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r:- was to add a second story. A structural engineer visited the property and determined the existing foundation could not bear more weight without being replaced. The applicant got an estimate to replace it under the residence and decided to only add a second story over the garage. The applicant is proposing to remove the existing garage and construct a new two stall attached garage with a second story. Also, the garage will be enlarged an additional 78 s.f. as indicated on Exhibit D. Rear Vard/Sidc Yard Adjacent Street Setbacks: Rear- The existing and proposed garage location remains the same, 4.5 ’ from the rear property line. The zoning district requires 50’. Because this is technically a comer lot, the north lot line is by definition the rear. Side Yard Adjacent Street- The proposed garage will be located 14 ’ rather then the existing 15’ from the side property line adjacent to the street. The zoning district requires 50’. The property is located in a two acre zoning district. However, the neighborhood is more in character with half acre zoning standards. If half acre zoning standards were applied to this property the existing residence would come close to meeting the 15’ required side yard adjacent street setback. However, the rear yard setback in the half acre district is 30 ’ and the rear setback is remaining at 4.5 ’ in this proposal. Lot Coverage by Structures: The property is less than 10,000 s.f., therefore it is allowed 1,500 s.f of lot coverage by structures. The existing residence is 1,332 s.f The construction of the garage and 78 s.f of e.xpansion is proposed to be 1,410 s.f It is below the allowed 1,500 s.f so a lot coverage by stmeture variance is NOT required. Hardcover: The subject property falls in two hardcover zones, 75-250’ and 250-500’. The construction of the garage is located in the 250-500’ setback zone. Currently there is 600 s.f of area in the 75- 250’ setback zone and no hardcover. Even though the proposed hardcover in the 250-500’ setback zone is 2,391 (36.5%) over the allowed 1,963.5 s.f. (30%), the applicant has not used all of the 600 s.f. in the 75-250’ setback zone. The City does allow credit for unused hardcover allotment to be transferred to zones further from the lake. This is referred to as transfer of hardcover allotments from zone to zone. Even with the transfer of hardcover, the amount of hardcover is still over the allowed amount. And the amount of hardcover from existing to proposed is increasing by 78 s.f There are areas on the property such as patio and driveway where hardcover could be removed to remain at existing levels. t ^02-2S62 Steven Cronwall 1 586 Long Lake Blvd. 1/15/2003 Page 2 of3