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*04-2969 February 17.2004 Pace loft Date Application Received: 12-17-03 Date Application Coniidered at Complete: 1-8-04 <0-Day Review Period Expires: 3-8-04 To:Chair Smith and Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator From:Janice Gundlach, City Planner Date: Subject: February 17, 2004 04-2969, Terry & Grctchcn Blount. 1390 Cherry Place - ^REVISED* Hardcover Variance, Public Hearing As of today, the applicant has decided to remodel the interior of the home, as opposed to the plan included in the packets. The applicant is no longer proposing any additions or any new hardcover and all exterior walls will remain intact. From staffs perspective these plans should no longer be reviewed as a rebuild and an interior remodel can be achieved simply by applying for a building permit. Therefore, the original requests for the 75’-250 ’ zone have been withdrawn. However, the applicant is not wishing to withdraw her request completely but to revise it. With the interior remodel, the applicant would like to replace the existing deck which has rotted. A hardcover variance and average lakeshore setback variance are required to replace the deck. The applicant has proposed a smaller deck of a new configuration. The proposed configuration requires an average lakeshore setback variance. The existing deck encroaches 2 ’ into the average lakeshore setback and the applicant would tike to encroach 2 additional feet in an effort to ..'thieve better views and for the deck to be more functional with the interior floor plan of the house. Revised hardcover calculations and the proposed deck footprint are attached to this memo. The plans will result in a net decrease of 183 s.f. of hardcover, bringing hardcover in the 75’- 250 ’ zone to 39.25% when 40.45% currently exists. Consistently, approval is granted for deck replacements when hardcover is not increased. The Planning Commission should discuss whether any hardships exist to allow an additional 2 ’ encroachment on the average lakeshore setback. Staff finds the topography of the lot restricts views and the deck footprint, as proposed, will not affect either neighbor’s views to the lake. The neighbor to the north sits at a much higher elevation and the neighbor to the south wouldn’t have views across the applicants due to the changing topography. Staff Recommendation Approval of a hardcover variance to allow 39.25% hardcover in the 75’-250 ’ zone and an average lakeshore setback variance to allow a 4 ’ encroachment in order to replace an existing rotted deck. Table the conditional use permit and hardcover variance request for the 0-75’ zone to allow more detailed information to be submitted to the City Engineer. Two separate resolutions can be drafted and approved separating the 0-75’ and 75’-250 ’ zones. !