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ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY 19. 2000 (#2554 Ann and Gil Anderson, Continued) Hawn moved, Kluth seconded, to recommend approval of Application #2554, Ann and Gil Anderson, 845 Willow Drive South, granting of a front yard setback variance to permit the construction of an 18 by 10 foot master bedroom to their residence. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. (#11) #2556 BARBARA AND COLLINS CAVENDER, 1405/1395 REST POINT ROAD - VARIANCES, 11:00 p.m. -11:49 p.m. Bd^ara and Colhns Cavender, Applicants, were present. Weinboraer stated the Applicants are proposing to remove an existing residence from a property K^ted at 1405 Rest Point Road and combine the lot with a vacant lot located at 1395 RestRoint Road. Combined the two lots are 13,238 square feet, or .30 acre, with the lots beingHocated in the LR-1B District, which has a minimum of one acre zoning. The Applicants have^requested various variances to permit construction of a single family home on the property. ^ Weinberger stated the^^plicants are requesting a variance to permit a structure within 75* of the lakeshore. The Applicants have proposed to construct a new residence 30* from the lakeshore where 75’ is required. Variances to hardcover are also required in the 0-75’ setback and the 75-250' setback. The proposed residence also encroaches 13.63 feet into the front street setback. The A^icants are also requesting a variance to structural coverage. Weinberger noted the Applicants haveHreen working with City Staff in an attempt to anive at the best building pad for the proposed i^idence. Weinberger stated in order for the Applicants to comply with as many of the cHy requirements as possible, the proposed residency is situated in the best building site ayailable for this lot. Weinberger stated the house will rieed to be raised one foot in order to^ above the high water level. Most of the lot exists within 75’ of Lake Minnetonka, so it shouid^be assumed with deveiopment of this lot that some structure and hardcover will be locatedSwthin 75’ of the lakeshore. The Applicants are requesting a variance to the amount ot^tructural coverage normally allowed so they may include the aount of existing structuraPppverage on the developed lot located at 1405 Rest Point Road and 15 percent of the undeveloped lot at 1395 Rest Point Road. The total structural coverage results in 17.4 percent, whim is slightly above the 15 percent limit. \ Weinberger stated the property contains a lift station owned by the Cil^f Orono. The property owners are being credited for 41 square feet of hardcover. Weihberger noted no utility easement has been granted for the lift station installed on the propeny. Weinberger indicated the City would like to work with the property owners to obtain a utilitWasement. Weinberger indicated the previous owner of this vacant parcel had requested vari^ces to permit new construction which included a number of variances That application wa^y reviewed in January. 1998. with the Planning Commission recommending denial base^n the size of the lot and lack of a sewer stub. The application was subsequently withdrawn by me Applicant and was not reviewed by the City Council. Page 26