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At the time Ae house was constructed in the 1980s the zoning ordinance was in place for Casco <br />Point to require a 30’ setback. The house and two-stall attached garage were constructed at that time <br />to meet the minimum required setback. There have been do changes to the LR-IC zoning district <br />setback standards since 1984. <br />Review of Hardship <br />"nte applicant has submitted written hardship statements in regards to the garage addition request <br />The applicant’s stated hardships are detailed in Exhibit A. <br />Shoreland Development Standards: <br />T^e property is located in the Shoreland Overlay District, therefore hardcover standards do apply <br />Existing/Proposed Hardcover <br />0-75 ’ Existing Hardcover 20 s.f. of stairway leading down from the deck. (No changes are <br />proposed within 75 ’ of the lakeshore. <br />75-250 Existing Hardcover =5.816 s.f. t25.8%) here (25% is <br />* Approximately 8 1 s.f. is landscaping plastic, some <br />would be removed to lower overall hardcover on the lot. <br />75-250 ’ Total Proposed Hardcover = 5.569 s.f. (24.8%^ Includes removal of 667 s.f. landscape <br />plastic and including 420 s.f. garage/driveway additions. <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff does not support the application for a variance to a property with a conforming structure on a <br />conforming lot, built after the standards for the zoning district were established. Although this <br />project does a nice job reducing hardcover, it is a change to a conforming house built after the <br />current zoning code st^dards. The City has had many new building projects that meet all current <br />^tback standar^. Staff is concerned approving a variance for this project sets a negative precedent <br />for additions and alterations to conforming structures on conforming lots. Especially sinc^ ih i. lot <br />was developed under the current standards for thi» district. <br />*02*:U7MrOnbeny <br />354$KyPlac*Pne2«>rr <br />1 <br />I