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FT <br />Hardcover <br />Distance <br />from <br />Shoreline <br />Total Area in <br />Setback <br />Existing <br />Hardcover <br />Allowed <br />Hardcover <br />Proposed <br />Hardcover <br />Variance <br />Requested <br />0 ’-75’3,850 s.f.64 s.f (1.6%)none 64 s.f (1.6%)64 s.f (1.6%) <br />75’-250'8,995 s.f 1.982 s.f <br />(22.03%) <br />2,248.75 s.f <br />(25%) <br />3,118 s.f <br />(34.66%) <br />869.25 s.f <br />(9.66?/o) <br />250’-500’938 s.f none 281.4 s.f <br />(30%) <br />402 s.f <br />(42.9%) <br />120.6 s.f <br />(12.9%) <br />Variances for hardcover in the 75’ to 250’ and 250’ to 500' setbacks are required. <br />STATEMENT OF HARDSHIP <br />Attached is the applicant ’s statement of hardship (attachment A). <br />Criteria for Determining Undue Hardship <br />1. The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under conditions <br />allowed by the official controls. <br />The residence was newly constructed in 1996 without a garage. The property can be <br />put to a reasonable use without the proposed garage. However, a garage would provide <br />the applicant with a means of protecting the applicant various vehicles and equipment <br />from the elements and open view. <br />2. <br />3. <br />The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property not created <br />by the landowner. <br />While the zoning lot does not meet the requirements of the zoning district, part of the <br />hardship has been created by the applicant. The existing residence and deck were <br />constructed in the past year and could have been designed in a manner to allow for a <br />garage without requiring variances. <br />The variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. <br />The variance for hardcover, structural coverage, and front setback will <br />02292 Tom Okirstrom <br />770 Tonka^va Road <br />Variances <br />P/5/9 7 <br />Page 3