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September 18.2001 page2 <br />An additkinel hardship placed on the property is the tad that H exists in a <br />portion o( the City that has been designated as 1-acre minimum lot size. The <br />Cify has dassMed the lot to exist as substandard however K is subject to <br />criteria pertaining to 1-acre lots. Consequently the potential lot coverage is <br />restricted in relationship to the allowable potential for a 1-acre site. To <br />express the hardship in other terms, a 1 acre property (43560sf) would yield a <br />lot coverage of 6,534sf not 15% of the property (29250s0 which equals <br />4378.5. <br />The Zoning Ordinance states that swimming pools (permanently constructed) <br />and the associated pool deck are to be considered as stnicture and <br />consequently included in the Lot Coverage. In this particular situation the <br />pools exists, is in the backyard of the property and visually has no street <br />presence. Furthermore the proposed house design fits within the front-yard <br />and side-yard setbacks and alows for a substantial amount of existing pool <br />deck to remain in place after construction of the home. It is the applicant's <br />opinion that the size of the existing pool and deck should have no bearing on <br />the ability to Tit* a new home on the site espedaly if all setbacks are met and <br />the pool presents no basis for analyzing the massing of the new home design <br />in relation to other properties. <br />Therefore the Kings request a Variance to constnict a new home and <br />incorporate their existing pool and pool deck for a total lot coverage of 7l00sf <br />as diagramed on the enclosed drawings. <br />SHARRATT S mCDONALD DESUSN COMPANY <br />m w ■ •--------------N I <br />291 SehoolAm SM 310 Exethior. JUmMOfa 55331 <br />1941 Htnntfiln Avtnut MN 55403 <br />(952)470^750 Psji (912) 470-9407 <br />(912) 333-1922 Fax (912)339-2149 <br /># O “7 'O' <br />il <br />t <br />■; i