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• Date Application Received:06/22/2022 O <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete:08/21/2022 Q /�j <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 10/20/2022 1� ` <br /> To: Chair McCutcheon and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator 1404, <br /> A. <br /> �' <br /> tlkESHO <br /> From: Melanie Curtis, Planner h'1GG <br /> Date: 19 September 2022 <br /> Subject: #LA22-000036, Scott Gates o/b/o Lisa Thostenson, 2815 Casco Point Road, <br /> Variances <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variances for side yard setback, average lakeshore <br /> setback, and hardcover in excess of 25%. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends partial approval. <br /> Background <br /> The owners purchased the property in April 2022 and have planned improvements to the home. They have <br /> recently applied for an administrative building permit (RPS22-000126; Exhibit J)to construct a garage <br /> III addition to the rear of the home, meeting the setbacks;the existing detached garage will be removed. The <br /> garage addition project reflects changes to the site which bring the existing hardcover level down from <br /> 31.1%to 25%. <br /> The current variance application reflects changes to the roof orientation from a hip roof to gable within the <br /> side yard setback, as well as within the average lakeshore setback.They are proposing a first floor lakeside <br /> deck within the average lakeshore setback which exceeds the 42-inch height allowance within the setback. <br /> To support this plan, a hardcover variance is requested to permit 26.48% hardcover. <br /> Practical Difficulties Analysis <br /> Applicant Submittal Information:The applicant has identified the existing conditions as practical difficulties <br /> supporting the requested variance(s).Additionally,they have provided supporting documentation regarding <br /> Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the <br /> application. <br /> Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds there are difficulties in <br /> the location of the existing home which may support the variances for the change in the rooflines. <br /> Staff may be able to support he average lakeshore setback variance for the change in the lakeside roof mass <br /> as long as the change does not adversely impact views of the lake from the neighboring homes. The average <br /> lakeshore setback request pertaining to the new deck cannot be supported.As proposed,the elevated deck <br /> and railing appear to impact the lake views for the adjacent neighbor(s). A grade-level deck or on-grade <br /> patio (<_42 inches from existing grade) can be constructed in the same location. <br /> • <br />