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I I difllcult to propose a home which met this setback. The proposed house is located 10’ from the rear lot line where 30’ is required. If the required setbacks from the OHWL and rear lot line are followed, the setbacks overlap, providing no legal building envelope. With the propo.sed 10’ rear setback, there is only room for a driveway of approximately 10’ in length off of Crystal Bay Road. With this length, vehicles will not fully fit on the driveway on the lot and may end up jutting into Crystal Bay Road traveled right of way. Given this information, staff would recommend that a driveway of at least an additional S’ in length be provided from Crystal Bay Road, moving the house 5’ closer to the rear lot line rather than the 10’ proposed and the 30’ required. The footprint of the home would also be 48' from the OHWL of the lake (same as existing home) and lessen the encroachment into the average lakeshore setback with a 5’ .setback from the rear lot line. The rear lot line abuts Dakota Rail right of way which is not currently in use for rail but is proposed to be a future regional trail. To the rear of the property, the right of way is flat then changes significantly in grade. Since the existing house is located on the rear lot line and does not appear to have a negative impact on the abutting property, a 5’ setback would seem reasonable in order for the lot to accommodate a properly sized driveway. Ihe alternate would be to reduce the length of the house by 5’ to retain a 10’ rear setback. Rear setback approvals for structures in the neighborhood have varied from 7.6 ’ to 19’. Average Lakeshore Setback The proposed house encroaches 16’ into the average lakeshore setback whereas the existing house encroaches 11 ’ into the average lakeshore setback. With a decreased setback from the rear lot line of 5’, the encroachment into Uie average lakeshore setback would not change from where it exists today. The property to the west (3335 Crystal Bay Road) has a rear lot line that extends into the Dakota Rail right of way. beyond that of the applicant’s property. In 1996, the owners of 3335 Crystal Bay Road combined a small portion of Dakota Rail property with their lot. 1 he property to the cast (3325 Cr>stal Bay Road) is approximately the same size as the lot in question. The views from either adjacent property will not be obstructed by a home in the proposed location. All properties face directly onto the lake. Ileicht The proposed elevations of a new structure on the property are taken from a previous application by Ace Properties (Zoning File # 2730) on 3375 Crystal Bay Road for new construction. The elevations are the same although the footprint has been reduced to fit on the lot. .As mentioned previously, the owner docs not necessarily wish to build this particular home but wants to be able to show potential buyers that something can be built. The home that was built based on these plans was constructed on a lot with changes in grade U03-2S76ScvicL Laming 3 13 200} Page 3 of 7