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Date Application Received: 12/13/2023 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 01/02/2024 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 03/02/2024 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Natalie Nye, Planner <br /> <br />Date: January 16, 2024 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA23-000066, Andy Corbin w/ Hendel Homes, 2605 Mapleridge Lane <br />Variance - Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The applicant is proposing to construct an addition and remodel an existing home on the property. The <br />existing home is nonconforming with the average lakeshore setback line bisecting the home. The <br />proposed renovation would elevate the roof by approximately 1 foot in order update insulation. This <br />increase in height would create a new vertical expansion into the average lakeshore setback. There is also <br />a proposed addition underneath an existing deck and two new deck stairs that require a variance from the <br />required setback. <br /> <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has indicated the existing home was constructed prior to <br />the average lakeshore setback regulations. The location of the home as it relates to the neighboring <br />homes is unique. The proposed addition underneath the deck and the addition of two new deck stairs is <br />minimal and does not impact any neighboring views of the lake. The proposed raised roof is also minimal <br />in order to achieve energy code compliance. <br /> <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Staff agrees with the applicant’s assessment. The existing home <br />does not meet the average lakeshore setback. Any increase in height to the home would require a <br />variance. The increase of less than a foot to a one-story home is minimal. Staff also finds the proposed <br />addition underneath the existing deck and two new deck stairs to be a modest request that does not <br />impact the lake views that the neighbors currently enjoy. Per Code, the existing home could be rebuilt in <br />kind, and staff finds the proposed remodel and addition to be reasonable and in character with the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Section 78-330 & 78-1279 – Setbacks: <br />LR-1B District Required Existing Proposed <br />Rear (Street) 30’ 120’ 120’ <br />East Side 10’ 90’ 90’ <br />West Side 10’ 38’ 38’ <br />Lakeshore 75’ 103’ 94’ <br />Average Lakeshore Not Compliant Not Compliant <br /> <br /> <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting an average lakeshore setback variance in order to <br />construct an addition and remodel an existing home. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br />124