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Date Application Received: 12/2/2022 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 05/31/2023 <br />60 -Day Review Period Expires: 07/30/2023 <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br />Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br />From: Natalie Nye, Planner <br />Date: June 20, 2023 <br />Subject: #LA22-000064, Lebrisia Iversen, 4448 North Shore Drive <br />Variances - Public Hearing <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variances for average lakeshore setback, 75 -foot <br />lakeshore setback, hardcover to exceed 25%, hardcover within the 75 -foot lakeshore setback, and side yard <br />setback for the construction of an addition to the home. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial as applied. <br />Background <br />The subject property is substandard in size and a unique shape. The existing home was constructed prior <br />to current regulations and is nonconforming. The existing one-story home does not meet the required <br />front yard setback, side yard setback, 75 -foot lakeshore setback, or the average lakeshore setback. Due to <br />the size and configuration of the lot there is no compliant building envelope. The property owners are <br />proposing to construct a two-story addition with a rooftop terrace on the north side of the home. The <br />proposed addition will include a school room on the first floor, a bedroom on the second floor, and a <br />rooftop terrace above that. The addition will not encroach further into the lake yard than the current <br />home. However, the addition will create a new vertical encroachment into the average lakeshore setback <br />as the addition is taller than the existing home. The subject property is over on hardcover at <br />approximately 27.33%. The proposed project includes the removal of a shed and some walkways and will <br />reduce the overall hardcover slightly with a total proposed hardcover of 26.72%. The applicant is <br />requesting variances from average lakeshore setback, 75 -foot lakeshore setback, hardcover to exceed <br />25%, hardcover within the 75 -foot setback and side yard setback for the construction of an addition. <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified the unique lot shape, substandard size of the <br />lot and location of existing structure as practical difficulties. The lot is 0.46 acres in size when the LR -113 <br />District requires a minimum 1 -acre lot size. The current home is constructed within required setbacks and <br />any expansion of the home requires multiple variances from City Code. The proposed project would <br />expand the house footprint within the 75 -foot lakeshore setback as well as require variances for average <br />lakeshore setback, side yard setback and hardcover. The overall project will reduce the overall hardcover <br />on the lot, but will still be over the maximum permitted. <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: The substandard lot, unique shape and position of the existing <br />home on the property create practical difficulties. The subject property does not have a compliant building <br />envelope with the LR -113 setback restrictions combined with the lakeshore setback requirements. Staff is <br />partially supportive of the request. Staff believes there are practical difficulties and support the <br />construction of an addition in the proposed location. The proposed addition does not encroach further <br />into the lakeyard and maintains the existing setbacks as much as possible. However, the proposed <br />addition is two stories with a third story of a rooftop deck. While the height of the addition meets the <br />overall height limitation of 30 feet, the addition creates a new vertical encroachment into the average <br />lakeshore setback and extends beyond the existing roofline. The intent of the average lakeshore setback <br />