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/ <br />f-‘ ; <br />1 <br />Variance Request ADolication <br />Stephen & Joanie Ward - 4675 North Shore Drive <br />27 September 1991 <br />Separate Pages (2 of 2) <br />Revised 10/06/91 <br />Description of Hardships and Unusual Property Conditions. <br />1. Existing garage was removed in part due to the Citys request and Owner has beet ; ■^•f'^jt <br />a garage for nearly ten years <br />2. Existing home sits on a steeply sloped lot and therefore was built high on the lot to mimimize <br />the elevation difference between Co. Rd. 19 and the First Floor. Because of that existing <br />condition, only minimal area is available between the existing house and the roadside <br />setback requiring the garage to be attached to the house and built over a steep slope. <br />3. Because c.' the steeply sloped lot. the limited amount of available roadside building area, <br />and the need to have the garage floor elevation nearly the same as Co. Rd. 19. the <br />Garage floor elevation Is located above the roof eave of the existing house therefore <br />requiring a substantially deep masonry foundation in order to avoid excessive ground <br />pressure on the existing foundation wall. The above conditions require the new <br />foundation to be built along side of the existing foundation and at the same depth below <br />grade. Also, there exists an elevation difference between the existing house roof line and <br />the proposed garage roof line. In order for the two roofs to complitment one another and to <br />avoid an area of water, ice. and snow entrapment between the two structures, the two roofs <br />are joined together in one plane. The condition of joining the two structures on a steep lot <br />requires a unique structual. functional and asthetic solution . <br />4. Because of the excessive elevation difference between the proposed garage level and the <br />House Entry, a series of stairs is required. In the past, without the shelter of an attached <br />garage, the stairs have been exposed rendering them hazardous during inclement <br />weather. The proposed Garage Plan locates a set of stairs within the proposed building <br />envelope in order to eliminate hazardous conditions for the Owner and the public during <br />inclement weather. <br />5. Because of the need to have the above stairs enclosed and still have a functional <br />double garage, the stair enclosure adds to the footprint of the garage which would not be <br />required on a level lot. <br />6. The existing deck system and the proposed wood stair system which water freely passes <br />through contributes to a disproportionate amount of the calculated hardcover in propor ­ <br />tion to the actual structural hardcover of the existing house and proposed garage addition. <br />Note: The ground under the existing deck and wood stair system is highly permeable and <br />should be considered when calculating the true impermeable hardcover area. <br />7. The vast majority of existing and proposed hardover lies from 180' - 255' from the lake not <br />in the 75 -150' area. Considering the character of the lot. this is the most desirable <br />location for hardcover and should be token into account when evaluating the actual <br />Impact of the hardcover on this particular lot.