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Date Application Received: 04/03/2023 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 04/14/2023 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 06/13/2023 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Natalie Nye, Planner <br /> <br />Date: May 15, 2023 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA23-000020, Jamie Grant, 3020 Casco Point Road <br />Average Lakeshore Setback Variance – Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance to expand a deck on the lakeside of the <br />home. The single-family home has an existing deck that was constructed prior to the City’s current <br />regulations and does not meet the average lakeshore setback. The applicant is proposing to expand the <br />deck by approximately 205 square feet and the deck will be closer to the lake by seven feet in order to <br />have better use and enjoyment of the deck. The proposed deck meets all other required setbacks <br />including the 75-foot lakeshore setback and complies with hardcover. <br /> <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified the existing conditions of the property as a <br />practical difficulty. The entirety of the existing deck is in front of the average lakeshore setback line, which <br />does not allow for any expansion. The home is situated on the property in such a way that the expansion <br />of said deck would not impact the lake views of the neighboring properties. <br /> <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Staff agrees with the applicant’s assessment. The existing deck <br />does not comply with the average lakeshore setback requirement and expansion is not possible without a <br />variance. The deck expansion does not impact the neighboring properties site lines and therefore meets <br />the intent of the ordinance. There is a dense line of evergreen trees on the western property line that <br />screens the subject property from the northern neighboring property. <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Section 78-350 & 78-1279 – Setbacks: <br />LR-1C District Required Existing Proposed <br />Rear/Street 30’ 65’ 65’ <br />North Side 10’ 19’ 19’ <br />South Side 10’ 24’ 24’ <br />Lakeshore 75’ Deck - 104’ 97’ <br />Average Lakeshore The entire deck (existing and proposed expansion) is within <br />the ALS <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance for the expansion <br />of a deck. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval.