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COUNCIL MEETING REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEC 1 1 1995 DATE: December 1, 1995 ITEM NO,0.: // Department Approval: Name Jeanne A. Mabusth Title Building &. Zoning Administrator Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description: #2083 Bernice Zumbusch. 1535 Long Lake Boulevard - Variances Resolution Additional Exhibit I - Gustafson Report Zoning District: LR-IA Total lot area = 9.140 s.f. Brief Review of Application The applicant proposes complete replacement of an approximate 38’ x 10' deck and stair at the lake side of tlie existing residence. The deck is approximately 347 s.f. and the steps at 54 s.f Tlie structure will require no setback variances. Excessive hardcover exists within the 75-250' setback area as well as structural coverage excesses. In 1968 and 1972 variances were granted to the owner for the residential construction as it exists today. In 1986 the current owner received approval of a conditional use permit and variances that allowed for the restoration of existing timber walls, repair of lake side access stairs and installation of new timber walls in Uikeshore yard and adjacent to the residence. The improvements were to provide for greater ease and safety in the maintenance of the steep banks within the lakeshore yard. Tlie Planning Commission recognized the need to repair the deck and stairs. They also noted the need to reduce existing hardcover improvements on this severely substandard parcel. Refer to Exhibit H. tlie applicant's representative at the meeting agreed to remove the plastic underliner beneath the rock patio area to the south side of the existing deck. Planning Commission asked the City Engineer to review the area that contained landscape boxes at the southwest comer of the lakeshore yard to determine potential for erosion should the underliner be removed. Shawm Gustafson has completed an inspection of the lakeshore yard and notes that there would be no problem with the removal of the plastic underliner (Exhibit I). He noted in all of the gentler sloped areas where underliner was to be removed that surface runoff absorption would be increased. Removal of the underliner will result in 8.29% reduction in hardcover in the 0-75’ area and 3.5% in the 75-250’ setback area.