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Finnegan Page 2 of 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS 1. 3,865 S.F. of hardcover (46.61%). 2. Lot is 38% of the required lot size and at a non-conforming width. 3. Driveway is less than 5’-0” from property line and covers 1,578 S.F. VARIANCES REQUESTED @ PLANNING COMMISION MEETING – 8/17/20: 1. Hardcover variance – reduced from 46.61% to 46.38% 2. Lot width and lot area variance – lot is 38% of the required lot size and at a non- conforming width. 3. Driveway setback variance – essentially leave driveway in its current location relative to the westerly property line, but reduced in size from 1,578 S.F. to 1,450 S.F. 4. Structural coverage variance – proposed is similar in scope to that of the current existing structure at 2,396 S.F. VARIANCES REQUESTED @ CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 9/14/20: 1. Hardcover variance – reduced from 46.61% to 42.39% 2. Lot width and lot area variance – lot is 38% of the required lot size and at a non- conforming width. 3. Driveway setback variance – essentially leave driveway in its current location relative to the westerly property line, but reduced in size from 1,578 S.F. to 1,280 S.F. 4. Structural coverage variance – proposed is 1,999 S.F., which is below the requirement of up to 2,000 S.F. for lots less than 10,000 S.F. in size. FACTS: 1. The proximity of this lot to the lake level 100-year floodplain elevation also brings to light another very significant practical difficulty resulting in not being able to have a basement or even a crawlspace. A home built for a growing family of five without a basement for a mechanical room, storage, and recreation, which are typical uses in basements, creates a practical difficulty in which ALL space and volume for these requirements must be entirely above ground level. 2. With the same zoning controls applied to a lot of record that is only 38% the size of a conforming lot in this district, creates significant practical difficulties to meet all conforming requirements.