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3251 Casco Circle, Orono, MN Project Overview The proposed home will be located in the area of Casco Point in Orono, MN. The property has 60 feet of sandy bottom, rip-rap Lake Minnetonka shoreline, situated 25 feet above the water on a nearly level lot. The original homestead was built in 1900 for the surveyor who was commissioned by the county to plat the land. The property was selected by the surveyor for its unimpeded views of Carmen's bay from Casco Point. Unfortunately,the existing house on the property will need to be razed due to non- conforming structure elements. This project will be developed by the owners, Mark Gaylord and Lori Anderson, acting as the general contractor and project superintendent. We acted as the general contractor on our current house in Excelsior and are prepared for the challenge of building a new house. We selected this property, after an extensive search for lakeshore houses, because of the views and centrallocation on the lake. From the beginning,we have made design decisions to work within the city's guidelines for the proposed structure and create a beautiful house that is reflective of the setting. We are looking to build a modest, comfortable home that fits gracefully in the neighborhood and would appear to have been built l OQ years ago (reference elevation sketch). It is important for us to create a house that will be enjoyed not only by us, but for any future owners and neighbors that reside in the area. The proposed plan structural footprint will fit within the property constraints, which include all lot dimensions, set by the City of Orono. The structural footprint of the house (reference site plan and floor plan) is modest by most measures and provides the basic needs for us and the next generation of property owners. Variances The lot size is 16,615 sq. ft. and is considered substandard by the City of Orono. Therefore, a variance to the minimum lot size is requested. The proposed house and site plan will require a hardcover variance due to non-structural hardcover exceeding the limits for zone 2 (Reference the hardcover calculation worksheet). The site presented several unique design constraints that contributed to the overage of non-structural hardcover. l. The adjacent properties are placed closer to the lake. Thus,the placement of the house needed to match the adjacent properties lake front setback to keep house from appearing overbearing from the street side, with a tunnel view from the lake side. 2. The property is long and narrow. Thus, the design of the house footprint needed to conform to the narrow setbacks without appearing to be a simple rectangle.