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<br /> <br /> <br />18352 Minnetonka Blvd, <br />Wayzata, MN, 55391 <br />(612) 282-0918 <br />chad@denalicustomhomes.com <br />Variance Request: 1780 Shadywood Road. <br /> <br />To the Orono Planning Board, <br /> <br />We are seeking a variance for the proposed changes for the property <br />at 1780 Shadywood Road. These changes are all improvements to the <br />current situation for both the City and the Homeowners. <br /> <br />First a bit about the existing property and conditions: <br /> <br />• The existing garage is in the road right-of-way. <br />• The existing garage lies completely outside of the rear lot <br />setback. <br />• The existing property is non-conforming. <br />• The existing driveway configuration is unsafe, requiring the <br />homeowners to back into their property or back out of their <br />property onto very busy Shadywood Road (County Road 51). <br />• The current hardcover is 39.91%. <br /> <br />Our Clients/Homeowners would like to complete the following, <br />improving the safety and conformity of the property: <br /> <br />• The homeowners are proposing to remove the existing <br />dangerous garage from the road right-of-way and rear lot <br />setback, attaching a new garage to the existing home. <br />• Relocating the garage will help allow motorists to exit the <br />property onto Shadywood Road in a forward direction. <br />• The addition of a City required turnaround pad will further <br />enable vehicles room to orientate vehicles exiting the <br />property in a forward manner. <br />• To accommodate safe navigation, the homeowners are <br />seeking to construct a 3-car garage. The 3-car garage will <br />allow for parking for the 3 drivers, keeping the turnaround <br />space open for its intended purpose. <br />• With no street parking, a 3-car garage and accompanying <br />turnaround is a key element to the safety and usability of this <br />property. <br />• While extending past the rear setback, the three-car garage <br />greatly improves the complete encroachment of the current <br />garage within the rear lot setback and totally removes it from <br />road right-of-way. <br />• The proposed property improvements reduce hardcover from <br />the current 39.91% to down to 39.07%. <br />• The proposed structural changes are still below the maximum <br />requirements.