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#03-2934 October 16,2003 P«fc2 Background This extremely small property has contained a small home and single-stall detached garage for many years. I he existing residence and garage are in poor condition and are in nonconforming locations. The applicant recently purchased the property with the intent of removing the existing structures and constructing a new 2-1/2 story residence with tuck-under garage. The property is served wiili municipal sewer and water. Note that this is not a lakeshore lot; the City was deeded the separate tax parcel abutting the shoreline north of the “Old County Road” in the 1930’s. Average lakeshore setback is technically not a factor in this application. & Width Variance. The lot size is a factor not controllable by the applicant, and no additional land is available for acquisition. The exclusion horn the lot area of the 60' dedicated right-of-way for the “Old County Road” is consistent with City code and policy, although the paved travel^ roadway is distant 36' to as much as 63' from the north lot line. Tlie potential may exist for a partial vacation of that roadway, but such an application is not before the City ai; llus time, and would necessarily involve the three additional affected properties to the east. LqI CQvgfffgg. The lot size and relation to surrounding roadways yields a somewhat rectangular buildable envelope 25'-30* in width and 58'-66* in length, or about 1650 s.f. The site would be allowed 1500 s.f. of structural lot coverage as it is a lot of less than 10,000 s.f. tctal area. Applicant proposes a house with portico entrance that totals 1420 s.f structural co\ crage. Sglba<?kyyjance. Regarding the requested side street setback variance, note that the proposed house location is further from the lake than the existing residence structure, but closer to the side street. The buildable envelope tapers to the front; at the front of the proposed house the lot width is 50’, which would allow a conforming house width of 25'; at the rear the lot is 55’ wide, allowing a conforming house width of 30 ’. Applicant is requesting a house width of27.67 ’-28’, which requires encroachment of the side street setback. A house could be designed within the buildable envelope without the need for setback variances. Applicant also proposes a covered portico entrance 11’ from the side street lot line, requiring a 4* variance. Again, the house could be designed to not require such a variance. Hard^QVer Variance. The applicant’s hardcover proposal is for 25.7% where only 25% is allowd. The proposal does not account for the following potential hardcover needs: 1) sidewalk from driveway to main entrance, 50 s.f needed; 2) probable air conditioner pad, 10 s.f needed; and 3) potential future deck on lake side of home (nominal 8’x 12’ for discussion purposes). Staff considers items 1 and 2 as essential; item 3 is merely an amenity that is likely to be requested in the future and should be addressed now. Proposed hardcover including the three items noted above would be: (1668 + 50 + 10 + 96) = 1824 s.f / 6494 s.f » 28.1 % 1