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FILE # LA23-000048 <br />18 Sept 2023 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Section 78-350 – Lot Area/Width: <br /> <br />LR-1C Lot Area Lot Width <br />Required 21,780 s.f. (0.5 acres) 100’ <br />Actual 12,581 s.f. (0.28 acre) 52’ @ OHWL <br />52’ @ 75’ <br /> <br />Section 78-1403 – Structural Building Coverage: <br /> <br />Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage <br />12,581 s.f. (0.28 acre) Allowed: 2,516 s.f. (20%) <br />Existing: 2,192 s.f. (17.4%) <br />Proposed: 2,349 s.f. (18.6%) <br /> <br />Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 – Hardcover Calculations: <br /> <br />Stormwater <br />Overlay District <br />Tier <br />Total Area in <br />Zone <br />Allowed <br />Hardcover Existing Hardcover Proposed Hardcover <br />Tier 1 12,581 s.f. 3,145 s.f. <br />(25 %) <br />5,591 s.f. <br />(44.4%) <br />4,465 s.f. <br />(35.5%) <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Lot Width Variance (Section 78-350) <br />Zoning Code Section 78-72 provides options for the redevelopment of lots which do not meet the minimum <br />area or width requirements for the respective zoning district. Substandard properties within the Shoreland <br />Overlay District, such as the subject lot, are able to be redeveloped without variances if specific standards <br />are met; such as: <br />1. All setback requirements can be met; <br />2. A Type 1 sewage treatment system consistent with Minnesota Rules, chapter 7080, can be installed <br />or the lot is connected to a public sewer; and <br />3. The impervious surface coverage meets all hardcover location and square footage restrictions of <br />this chapter and the total square footage of hardcover does not exceed 25 percent of the entire <br />lot area. <br />4. All other zoning district standards can be met. <br />The request for a hardcover variance results in the property’s inability to conform to all of the standards <br />above. Therefore, lot area and lot width variances are also required in order to redevelop the property. The <br />ability to develop the property consistent with other existing developed properties in the neighborhood <br />would be limited if the area variance is not granted. <br /> <br />Hardcover Variance (Section 78-1700) <br />With the redevelopment of the property, the applicant is proposing 35.5% hardcover where 44.4% <br />currently exists. This is a reduction of the overall hardcover by 1,126 square feet, an 8.9% reduction from <br />the existing level. <br /> <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the proposed <br />variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, <br />light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding