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5. The Planning Commission reviewed the Tinal revised plan at a public hearing held <br />on September 15,2003 and on a vote of 6-1 recommended approval of the revised <br />proposal based on the following findings or conditions: <br />a) The proposed partial enclosure of the existing upper level deck to create living <br />space will not create additional hardcover and will not have any impacts on <br />views of the lake enjoyed by neighboring property owners, hence the average <br />setback variance should be granted. <br />b) The proposed partial enclosure of the front entryway, and other primarily <br />cosmetic revisions to the house, will not create additional hardcover and <br />require no variances. <br />c) The property is out of compliance with the hardcover limits established for <br />this property in 1995 via Resolution No. 3578, apparently because the prior <br />owner did not remove portions of driveway that were to be removed. The <br />current property owner as a result of the currently requested improvements <br />should be required to return the property to the 1995 approved hardcover level <br />of 4,910 s.f. in the 75-250' zone. <br />d) The applicants have depicted on a site plan the areas of hardcover they would <br />remove in order to comply with the 1995 limitation. <br />6. The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff, comments by <br />the applicant and the public, and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, <br />safety and welfare of the community. <br />7. The City Council finds that the conditions e.xisting on this property are peculiar to it <br />and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that granting the <br />variance would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor pose a fire hazard <br />or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely serve as a convenience to <br />the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate a demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is <br />necessary to preserve a substantial property right of the applicant; and would be in <br />keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the <br />City. <br />Page 2 of 5