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The variance will not impair health, safety, comfort or morals. 12. The granting of such variances will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but are necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. The expansion of the existing residence serves as a convenience to the applicant. Even if the existing residence was rebuilt at the current size, variances would still be necessary. Issuss m! ! . The existing residence is encroaching on the required lakeshore setback. The lot configuration, proximity to the street and lakeshore setback severely restrict the allowable building pad. Only a portions of the existing foundation will be retained. The remainder of the structure will be demolished and rebuilt. Attachment J is the architect's statement of what portions of the house are to remain and which will be replaced. The total amount of hardcover on the lot is proposed at 19%. Approximately .66 acre of the 1.02 acre lot is located in the O' to 75' lakeshore setback. The lot has more than twice the minimum lot width requirement at the OHWL. The lot is approximately 116' deep. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the expansion of the existing residence with an attached garage subject to several amendments and condition. Staff recommends approval of a lakeshore setback variance of 41' to allow the residence to remain 34' from the designated ordinary high water level where 75' is required. Encroachment upon the lakeshore would not be further increased. Staff recommends approval of a hardcover variance of 14.5% in the O' to 75' lakeshore setback where 20% is existing, 16% is proposed and none is allowed. The amount of existing hardcover excluding landscaping underlain by plastic is 14.5%. This figure could largely be met by eliminating several proposed decks and existing patio area on the lake side of the residence. By approving this percentage, there would be no net gain in the amount of hardcover on the property, not including plastic under landscaping. U2305 Roger and Elizabeth Olsen 815 PartenMOod Road Variances Sovember 17, 1997 Page 5 .. .-V