09-16-2019 Planning Commission Packet

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2090 Shoreline Drive 1718 Logan Avenue South Orono, MN 55391 Minneapolis, MN 55403 Variance Application 612 8741086 I P #19-000952 lauret@laurelutland.com i e Practical Difficulties Lautel UCt�alr"ld-Atct �tectdre August 20. 2019 Property Address: 2090 Shoreline Drive, Orono, MN 55391 Parcel Area: 3.79 Acres, Irregular Property Owner: Martha Meyers Head, Trustee Property Type: LR-1A, Seasonal Residential Recreational Tier Assignment: Tier 1 Practical Difficulties : 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 has been used as a summer home by the current owner's family continuously since the property was purchased in 1925. The original summer residence was constructed prior to 1900 and pre-dates the current zoning ordinances defining the average lakeshore setback. It is noted as the "2-story wood framed house" on the property survey and is located at the westerly end of the property. The location of the existing summer residence is non-conforming with respect to the current zoning ordinance defining the average lakeshore setback. The property owner seeks a variance from the average Lakeshore setback as defined in Section 78-1279 (6a) to allow for the renovation of and addition to the existing residence. The variance request is residential in nature and reasonable, given the unique nature of the property as a large peninsula on the lake and the historic quality of the principal structure. The average lakeshore setback is established by the adjacent Lakeshore property located at 2165 North Shore Drive, to the north and several hundred feet around the bay from 2090 Shoreline Drive. The residence on the adjacent property is not visible from the residence located at 2090 Shoreline Drive but is connected by a six-foot shared property line. The existing residence at 2165 North Shore Drive is located approx. 170 feet from the Ordinary High Water Line (OHWL). The existing residence at 2090 Shoreline Drive is located 46.9 feet from the OHWL at the southwest corner and approx. 95 feet from the OHWL at the northwest corner, all within the established 170- foot average Lakeshore setback. The proposed addition to the existing structure will add approx. 311 sq. ft. to the footprint of the existing house and will be located outside of the 75-foot setback line. The hardcover on the property will increase from 13.76 0/0 to 13.99%, well below the maximum allowable. The footprint of the existing 2-story principal structure and that of the guest house account for approx. 3% of the hardcover on the 4-acre property.