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Date Application Received: 07/22/2020 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 08/07/2020 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 10/06/2020 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members <br /> Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Melanie Curtis, Planner mcc <br /> <br />Date: 17 August 2020 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA20-000049, Michael Sharratt, Sharratt Design, Kevin & Jessica Finnegan, <br />3435 Crystal Bay Road <br />Variances <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The applicant is requesting variances in order to construct a new home on a property with <br />substandard area and width. Additionally requested are structural coverage, setback, and <br />hardcover variances to permit 46.3% hardcover where 25% is permitted and a 2,396 square foot <br />footprint where 2,000 square feet is permitted. <br /> <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified restrictive ordinances applying to <br />the property which is 38% of the minimum size for the zoning district and grades that do not <br />allow the development of basement/mechanical/storage functions as practical difficulties <br />supporting the requested variances. Additionally, they have provided supporting documentation <br />regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional <br />testimony regarding the application. <br /> <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: The property is nonconforming with respect to area <br />and width. The applicant has designed a new house which fits within the required side and rear <br />setbacks; and reflects a slight reduction from the existing hardcover level by 19 square feet. <br /> <br />Staff finds practical difficulties inherent to the location, size, and shape of the lot affecting the <br />property which justify the lot width, lot area, hardcover, and setback variances allowing <br />redevelopment. The footprint of the proposed home exceeds the permitted footprint size by <br />396 square feet. The house should be redesigned to fit within the parameters of the zoning <br />district. <br /> <br /> <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variances in order to redevelop the property <br />with a new residence. Variances for lot area, lot width, hardcover, and setback are required. A <br />structural coverage variance is also requested. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial of the plan as <br />proposed, see page 6.