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FILE #LA21-000045 <br />19 July 2021 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Section 78-330 + 78-1379 – Setbacks: <br /> <br />LR-1B Required Existing Proposed <br />Rear / Street 30’ +100’ No Change <br />West Side 7.5’ +20’ No Change <br />East Side 7.5’ +40’ No Change <br />Lakeshore 75’ ±182’ existing deck 174’ new deck area <br />Average Lakeshore The new deck portion will extend approximately 3 feet <br />lakeward of the average lakeshore setback line. <br /> <br />Section 78-1700 – Hardcover Calculations: <br /> <br />Stormwater <br />Overlay District <br />Tier <br />Total Area in <br />Zone <br />Allowed <br />Hardcover <br />Existing <br />Hardcover <br />Proposed <br />Hardcover <br />Tier 1 23,560 s.f. 5,890 s.f. <br />(25 %) <br />5,805 s.f. <br />(24.6%) <br />5,852 s.f. <br />(24.85%) <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Average Lakeshore Setback Variance (Code Section 78-1279) <br />The proposed deck extension is shown encroaching approximately 3 feet lakeward of the <br />average lakeshore setback line based on the location of the deck improvements on the two <br />neighboring lakeshore lots. The shoreline curves inward slightly, and the home to the west is <br />situated farther from the lake than the subject property. <br /> <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br />proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and <br />anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect <br />on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider <br />recommending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances <br />where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique <br />to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is <br />demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning <br />Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties <br />also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br />Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. §216C.06, <br />subd. 14, when in harmony with this chapter. The board or the council may not permit as a <br />variance any use that is not permitted under this chapter for property in the zone where the <br />affected person's land is located. The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary <br />use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> <br />According to MN §462.357 Subd. 6(2) variances shall only be permitted when: <br />1. The variance is in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the Ordinance. The <br />requested average lakeshore setback variance is in harmony with the Ordinance as the