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Date: October 14, 2024 Item: 22 Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner Section: Community Development Report Title: LA24-000043, 1760 Shadywood Rd, Variances 1.Purpose: This application contemplates setback and hardcover variances in conjunction with a 2nd story addition over the nonconforming home footprint and a garage addition. 2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: The application was submitted on August 19, 2024, and considered to be complete on September 5th. The 60-day review period will end on November 4, 2024. 3.Background: The proposal involves removal of the existing garage which appears to be a detached structure but is connected below ground to the home making is part of the principal building. Because it is part of the principal building the garage's current 6.4 foot rear yard setback is nonconforming. The applicant proposes to remove the existing garage and construct a new attached garage within conforming setbacks. A 2nd story addition is proposed to be constructed over the new, expanded home's footprint 5.3 feet from the north side property line and about 2.5 feet lakeward of the 75- foot and average lakeshore setbacks. The applicant is requesting the following variances in order to proceed with the major remodel of the home: A side yard setback variance to permit a 2nd story setback 5.3 feet from the property line, above the home at the existing nonconforming setback; Average lakeshore setback variance to allow the 2nd story of the home to encroach 2.5 feet lakeward of the ALS over the existing footprint; 75-foot lake setback variance to allow the 2nd story of the home to encroach approximately 2.5 feet into the lake setback over the existing footprint; and A hardcover variance to support the project including a footprint addition and reorientation of the driveway resulting in a reduction: 27.7% hardcover where 29% exists and 25% is permitted. A detailed summary and analysis of the variances is included in the Planning Report. 4.Planning Commission Vote and Comment: On September 16th, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the above variances. The neighbors on the north side of the property provided comment during the public hearing. Following the public hearing and discussion, the Commission voted 4 - 2 on a motion to approve as applied. Commissioners Erickson and Libby cast the dissenting votes as they did not support the upward massing expansion in the setback areas. The four Commissioners in favor identified the resolution of the nonconforming rear yard setback as one of the factors supporting their approval recommendation. There was additional discussion about how the project would be viewed if the scope included rebuilding the home; as additions, AGENDA ITEM 177