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F. <br />G. <br />A hardcover variances in the 0*75’ zone is not justified since the removal <br />of existing residence and deck allows for die replacement of a new house <br />and deck meeting the 75’ lakeshore setback and therefore any hardcover <br />in the 0-75’ zone can easily be avoided. Applicant has not shown <br />adequate hardship to justify placem#*ni of hardcover in the 0-75’ zone. <br />Hardcover in the 75-250’ zone is proposed to increase from 24.6^ <br />existing to 31% proposed by applicant. Moving the proposed house and <br />deck out of the 0-75’ zone results in a final hardcover (accounting for <br />reduced sidewalk length) of approximately 4,600 s.f. or 35.0% in the 75- <br />250 ’ zone. This percentage increase is justified by the hardcover <br />elimination in the 0-75’ zone. Further, hardcover in the 250-500 ’ zone <br />will increase from the existing 22.8% to 60% proposed by the applicant <br />where only 30% is normally allowed, however, a hardship is the small <br />size of the 250-500 ’ zone and the variance is justified by the concurrent <br />removal of hardcover in the 0-75’ zone and general reconstruction of <br />hardcover at locations further from the lake than currently exists. Overall <br />hardcover on the property is proposed to decrease from 5,715 s.f <br />(28.5%) to approximately 5.350 s.f. (26.7%), where the entire lot would <br />normally be allowed 18.3% hardcover under normal hardcover limitations. <br />The City Council has considered this application including the findings and <br />recommendations of the Planning Commission, reports by City staff comments <br />by the applicants and the effect of the proposed variance on the health, safety and <br />welfare of the community. <br />The City Council finds that the conditions existing on this property are peculiar <br />to it and do not apply generally to other property in this zoning district; that <br />granting the variance would not adversely affect traffic conditions, light, air nor <br />pose a fire hazard or other danger to neighboring property; would not merely <br />serve as a convenience to the applicants, but is necessary to alleviate a <br />demonstrable hardship or difficulty; is necessaiy to preserve a substantial property <br />right of the applicant; and would ‘^e in keeping with the spirit and intent of the <br />Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan of the City. <br />Page 3 of 7