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7. 9. This lot does not meet the requirements of the zoning district for lot area or lot width. The lot area is also not contiguous. The lot is further restrictedfor residential development by the greater setback requirement from Lydiard Avenue. If access were providedfrom Kelly Avenue, the minimum amount of hardcover for a 35'x 20' driveway is 700 sq. ft. This leaves approximately 1,300 sq. ft. for a building footprint. Because of the proximity to the lake, it may not be possible to construct a basement. Therefore, the maximum amount of total floor area may be less than 1,600 sq. ft. if it were 2 stories in height. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant. The applicant has a purchase agreement for the property. As he is not the owner, he does not have a substantial property right in the subject property. The property owners are aware that the Council indicated that future variances would not be granted. The granting of .such variance will not merely serv'e as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate demonstrable hardship or difficulty. As this is a vacant iot, there is not hardship to grant variances for setback and hardcover. Issues 1. The lot was granted lot area and lot width variances in November 1997. 2. The property owners were informed that future variances would not be granted. 3. The Park Commission reviewed the proposed access from Lydiard Avenue at their July 6,1998 meeting and recommended that the City not allow a curb cut from the beach access. 4. The side yard adjacent to street setback for Lydiard Avenue is the same 35 ’ setback as for Kelly Avenue. 5. Because of the 35' setback requirement for this property 700 sq. ft. of the allowed 2,008 sq. ft, of hardcover would be used by driveway. This represents 35% of the allowed hardcover being consumed by the driveway which reduces the size of the structure. 6. The Zoning Code provides that a lot may have a 1,500 sq. ft. footprint. The proposed plan is '^lightly larger at 1,222 sq. ft. for the house and 440 sq. ft. for the garage. STAFF RECOMMENDATION To direct the applicant to redesign the house so that access is from Kelly Avenue and that the footprint of the house not exceed 1,500 sq. ft. and the amount of proposed hardcover not exceed 2,008 sq. ft.