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FILE #05-3104 14 June 2005 Page 3 of 4 Lake Setback Variance The existing home encroaches into the 75’ lake setback between 4* and 19’. The applicants have proposed iakeward additions to the home which will encroach 6 ’ Hirther into the 75’ setback than the existing house. Additionally, the applicants arc proposing a 2"*' story above the existing home and above the proposed footprint additions. The applicants have designed the additions so that they will not encroach into the average lakeshore setback. Rear Yard Setback Variance The existing detached garage is located 8.5’ from the rear lot line, where a 10’ setback is required for a detached garage with doors facing away from the street. The applicants have revised their attached garage proposal from a side-load 30 ’x32 ’ garage 10’ from the rear lot line to a front load 32 ’ x 24 ’ 3-stall garage with a 28 ’ rear yard setback where a 30 ’ setback is required. With this revision, the applicants are proposing to convert a portion of the home into the new attached garage. Hardcover St Structural Coverage Variance In the previous staff report the hardcover calculations mistakenly included the landscape beds lined vdth plastic and fabric, therefore the percentages shown in the Hardcover Calculations table within the April report did not reflect the accurate amounts. The calculations have been revised and the percentages listed above in the Hardcover Calculations table are accurate. Approximately half of the existing home sits Iakeward of the 75’ lake setback causing 2,317 s.f. of existing nonconforming hardcover within the 0-75’ zone where structure and hardcover are not allowed. This square footage of nonconforming hardcover, when applied to the 75’- 250 ’ zone, brings the total site hardcover to 5,619 s.f or 87% when calculating based on the area in the 75’-250 ’ zone. The applicants ’ revised proposal shows that number at 89% or 5,742 s.f. Currently the property is near conforming at 16% structural coverage. The applicants ’ revised proposal elevates the structural coverage level to 21% structural coverage where 24.5% was previously proposed. Staff Analysis of the Revised Plan A 2,248 s.f (home and 2-stall detached garage) currently exist on the property and at 16% structural coverage, the property is exceeding the 15% allowance by 148 s.f. Staff feels that the proposal which is for total structural footprint expansion of 682 s.f (21%) is in no way supported by a hardship. Additionally, staff maintains that there is no hardship for further encroachment into the lake setback area, although perhaps maintaining the current nonconforming setback with a 2*^ story addition has hardship support. The proposed additions outside the existing footprint further increase the structural nonconformity of the lot. Staff feels that the 28 ’ rear yard setback request is much more reasonable than the previous 10’ setback request and the depth of the lot may serve as a supporting hardship for this rear yard setback variance. In order to accommodate the front load garage in a new location the > i