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Date: September 16, 2024 Item: 5.2 <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: #LA24-000043, Archos Architecture & Design PA, 1760 Shadywood Rd, <br />Variances, Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />This application contemplates setback and hardcover variances in conjunction with a 2nd story <br />addition over the nonconforming home footprint and a garage addition. <br />2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: <br />The application was submitted on August 19, 2024, and considered to be complete on September <br />5th. The 60-day review period will end on November 4, 2024. <br />3.Background: <br />The applicant is requesting the following variances in order to conduct a major remodel/possible <br />reconstruction of the home: <br /> <br />A side yard setback variance to permit a 2nd story setback 5.3 feet from the property line, <br />above the home at the existing nonconforming setback; <br />Average lakeshore setback variance to allow the 2nd story of the home to encroach 2.5 feet <br />lakeward of the ALS over the existing footprint; <br />75-foot lake setback variance to allow the 2nd story of the home to encroach approximately <br />2.5 feet into the lake setback over the existing footprint; and <br />A hardcover variance to support the project including a footprint addition and reorientation <br />of the driveway resulting in a reduction: 27.7% hardcover where 29% exists and 25% is <br />permitted. <br /> <br />A detailed summary and analysis of the variances is included in the Planning Report attached as <br />Exhibit A. <br />4.Public Comment: <br />Comments from the public were received and are attached as Exhibit L. <br />5.Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends denial as proposed. The proposed home and new encroachments can be shifted <br />south and west to conform to all setbacks. <br />6.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />The Commission should consider one of the following motions: <br />1. Approval as applied. <br />2. Denial as applied. <br />3. Table the application and provide direction to the applicant for a redesign. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />42