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mam <br />Hardcover Standards <br />December 4, 1990 <br />Pace 3 of 3 <br />Staff would then recommend that the hardcover allowed on any <br />lot be a percentage of the total lot area. For lots which abut <br />the lakeshore, a 15% hardcover level would generally yield <br />hardcover square footages equivalent to the current code. I.*. <br />Planning Commission wants to decrease the number of hardcover <br />variance applications for lakeshore lotSr this percentage could <br />increase to as high as 18% or 20%. <br />In the non-lakeshore shoreland district lots, staff would <br />propose a 25% hardcover allowance to coincide with the DNR <br />proposed regulations. This will likely reduce the hardcover <br />allowance for lots between 250-1,000' from the shoreline which <br />currently are allowed 30-35% of their total lot area. This will <br />likely result in additional variances for areas furt^.er fr^m the <br />lake. Exhibits E-2 and E-3 help to quantify these effect-. <br />Draft Ordinance - <br />For discussion purposes, attached is a draft ordinance <br />revision which revises Section 10.22, Subdivision 2. Also, the <br />proDosed language revises the definition of hardcover (Definition <br />by describing items which are considered hardcover.2v <br />Staff Recommendation - <br />Staff would recommend adoption of the revised detinition of <br />hardcover as proposed above. Permeable fabric^ rock bed <br />underliners are purposely excluded from the definition of <br />hardcover. <br />Staff would further recommend that Planning Commission <br />thoroughly discuss the merits of revising the hardcover <br />calculation method, determine whether the proposed change is <br />warramted, and based on your goals, determine what percentages of <br />lakefchore and non-lakeshore lots should be hardcovered. <br />m <br />1 <br />♦,