10-16-2023 Planning Commission Packet

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Date Application Received: 08/23/2023 Date Application Considered as Complete: 10/06/2023 60-Day Review Period Expires: 12/05/2023 To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Melanie Curtis, Planner MCC Date: 16 October 2023 Subject: #LA23-000051, Keplinger & Keranen Builders, Inc., o/b/o Erik & Marissa Winegarden, 2795 Shadywood Road ■ Variances and CUP ■ Public Hearing Application Summary: The applicant is requesting the following in conjunction with redevelopment of the property with a new home: o Lot area and Lot Width variances; o Variance for hardcover within the 75-foot setback; o Average lakeshore setback variance for the new deck; and o A 75-foot lake setback variance (from the lake and channel) for building improvements. Additionally, a conditional use permit is required in order to permit the required 15-foot fill bench to be less than 15-feet on the sides of the home in conjunction with elevating the home above the regulatory flood ion elevation on fill. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends partial approval of the application. See page 7 for full recommendation. Background The existing home on the property is situated within the 75-foot setback from the Forest Lake Channel. Approximately 70% of the 0.75-acre property is within the 75-foot setback from the lake and channel. The property line does not abut the concrete seawall on the channel as there is an approximate 3.5' foot strip of land owned by Hennepin County (highlighted in yellow on the existing conditions survey; Exhibit D). There are hardcover improvements within the 75-foot setback (from the channel and the lake), and the home is nonconforming with respect to FEMA floodplain regulations relating to the low floor elevation and the adjacent grades. The owners plan to build a new home on the existing footprint with a garage addition as well as other hardcover changes/improvements on the property. Their plans involve elevating the new home on fill to comply with FEMA regulations and bring the home up to modern standards with respect to ceiling heights resulting in an increase of mass within the 75-foot setback. The applicant's proposal contemplates cutting and filling within the property in order to elevate the proposed home to meet the floodplain regulations. As a result of the required fill and the changes to the structure of the home, the overall height is proposed to increase by approximately 14 feet over existing conditions. in goo con PM E!i! 9f! R. i»'fi1 �� 6!!B 69iii ma's PROPOSED