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Zoning FUe #2066 September 8. 1995 Page 3 bulk of structure within the 0-75’ setback zone. Virtually the entire house is within the 0-75 zone, portions of it being only 21 ’ from the shoreline, with deck only 16 ’ from the shoreline. Likewise, the proposed addition is entirely within the 0-75’ zone, and will raise the lakeshore facade from its current approximately 20 ’ height to approximately 46 ’ height at the new peak. Clearly, adding this much mass so close to the lake will have a significant visual impact as viewed from the lake. This 0.6 acre lot is subject to the 2 acre standards, i.e. 75’ setback from the lake, 30 ’ setbacks on either side, and 50’ setback from the County Road. If the house was to be tom down and reconstructed, it would be further limited by location of the existing septic system south of the looped driveway, the driveway serving the neighbor to the south, and the purported Indian mound between the driveway and the County Road. The septic system is conforming but there appears to be no location for replacement if needed This property is within the Bracketts Point area for which the City is being petitioned for municipal sewer. However, at best municipal sewer would not be available to the property until late in 1996, if that project goes forward. There is no proposed change in the defined number of bedrooms, it will stay at three. Planning Commission is advised that Mr. Waade realizes the third level addition may be too intense, and is willing to consider other alternatives to yield some additional living space, with the intent to end up with at least three garage stalls and converting from a flat roof to a pitched roof. He has indicated that he is interested in removing driveway hardcover and is requesting direction from the Planning Commission if approval of the third level proposal is not acceptable. Issues for Consideration 1.Is addition of a third level as proposed, justifiable given the close proximity to the shoreline? Applicants are willing to remove the bituminous walkways on the lake side of the house, and would like to replace them with pea gravel with no fabric or plastic underliner. Is this an acceptable form of non-hardcover? Will expansion upw-ard of this house lakeward of the average setback line have a negative impact on views from neighboring properties? Additionally, will the additional height within the substai. 'ard side setback encroach on sunshine enjoyed by the neighboring property to the north? Are the proposed hardcover additions and removals (yielding a net hardcover decrease of about 460 s.f. in the 0-75’ and decrease of 846 s.f. in the 75-250’ zone) a reasonable trade for the approximately 148 additional s.f. of structural hardcover? Note that the existing overhangs averaging 4 ’ in width have not been factored in as hardcover but