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Review of Hardship <br />The applicant’s hardship statements are attached. To summarize, the applicants have pointed out <br />that they have a 2 acre lot in a 1 acre zoning district. 66,046 s.f. of the lot is located within 75 ’ of the <br />lakeshore, and only 22,497 s.f. is located within the 75-250* lakeshore setback. 983 s.f. of hardcover <br />that exists on the property within 75 ’ of the lakeshore will be removed based on the new house ’s <br />location outside the 75 ’ setback. <br />The property owners argue a variance should be granted due to the disproportionate amount of land <br />located within 75 ’ of the lakeshore. All th property within 75 ’ of the lakeshore would provide <br />adequate absorption area. The total hardcover devoted to the house and driveway areas would not <br />increase from existing levels. <br />Hardcover that would remain within 75 ’ of the lakeshore would be for a seawall that was constructed <br />around the peninsula in the 1970s to protect against shoreline erosion. The seawall, because it is <br />located above the 929.4' high water level of Lake Minnetonka, is hardcover within 75 ’ of the <br />lakeshore. The seawall was constructed with City, DNR, and Corps of Engineers approval. <br />Issues for Discussion <br />1.Based on the peninsula, is this a unique property because the lot is abutted by the lake on one <br />side and the lagoon on the other? Because of this situation about Vi of the 2 diy buildable <br />acres are in the 0-75’ setback. <br />Is the average lakeshore setback variance justified based on the lot being a peninsula lot? <br />The new house is proposed to be built further from the lake than the existing house which <br />will open more view for the most affected property to the west. <br />The Council adopted Resolution No. 2862 (copy attached) that established hardcover <br />approved at 35.5% for the 75-250’ setback in 1990. The total allowed 1990 hardcover in the <br />75-250’ lakeshore setback added to the amount of hardcover that would be removed from the <br />0-75’ setback results in the amount of hardcover being requested in this application. The <br />positive change is hardcover devoted to the driveway and house would be located entirely <br />outside the 75' lake setback. <br />f02*2SOS Jim and Jean Echtenkamp <br />2S00 Pheaswl Road <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />Jm