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Request for Council Action continued Page 3 September 19, 1996 Zoning File #2135 Paul and Sue Hedlund/Edna Albee Estate, 1575 Long Lake Boulevard 1. 2. 3. 4. 8 Factors which make this a difficult lot in terms of development include steep topography, shallow lot depth between street and lake leaving virtually no conforming building envelope, and the location of the existing house almost entirely within the 0-75' lakeshore setback zone. Replacement of the existing detached garage which encroaches 0.2' into the right-of-way, with an attached garage located 8' from the right-of-way, is a positive improvement to the neighborhood. The proposed location of the main portions of the house approximately 30' from the street lot line is not inconsistent with other houses in the neighborhood on the lake side of Long Lake Boulevard. The location of the existing house and the unuesirability of constructing additions on the south side of the house, justifies granting of the variance for additions on the north side of the house awav from the lake. The proposed second story additions and attached garage addition are modest in scope and do not yield a residence structure that is out of character for this lot in this neighborhood. Neither adjacent lakeshore lot will have existing lake views encroached upon by the proposed additions, hence the average lakeshore setback vziriance will have no impact on those properties. WTiile the second stor>’ addition and additions to the north side of the house are substantially within the 0-75' lakeshore setback zone, those additions will not create any new rooms or walls closer to the lake than the footprint of the existing house, and the proposed plans yield a residence with a two story facade on the lake side and a one story facade on the street side, thus limiting the visual impact of the additions in the 0-75' zone. While a small portion of the property is defined as bluff and work is proposed in the bluff impact zone, the visual impact of such work will not be substantially different from the existing visual impact, and grading, drainage and erosion controls must be addressed suitably before the City will issue building permits. Because the property will potentially be provided with municipal sewer within one to two years, it is reasonable to allow conversion of the existing non- conforming septic system to a holding tank system subject to a pumping contract being provided to the City. Further, the fact that there is a suitable drainfield site that could accommodate primary and alternate drainfield systems for a two bedroom home, suggests that the residence should not increase above the level i A i 1