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The granting of such variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, <br />but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. <br />Construcdng an accessory structure that does not require variances and a conditional <br />use permit is not possible due to the lot being considered a through lot and significant <br />topography on the property. <br />Issues <br />1 . Property consists of two portions: the building site fronting on North Arm Drive and Lot <br />6, the separate lakeshore lot. The platted, but unbuilt Elmwood Avenue separates the two <br />lots. Lot 6 is a separate tax parcel. <br />2. The topography slopes away dramatically adjacent to the rear of the house. Staff has <br />determined the top of the bluff to be the 978' elevation. Any additions to the rear of the <br />house would be located within the required bluff setback. A portion of the area where the <br />decks would be located would be visible from the lake. <br />3. A variance was granted to allow the combination of the lots for the building site and to <br />subdivide the lot to the north in 1972 because the two resulting lots diu not meet lot area <br />requirements. In 1 986, a lot line rearrangement between the two properties occurred. At <br />that time the non-conforming shed was not shown on the survey. No permit was obtained <br />for the construction of the shed according to city records. <br />4. A three car garage currently exists on the property. <br />5. The rear of the residence currently has sliding doors on the main and upper levels which <br />would open to the proposed decks. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends approval of variances for the construction of an additional garage in front of <br />the principal structure on a through lo subject to a condition. Staff recommends denial of <br />variances to allow the construction of decks that would encroach on the required bluff setback. <br />• Staff recommends approval of a variance allowing the an accessory structure to be <br />located 170 ’ from the front lot line where the principal structure is located 216' from the <br />front lot line. The existing accessory structure is located 183’ from the front lot line <br />where no accessory structure is allowed to be located in front of the principal structure. <br />U2312 Clam Weiler/Renee Meerklns <br />1135 Sorth Arm Drive <br />Varianc:5 and Conditional Use Permit <br />i/20/98 <br />Page 5