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1 <br />7. <br />Chair Peterson and Oroi» Planning Conunission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Jeanne A. Mabusth. Building & Zoning Administrator <br />Date;June 14, 1995 <br />Subject: #2023 Betty Sumner, 3131 Casco Circle - Variance - Public Hearing <br />Pertinent Ordinance <br />Section 10.22, Subdivision 2 - Approval of a hardcover variance within 75-250’ setback area. <br />Total area « 17,500 s.f. <br />Allow'ed 4,375 s.f. or 25% <br />Existing = 7,515 s.f. or 42.9% <br />Proposed = 7,515 s.f. or 42.9% <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - <br />B - <br />C - <br />D - <br />E - <br />F - <br />G - <br />Application <br />Plat Map <br />Property Owners’ List <br />Hardcover Fact Sheet <br />Lakeshore Improvement Sketch <br />Hardcover Improvement Plan <br />Survey <br />Description of Request <br />Applicant proposes the removal of approximately 750.5 s.f. or 4.2% of non-stnictural <br />hardcover consisting of landscape and patio areas underlain with plastic and covered with wood <br />chips. The area is to be paved with permanent concrete, review Exhibit A. On your inspwtion <br />you will note that applicant is removing landscape areas underlain with plastic so as to muiimize <br />hardcover. The majority of hardcover results from the extensive blacktop drive and a limited <br />paved walkway. Members may remember the review of the application involving the property <br />to the immediate east. A portion of that driveway encroaches applicant ’s property. <br />In early conversations with applicant ’s contractor, he advised that the property had <br />excessive hardcover in the 75-250’ setback area and that applicant wished to place concrete <br />paving over landscape areas underlain with plastic and wood chips. Staff further ^dvis^ the <br />owner and applicant of the need to file a variance application as once suff has been advised that <br />excesses exist, based on Council directives, owner should be advised to remove Ae excesses <br />when those excesses result from landscape areas underlined with plastic or geo-grid. <br />The applicant has agreed to file a hardcover variance to allow the installation of <br />permanent paving improvements where excesses of hardcover exist.