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Date Application Received: 03/14/2024 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: 03/25/2024 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 05/24/2024 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Natalie Nye, Planner <br /> <br />Date: April 15, 2024 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA24-000016, Steve Fisher, 3339 Crystal Bay Road <br />Variances - Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The subject property is substandard in size and width and the current home on the property is <br />nonconforming. The 75-foot setback and the average lakeshore setback bisect the current home. Also, the <br />hardcover on the property exceeds the maximum allowed. The applicant is proposing to construct an <br />addition to the existing home and a new front porch. The addition will include an additional garage stall on <br />the first floor and a screened in porch on the second floor as well as a covered front porch. The proposed <br />addition increases the overall hardcover on the site and increases the amount of hardcover within the 75- <br />foot lake setback. While the addition meets the required side yard setback, the addition will be built <br />within the 75-foot setback and in front of the average lakeshore setback line. <br /> <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified the property’s substandard size and width as <br />practical difficulties. The garage on the existing home is small and unable to properly store a larger vehicle <br />or any additional storage. The proposal will remove an existing gravel parking pad to accommodate the <br />addition and expanded driveway. The applicant has indicated that parking along Crystal Bay Road is very <br />difficult due to the width and the additional parking on the driveway will be a safer option. The applicant <br />added that the screened in porch above the garage addition would not increase hardcover and that the <br />proposed front porch would add lake side seating that the home currently does not have. <br /> <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Staff acknowledges the site constraints of the lot. The small size <br />of the lot, unique element of Crystal Bay Road being located within the property boundaries, and <br />proximity of the lake are all practical difficulties when constructing on this lot. The property currently has <br />a 2-stall garage and 2 parking spaces on the driveway as well as a parking pad along Crystal Bay Road. The <br />new addition would increase the existing hardcover from 38% to 44% overall hardcover which staff <br />believes is substantial with little effort to remove additional hardcover. The proposed garage/ screen <br />porch addition is in front of the average lakeshore setback line and although pulled back from the front of <br />the existing home, it is in front of the neighboring properties homes. The proposed front porch expansion <br />could be supported as access to the front door is necessary for use of the home. Additional testimony <br />from the application should be requested regarding the proposed variances and any mitigation or <br />improvements to the site that could be made. The proposal is not providing any improvement to the site <br />to mitigate stormwater or bring the property closer to conformance of the city code. The owner has <br />reasonable use of the parcel for a single-family home. Staff does not find there is practical difficulty <br />present to support the application as applied. <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variances for average lakeshore setback, 75-foot lake <br />setback, hardcover within the 75-foot lake setback, overall hardcover, rear yard setback, and driveway width <br />in order to construct an addition to an existing home. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends denial as applied. <br />107 <br />PC <br />Exhibit A