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AGENDA ITEM Prepared By: mcc Reviewed By: LLO Approved By: 1. Purpose. This application is regarding variances for 75-foot lake setback, wetland setback, and hardcover within the 75-foot setback to support improvements to the home and property. 2. MN§15.99 Application Deadline. The application was received on May 17, 2023 and considered to be complete on August 2, 2023. The 60-Day review period has been extended and expires on November 30, 2023. 3. Background/ Summary. The applicant’s original proposal includes a house addition within the 75-foot lake setback, new exterior walls under the lakeside deck (currently supported by posts), a new in-ground swimming pool, new retaining walls, a stone fence/wall, stairs, walkways, as well as a number of hardcover changes to the site within the 75-foot setback. Since the planning commission’s review, the applicant has made changes to the plans and submitted amended plans (Exhibit A). Specifically, the addition to the home has been removed, the pool has been relocated to be behind the 75-foot setback from the lake, but is still approximately 30-feet from the inlet, and some of the proposed hardcover improvements have been adjusted. The planning commission requested clarification regarding the hardcover levels specifically within the 75- foot setback. The current hardcover level in the 75-foot setback area is 6,419 square feet (36.8%); the applicant’s proposed calculations show a reduction of 636 square feet resulting in 5,783 square feet or 33.18% hardcover proposed within the 75-foot setback. 4. Variance Description. The applicant is proposing changes to the hardcover improvements within the 75- foot setback from the lake and inlet on the property. The improvements are alphabetically coded on the survey for the hardcover calculations and the alphabetic code will be used to identify which improvements are being discussed herein. The original list was generated from the original plans. Staff has annotated items with either strikethrough (example) or italicized text to indicate changes from the original plan set. The following new improvements are proposed; changes from the original plans are noted: a) The proposed home addition is 56 feet from the inlet; removed from plan b) The pool (H) is set back 23 30 feet from the inlet and approximately 20 29 feet from the wetland where 75-foot (lake & inlet) and 25-foot (wetland) setbacks are required. The pool location has been adjusted within the existing driveway hardcover; however, the pool is a new accessory structure and is considered an expansion within the 75-foot setback; revised c) The pool patio (G) is set back 20 19 feet from the inlet and 16 15 feet from the wetland where a 75- foot setback and/or 25-foot wetland setback are required; revised d) The six-foot tall stone fence (K) is 20 feet from the inlet and 12 feet from the wetland; this structure is not permitted within the 75-foot and/or 25-foot wetland setback; e) The new, circular paver patio and new walk (S) on the lakeside of the pool are 22 feet from the inlet and 48 feet from the lake; removed from plan f) The applicant is proposing to enclose the area under the existing deck. This is an expansion of the building footprint. The deck is 18 feet from the lake; the enclosure changes the home’s setback from 27 feet to 18 feet where a 75-foot setback is required; and The “existing” boulder retaining walls (P) on the lakeside of the home appear to have been recently installed in the place of the one-foot-tall timber border shown on the Item No.: 14 Date: September 25, 2023 Item Description: LA23-000026, Eskuche Design o/b/o Dean & Heidi Martinson, 2605 North Shore Drive, Variances Presenter: Melanie Curtis Planner Agenda Section: Community Development Report