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Date Application Received:01/20/2021 <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:02/02/2021 �O�O <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 04/01/2021 <br /> To: Chair Ressler and Planning Commission Members y <br /> Ron Olson, Interim City Administrator <br /> 'kESHO37`'cc <br /> From: Laura Oakden <br /> Planner <br /> Date: February 16, 2021 <br /> Subject: LA21-000012, Clairmont Design Build, 1260 Spruce Place,Variances <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting 75' lakeyard, average lakeshore and side <br /> yard setback variances for a 2'story addition. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br /> Background <br /> The applicant is requesting to construct a 2nd story addition to the home,which is located on a <br /> substandard lot. The footprint of the home is not proposed to change.The existing home <br /> encroaches in the side yard setback roughly 1-foot in the northeast corner and roughly 1-foot <br /> into the 75' lakeyard. The existing home sits roughly 10' into the average lakeshore setback. <br /> The proposed improvement are all vertical to allow a 2nd story addition.There are no proposed <br /> changes to the existing home footprint or setbacks for the property. No hardcover or structural <br /> coverage is being proposed. <br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis <br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the substandard lot and existing <br /> home location as practical difficulties supporting the requested variance. Additionally,they have <br /> provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B,and <br /> should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. <br /> Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty,Staff finds there are a <br /> number of property characteristics making improvement of the lot challenging.The property is <br /> substandard in area and width; only 50 feet wide, leaving little area for modest expansions. The <br /> existing home is located within the 75' lakeyard, 7.5'side yard setback and within the average <br /> lakeshore setback so the 2nd story addition continues these limited encroachments. These are <br /> all practical difficulties that support the requested variances. <br /> LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> Section 78-330-Setbacks: <br /> DISTRICT LR-1B Required Existing Proposed <br /> Street 30' 83' No change. <br /> Side (North) 7.5' 6.5' No change. <br /> Side (South) 7.5' 10' No change. <br />