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Date: May 13, 2024 Item: 17 <br />Presenter: Natalie Nye, Planner <br />Section: Community Development Report <br /> <br />Title: #LA24-000016, 3339 Crystal Bay Rd, Variances <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />The applicant is requesting variances from average lakeshore setback, 75-foot lake setback, <br />hardcover within the 75-foot setback, overall hardcover, rear yard setback, and driveway width in <br />order to construct an addition to an existing home. <br />2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: <br />The application was received on March 14, 2024 and deemed complete on March 25, 2024. The <br />60-Day timeline for review will expire on May 24, 2024 <br />3.Background: <br />The subject property is substandard in size and width and the current home on the property is <br />nonconforming. The rear setback, 75-foot setback and the average lakeshore setback bisect the <br />current home. Also, the hardcover on the property exceeds the maximum allowed at 37.7% where <br />25% is permitted. The applicant is proposing to construct an addition to the existing home. The <br />addition will include an additional garage stall on the first floor and a screened in porch on the <br />second floor. The proposal will also include an expansion of the driveway to accommodate the <br />third stall and the removal of a gravel parking area. The proposed addition increases the overall <br />hardcover on the site and increases the amount of hardcover within the 75-foot lake setback. The <br />addition will be built within the 75-foot setback and in front of the average lakeshore setback <br />line. <br /> <br />The applicant has revised the plans since the Planning Commission meeting and has removed the <br />front porch addition and thus reducing the proposed hardcover of the project. The proposal had an <br />overall hardcover of 44.39% and the revised plan has reduced the overall hardcover to 42.12%. <br />The revised plans are attached as Exhibits A, B, and C. The previous plans can be found as Exhibit <br />G and the April 15, 2024 Planning Commission video is linked. <br />4.Planning Commission Vote and Comment: <br />The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on April 15, 2024. The Planning Commission <br />discussed the application and ultimately recommended denial of the application with a vote of 6 to <br />1. The Planning Commission noted that the overall hardcover was increasing and there was not <br />enough practical difficulties to support the addition of a third garage bay and front porch. The <br />Planning Commission recommended reducing the size of the addition, removing additional <br />hardcover or finding another solution to bring the property closer into conformance. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5.Public Comment: <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />166