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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 jO setback. The house and two-stall attached garage were constructed at that time <br />«<baVk si^Zrsrce'im '» LR-IC zoning distric. <br />Review of Hardship <br />Statements in regards to the garage addition request. <br />The applicant s stated hardships are detailed in Exhibit A. ^ <br />Shoreland Development Standards: <br />“^e property is located in the Shoreland Overlay District, therefore hardcover standards do apolv <br />approximately •/. of the lot within 75* of the lakeshore and the o^Sier <br />hdlf locdtcd in the 75-250 setback zone. <br />Existing/Proposed Hardcover <br />0-75 Existmg H^dcover 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. (25.8%) where r2 5% is allowed^ <br />* Approximately 800 s.f is landscaping plastic, some <br />would be removed to lower overall hardcover on the lot. <br />75-250 ’ Toul Proposed Hardcover - 5.569 s.f. f24.8»/.r 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 th^e application for a variance to a property tvith a conforming structure on a <br />confotmmg lot, bu.ll after the standards for dte zoning disuic. were established AldtoS this <br />prqec does a n.ce job reducing hardcover, it is a change to a conforming house built after die <br />cumen. zomng code st^dards. The City has had many new building projects Uta. meet all cunm <br />fn! »da r approving a variance for this project sets a negative precedent <br />for addttions and a terations to conforming structures on conforming lots. Esoeciallv sinL .hi. i... <br />was developed under the current standards for th<» district. --------- <br />«02-3U7JeirD«iberry <br />J545 Ivy Place <br />Pi^2of2