br />From: Laura Oakden, Planner LLo <br />Date: October 16, 2017 <br />Subject: #17-3966, LDK Builders o/b/o Linda Tamosuinas, 1525 Long Lake, Variance <br />Public Hearing <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting rear yard setback, lot area and lot width <br />variances in order to build a new home that will be located 29.6 feet from the rear property <br />line; The lot is substandard, lot width and lot area variances are also requested. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />Background <br />The applicant plans to demolish the existing home and detached garage. The existing detached <br />garage is nonconforming because is it closely abutting the rear and side property lines. The <br />proposed new home will conform to the lake and average lake setbacks. Due to contours of the <br />lot, they are requesting a rear yard setback variance to allow them to be 29.6 feet from the rear <br />property line instead of the standard 50 feet, which is a 20.4 foot encroachment. The applicant <br />stated that positioning the garage further away from the road creates issues with the downward <br />slope of the driveway, creating a hazard in the winter months. A setback variance is requested, <br />therefore lot area and lot width variances will also be needed due to the substandard area and <br />width of the lot. <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-305- Setbacks: <br />DISTRICT LR -1A <br />Required <br />Proposed <br />Front <br />50' <br />75' <br />Rear <br />50' <br />29.6' <br />Side (West) <br />10' <br />10' <br />Side (East) <br />10' <br />12' <br />Lakeshore <br />75' <br />75' <br />Average Lakeshore <br />This is met. <br />Section 305 - Lot Area/Width: <br />DISTRICT LR -1A <br />Lot Area <br />Lot Width <br />Required <br />87,120 s.f. (2 acres) <br />200' <br />Actual <br />15,482 s.f. (0.35 acre) <br />90' @ 75' 100' @ OHWL <br />