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STATEMENT OF HARDSHIP The applicant's have included their statement of hardship in Exhibit A. The applicant should also be asked for their testimony regarding this issue. Issues 1. This application contains several issues: A. Replacement of the existing garage. The new garage would be 40.6 s.f. larger than the existing garage. B. Adding hardcover in the 0-75' distance, and adding hardcover in the 75-250’ distance. Both require after-the-fact variances. C. A Conditional Use Permit to allow the replacement of retaining walls. This also is an after-the-fact situation. 2. 3. 4. 5. The property suffers from excessive drainage resulting in erosion on the property. At times Lake Street complete fills with water runoff for periods of time. Lake Street offers a buffer zone to the neighboring property. A variance for hardcover in the 75-250' was issued last year for a roof to cover an entrance to the house. Some retaining walls show on the new survey that were not on the survey completed in November of 1996. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of after-the-fact variances for hardcover to allow the patio and retaining walls to remain as the property suffers from excessive water runoff and erosion. Also, staff recommends double permit fees for all improvements made prior to obtaining a building permit. Staff recommends approval of a variance from side yard adjacent to street setback requirements to allow the construction of a garage 5* from the lot line, as the impact on tlie neighboring property is minimal. The properties are separated by Lake Street, which is maintained by the property owners. Although, Staff does not recommend increa<:ing the size of the garage. The recommendation is to replace the garage with another of tuc same size to eliminate a lot coverage variance. ^2S9i Evan Anderson /260 Spruce Place yariances and Conditional Use Permit S/17/98 Pages