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Variance Request Soojian Residence 4496 North Shore Drive Orono, MN The Applicant is proposing to remove an existing home and build a new one on the above reference site. The property is located on Forest Lake near the channel that leads to the West Arm of Lake Minnetonka. The property is approximately .50 acres in size and is zoned for residential use. The property is located within the Shoreland Overlay District. Hardcover is limited to 0% for the first 75’ from the lake and to 25% from 75’ mark to 250 ’ from the lake. Existing Conditions: The existing home is located approximately 103 ’ from the lake, 44.5’ from the front building line and 20.1 from the east property line and 29.9 feet from the west property line. Existing impervious area on the property is 34%. The home directly to the east is 8’ from the front property line and 8’ from the side yard line. With the exception of a small area of steep slopes along the north property line the slopes on the property range from 10% to 20%. The steep slope along the nonh property line continues into the property to the west. Mature shade trees are located on the property, which the applicant plans to preserv’c. Project Proposal: The applicant is proposing to construct a new home in the same location as the existing house. The house will be 103.1 feet from the lakes edge and 30 feet from the front building line. The imper\ ious area has been reduced too less then 25%. A reduction in imperx ious area was achieved through careful site planning which included designing a side loaded garage and by reducing the amount of asphalt pavement. Attached are plans and elevations of the proposed home for your review. Variance Request: Variances are requested for lot size, lot width, and average lakeshore setback. Lot Size: As stated above the existing lot size is approximately */2 acre while the zoning ordinance requires a 1-acre minimum lot size. We believe a variance is appropriate because this is an e.xisting lot of record that was configured under laws that predate the existing zoning ordinance. Lot Width: The ordinance requires a minimum lot width of 140 ’ at the waters edge. The properties width is 131 ’. Again the property was configured prior to the enactment o the current zoning requirements. A variance is required to allow the property owner reasonable use of the property. Average Lakeshore Setback: The ordinance requires that new structures be setback the same distance from the lake as the homes that are located on abutting properties. The home located on the property to the east is a located within the front and side yard setbacks creating a nonconforming structure under the current zoning regulations. If this home w ere built to current standards it would not be in its current location and would undoubtedly be built closer to the lake. The shoreline of the lot to the west is irregularly shaped and changes course from a nonhwesi bearing to a westerly o o o <2: 1