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r <br />Analysis <br />This property does have a number of factors to consider that make construction of a new garage that <br />conforms in location difTicult. This is assuming a side-loading garage with the same driveway <br />configuration. The total distance between the driveway and the east side retaining wall is <br />approximately 27’ <br />One possibility to be explored is to turn the garage to have the garage doors face Park Drive and <br />locate the building in the center of the property. This option would require some fill to be brought in j <br />to raise the ground elevation and create a fiat approach in front of the garage. It would not be <br />feasible to have the driveway continue to slope down to the garage as winter conditions may cause a <br />vehicle to slide into the building. Additionally, the driveway design needs to be done to ensure that ^ <br />any water would be diverted away from the building. '51^- <br />Staff believes a garage could be constructed on the property meeting a greater setback than 1.3 ’ and <br />still provide ah adequate area to maneuver a vehicle on the property. A building of the size proposed <br />would have a 22' peak height only 1.3' from the property line. <br />•s c <br />C <br />% <br />Lakeshore Lot <br />According to Hennepin County plat maps and the survey submitted with the application there is a <br />portion of Forest Lane (undeveloped) located between this property and the lakeshore. It is assumed <br />that this portion of the Forest Lane will be combined with the applicant's property at some time in <br />the future. It has serv ed as the lakeshore access for this lot. Other lots in the neighborhood have had <br />Forest Lane vacated and a few lots have combined that portion of property with the residential site. <br />Staff is considering this lot a lakeshore lot for setback purposes even though the legal description and <br />property records do not include the vacated portion of the road. I his is an important distinction for <br />this property because a non-lakeshore lot would not permit an accessor) building to be located closer <br />to the street than the house. <br />Hardcover <br />75-250' <br />250-500' <br />4,938 s.f hardcover (49%) Removal of all non-confomiing landscaping plastic cover <br />(1,690 s.f) the actual hardcover within this zone is 32.3%. <br />1,285 s.f hardcover (40%) <br />The applicants have stated they do not intend to the change the layout of the driveway or increase <br />hardcover on the property. The existing driveway will accommodate the access to the proposed <br />garage. <br />The application does require a hardcover variance in the 75-250' lakeshore setback to permit <br />removal of the existing garage and consuaiction of a new garage if the hardcover in this zone is over <br />25%.