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r f <br />} * <br />12. The granting of such variance wll not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, <br />but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. <br />The variances as proposed would serve as a convenience to the applicant as both the <br />applicant and staff have produced proposals more closely meeting zoning <br />requirements. <br />Issues <br />1.The lot area and width do not meet the zoning district requirements. While it is possible <br />to easily meet side setback requirements, meetmg hardcover requirements is more <br />challenging. <br />2.The southwest side lot slopes downhill from the house and proposed garage abruptly, <br />making its location there unfeasible. <br />3.An Oak tree 4' in diameter would need to be removed according to the applicant's plan <br />which would comply with required setbacks and hardcover. <br />4.The property was granted variances for height, hardcover in the O' to 75' lakeshore <br />setback, side setback, lakeshore setback and average lakeshore setback in 1988 for the <br />remodeling and expansion of the existing house. A provision of the resolution was if the <br />existing structure was entirely razed, the applicant must comply with lakeshore setback, <br />side setback and hardcover requirements in the 0'75' zone. <br />5.If the requested variances are not granted, the applicant could build a three car garage <br />meeting all zoning requirements, including hardcover, but would require the removal of a <br />significant tree. <br />6.The applicant has mentioned in their statement of hardship that they would also like to <br />construct a retaining wall on the north side of the garage, possibly further adding to <br />hardcover. The applicants should be asked if this is still their intention as it is not <br />mentioned elsewhere in the application. <br />7.While no variance is necessary, if the applicant chooses to proceed with the two story <br />option for their garage, the garage height would appear significtmtiy greater than the <br />house due to downhill slope of the yard. <br />§2291 Steven Sigel <br />1399 Park Drive <br />Variances <br />9/15/97 <br />Pages <br />1