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r <br />intended for properties in the LR-IA zoning district. The property is a conforming lot. In some <br />cases where lots are located in other 2-acre districts that have much less than two acres variances <br />have been approved in the past. With a building meeting current side setback standards, on a <br />conforming lot, it would not seem appropriate to approve a setback variance when there are other <br />options available. <br />Staff would suggest the garage addition be shifted 9.5’ to the west leaving a 30’ setback. The impact <br />on the house would be one garage door within the e.xisting house would be eliminated. The actual <br />floor area within the garage would not change. The total garage stalls proposed are two within the <br />existing garage and two within the new garage addition. The property could extend the new addition <br />to have three stalls, meet a 30’ setback and have one within the existing garage. The fact that the <br />proposed garage is attached to the house requires it to meet the 30’ setback for principal structures. <br />Another potential option is to construct a detached garage. A detached building 750 s.f. or less is <br />only required to meet a 10’ side setback. The additional requirements would be the detached <br />building must leave a minimum of 10' of separation between it and the principal building. Sliding <br />the garage back to be 10' from the principal building also moves the garage back out of the 30' top <br />of bluff setback. <br />The purpose for discussion of the side setback variances is to demonstrate there are alternatives <br />available for a garage addition without requiring uw 'e setback variance. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of the variance to permit residential additions within the bluff setback <br />and bluff impact zone based on the follow ing findings and hardships; <br />1. The property is ten plus acres and all but approximately 4% of the lot is located either <br />within w etland, the bluff zone, and the required setbacks. <br />2. The present home was built in a legal location prior to the bluff ordinance. Any additions <br />to the house would require variances. <br />3. The site does not drain directly to the lake but rather to the 5-acre wetland located at the <br />base of the blufl'. <br />4. 1 he topography of the lot uniquely restricts the ability to make an addition onto any part <br />of the building. <br />5. No addition could be built on the house that would not fall within the impact zone. <br />6. The area where the proposed lakeside additions are to be constructed is relatively flat <br />with less than a 2' drop from the existing exterior wall and the proposed wall of the <br />addition. <br />Stall recommends denial of the variances to pemiit a the garage addition to be located 20.5’ from the <br />side property line w here a 30’ setback is required. The recommendation of denial is based on the <br />following: <br />1. Any addition that would create a side setback encroachment for the principal building would <br />be inconsistent w ith the development patterns intended for properties in the LR-1A zoning <br />district. <br />2. The property is a conforming lot. Variances should be considered when there are no other <br />reasonable options on a property. <br />3