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FILE FOA-SUK Jj««« 16. 2004 p*et3oi4 Satbacks: RR-IB Required Exiitint Prooosed 50*45'40' Rear 50 ’400*400 ’* West Side 30 ’7.9 ’7.9 ’ East Side___________30-64.5’20* Siructural Covermtc: Tntat I.At Area Total Structural Coveraec 53.578 s.f. (1.23 acre)Allowed; 8.036.7 s.f. (15%) Proposed; 4,931.5 s.f. (9.2 %) Dry buttdabU cxclodiag road - ± 1.12 acres Side Yard Setback Variance . The existing home is set back 7.9’ where 30’ is required from the western side property line. The applicants are proposing a large addition, which staff has reviewed as a rebuild due to the sire, and would like to use the existing home and maintain the sub-standard western side setback. Additionally, the applicants arc proposing an eastern side setback of 20’ where a 64.5’ setback currently exists and 30’ is required. They also proposed a 40’ front yard setback where 45’ exists currently and 50’ is required. The property to the east is owned hy the DNR and no homes will be built on the site. With the DNR property to the east and the existing home on the western lot it appears \}\»t the proposed home will have little impact on crowding and light and open space. However, a home could be constructed on the western lot 30’ from the propeny line ^ the setback between those homes would be 37.9* where 60’ is required, thus increasing the appearance of density on these lots. The proposal is for a total structural coverage of 4,931.5 s.f. which is below the 15% limit; however, there are four accessory structures on the propeny. City Code allows a lot of this size (1.12 acres) one oversized accessory structure up to 1,000 s.f. and a total of all accessory structures on the property of 2,000 s.f.. However, three of these accessory buildings are nonconforming with respect to setbacks. Front Setback Variance . r i. For zoning purposes the publicly used and maintained roadway has been deleted from the lot area calculation. The City is unaware of any dedication or existing easement for the road. Per Municipal Zonmg Code SecUon 18-1, the defmiUon of public road. ^Where traveled public roadways exist in a location not shown on the platting map, the right-of- way shall not be less than ten (10) feet wide on each side of the actu^ paved uaveled roadway surface.” Also, per the Municipal Code Section l8-ldefinition of “property line”, “Regardless of the legal description, the property line to be used for purposes of compliance with the Zoning Chapter... shall be....the edge of the right-of-way...". In this case, as shown on County Plat maps, the right-of-way of Old Long Lake Road has long