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FILE #LA23-000051 <br />16 Oct 2023 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified the channel as the primary practical difficulty <br />supporting the requested variances. Additionally, they have provided supporting documentation regarding <br />Practical Difficulties attached as Exhibit B, and should be asked for additional testimony regarding the <br />application. <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Regarding practical difficulty, Staff finds that the existing conditions <br />of the lot (the house elevation and location, the narrow width of the lot, and its location along the channel <br />requiring a 75-foot setback) are practical difficulties supporting variances. Staff finds there are practical <br />difficulties for the requested variances with the exception of the screen porch portion of the home within 13 <br />feet of the channel. The increased height of this porch combined with the extreme proximity to the channel <br />cannot be supported. The applicant has the right to rebuild this portion of the home in -kind but staff does not <br />find practical difficulty supporting the vertical expansion of the porch due to the close proximity to the lake. The <br />applicant should redesign the porch to minimize the massing impact so close to the OHWL. <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-330 & 78-1279 — Setbacks: <br />LR-1B <br />Required <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />Rear / Street <br />30' <br />154' <br />114' <br />West Side Yard <br />10, <br />13.2' <br />10.2' <br />Channel <br />75' <br />13.5' house <br />No change (massing increase) <br />71' deck <br />Lakeshore <br />75' <br />No change (massing increase) <br />77.5' house <br />The required average lakeshore setback for the property is based on the location <br />of the home to the west which measures 74' from the lake. The proposed deck is <br />smaller than existing and is proposed in the same location as the existing deck. <br />Average Lakeshore <br />The deck reflects a 6.5-foot encroachment into the ALS, and will be elevated <br />approximately 14 feet higher due to the increased elevation and height of the <br />home. <br />Section 78-330 — Lot Area/Width: <br />LR-1B <br />Lot Area <br />Lot Width <br />Required <br />43,560 s.f. (1.0 acres) <br />140' <br />200' @ 75' <br />Actual <br />33,042 s.f. (0.75 acre) <br />137'@ OHWL on the lake <br />310' along on the channel <br />Section 78-1403 — Structural Building Coverage: <br />Total Lot Area <br />Total Structural Coverage <br />33,042 s.f. (0.75 acre) <br />Allowed: 6,608 s.f. (20%) <br />Existing: 3,085.9 s.f. (9.3%) <br />Proposed: 4,065 s.f. (12.3%) <br />