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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION SSP ^ <br />199s <br />DAl®fy^^ember 4, 1996 <br />ITEM NO.7 <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Michael P. Gaffron <br />Title Asst. Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />Administrator Rev iewed:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Dacription: #2161 James and Melissa Easley, 4105 Highwood Road - Variances - Resolution <br />Zoning District: LR-IB, Single Family Lakeshore Residential, 1 acre minimum, sew’ered. <br />Application: Request for 75-250' hardcover, lot coverage by structures, street setback, side setback <br />and height variances for construction of a new garage to replace the existing deteriorated garage. <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Resolution <br />B - Notice of Planning Commission Action 8/26/96 <br />C - Memo and Exhibits of 8'15/96 <br />D - Staff Review of Building Heights <br />Discussion <br />Please review the memo and e.xhibits of August 15th. Briefly, applicants have a detached garage <br />located as near as 3' from the right-of-way of Highwood Road, and that garage has deteriorated to <br />a degree that it must be replaced. The appli'.'ants' lot is only 40' in w'idth and has a steep drop from <br />the road to the existing house. Additionally, two mature trees on the east side of the property and <br />a drainage concern on the west side of the property are factors which have resulted in the appliceints’ <br />request for street setback and side setback variances. Also, the small size of the lot results in the <br />request for hardcover and lot coverage variances. The accessor}' structure height variance request <br />results from applicants' proposal to construct a room above the parking level of the garage. This <br />room I.as potential use as a home ofT.ce but will not have plumbing. The applicants have provided <br />a conceptual diagram showing connection of the garage structure to a future house that would <br />replace the existing residence. <br />The concept plan shows a future new house meeting the 75' setback (existing house is about 52' from <br />the lake, deck is about 42'). As conceptually planned, it is likely that the combined house/garage <br />structure would need a further height variance at the time the new house w'as proposed. <br />Including the existing house and proposed garage, lot coverage will increase from 16.8% (1.401 s.f) <br />to 19.7% (1,646 s.f.). a variance of 146 s.f. from the 1.500 s.f. allowance for lots under 10,000 s.f. <br />in area.