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4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />The Council finds that the intensification of hardcover in the 0-75' zone by <br />converting from a deck to an enclosed room in the 0-75' zone where hardcover <br />already greatly exceeds the normal standards, would tend to make that excessive <br />hardcover area more permanent in nature. <br />Existing lot coverage by structures is 3,764 s.f. or 15.6% where only 15.0% is <br />normally allowed. The proposed construction of an enclosed room for a <br />swimming spa, which would replace an existing open deck on the property, <br />would result in an increase in lot coverage to 16.7%. <br />The Council finds that the property as it currently exists contains the maximum <br />amount of enclosed structure that the property can support without creating <br />negative visual impacts as viewed from the lake. <br />The Council finds that no adequate hardship has been presented by the <br />applicants to support the request for an increase in the lot coverage by structures <br />on the property, when the property already exceeds the standard allowance for <br />lot coverage. <br />The applicants stated medical need for the addition is not considered a valid <br />hardship to the property, but is merely a hardship to this specific applicant. <br />Granting the required variances would be contrary to the provisions of Municipal <br />Zoning Code Section 10.08, Subdivision 3(A) with which the applicants must <br />first comply in order that variances be granted. The Council finds that: <br />A.The property in question can indeed be put to reasonable use if used <br />under conditions allowed by the official controls. The property contains <br />a single family residence with many existing amenities. <br />B The plight of the applicants is not created by circumstances unique to <br />their property’ but is merely created by the applicants desire to create an <br />additional amenity on the property. <br />Page 3 of 5