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City of Orono - Variance Application 720 North Arm Drive Jeff and Cara Ziebarth owners and applicants May 21,2003 Hardship/Description of Unusual Property Conditions We are requesting variances of the setback requirements for the side-yard, front-yard (lakeside), and the hardcover ordinance for the property. Existing Conditions The existing lot is 50 feet wide at the lakefront and 40 feet wide at the rear and approximately 180 feet deep (approximately .18 acres), suggesting this is an unusually narrow lot (less than the minimum for LR-IB Lakeshore Zoning of one acre). The existing home was constructed in violation of the current side-yard and lakeside setbacks. The existing property also has a garage that was also constructed in violation of front- yard (roadside) setback and in 1993 was granted a variance to reconstruct a new garage on the existing foundation. The current hardcover is also in violation of the required hardcover percentages. This hard cover violation also received a variance in 1993 when the existing garage was rebuilt. The current conditions of the house and lot size will not allow a one level expansion of the home to be in compliance with hardcover requirements. The current conditions of the house and lot will allow minimal expansion of a second story to fall within setback requirements (this would allow an approximate addition of600 square feet including a stairway reudering less than 500 usable square footage). Proposed Changes We are proposing a second story addition to the existing home structure, to increase the livable square footage of the home by approximately 1300 square feet. The following summarizes the proposed property change details; ♦ Remove the existing two-stall garage structure (currently in violation of roadside setback) ♦ Remov al of the existing concrete apron in front of the existing garage ♦ Remove existing sidewalk leading to the house from the garage ♦ Reduce the amount of driveway currently on the property, while still maintaining a shared driveway access for the nei^bor to the north ♦ Construct a new attached two-stall garage (with living space above) ♦ Removal of the e.xisting roof and porch (structural coverage) on the west portion of the existing home (approximately 90 square feet) ♦ Reduction of the existing deck size on the lakeside of the home by 25% ♦ Addition of new walkway from rew garage to the new front entry ♦ Proposed New Home = 2400 square feet above grade and 800 square feet finished walkout basement area Additional Information We will have a completed survey for review by the Planning Commission Meeting date of June 16.2003. This survey vnW document current and proposed hardcover dnd structure property line setbacks. We will also provide description of existing fouhdation conditions.u.'ill \ot (U)Ai|3/ete. “^^6 oi Aly dr /C: ♦*c : C' ft