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Date: May 28, 2024 Item: 11 Presenter: Natalie Nye, Planner Section: Consent Agenda Title: #LA24-000016, 3339 Crystal Bay Rd, Variances - Resolution 7479 1.Purpose: The applicant is requesting variances from average lakeshore setback, 75-foot lake setback, hardcover within the 75-foot setback, overall hardcover, rear yard setback, and driveway width in order to construct an addition to an existing home. 2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: The application was received on March 14, 2024 and deemed complete on March 25, 2024. The 120-Day timeline for review will expire on July 23, 2024. 3.Background: The subject property is substandard in size and width and the current home on the property is nonconforming. The rear setback, 75-foot setback and the average lakeshore setback bisect the current home. Also, the hardcover on the property exceeds the maximum allowed at 37.7% where 25% is permitted. The applicant is proposing to construct an addition to the existing home. The addition will include an additional garage stall on the first floor and a screened in porch on the second floor. The proposal will also include an expansion of the driveway to accommodate the third stall and the removal of a gravel parking area. The proposed addition increases the overall hardcover on the site and increases the amount of hardcover within the 75-foot lake setback. The addition will be built within the 75-foot setback and in front of the average lakeshore setback line. The applicant has revised the plans since the Planning Commission meeting and has removed the front porch addition and reducing the size of the garage addition. Therefore reducing the proposed hardcover of the project. The proposal had an overall hardcover of 44.39% and the revised plan has reduced the overall hardcover to 42.12%. The City Council reviewed the revised plans at the May 13th City Council Meeting and found that the revised plans were reasonable and the property's substandard size and existing conditions were practical difficulties. The City Council directed staff to draft an approval resolution with a vote of 3 to 1. 4.Planning Commission Vote and Comment: The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on April 15, 2024. The Planning Commission discussed the application and ultimately recommended denial of the application with a vote of 6 to 1. The Planning Commission noted that the overall hardcover was increasing and there was not enough practical difficulties to support the addition of a third garage bay and front porch. The Planning Commission recommended reducing the size of the addition, removing additional hardcover or finding another solution to bring the property closer into conformance. The applicant has since modified the plans by reducing the size of the addition, removing the front AGENDA ITEM 35