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• Date Application Received: 03/16/2021 <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:03/16/2021 IcLOAT <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 05/15/2021 <br /> To: Chair Kirchner and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator e L� <br /> -'kESHO <br /> From: Melanie Curtis, Planner i'Y1GG <br /> Date: 19 April 2021 <br /> Subject: #LA21-000023, Mark Prueter, 3215 Crystal Bay Road, <br /> Variances <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variances in order to replace an existing <br /> nonconforming detached garage. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br /> Background ",, <br /> The applicant is requesting variances in 51°'6y �� <br /> order to build a new detached garage in Cr , • • `k <br /> �' ` PROPOSED ;� O <br /> generally the same location as the --s .: \ <br /> existing,failing garage.The new garage ; �Qb GARAGE <br /> will be 82 square feet larger than the N) �s <br /> existing,to improve the functionality; but STEPS(x) ;5 1,-•' 01) *o•• :' „ <br /> ED <br /> the project will result in a 49 square foot 1.Lw °ROVEw <br /> reduction in hardcover. Hardcover and eceoaancr> w� -*� <br /> side yard setback variances are c _t„� <br /> requested.The existing home does not •• <br /> • <br /> have an attached garage. <br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis <br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the size of the property as <br /> practical difficulties supporting the requested variance(s); as well as the property's orientation <br /> and access with respect to the lakeshore, Crystal Bay Road, and the Dakota Trail.Additionally, <br /> they have provided supporting documentation regarding Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit <br /> B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the application. <br /> Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds that there <br /> are practical difficulties in the lot's shape,size, width, and the configuration of the existing <br /> garage and access over the easement in the rear which support the applicant's request for <br /> variances in order to rebuild the existing garage with a more functional and more structurally <br /> sound garage. The proposed garage replacement is at a scale which is consistent with the <br /> immediate neighborhood. <br /> • <br />