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Date: October 21, 2024 Item: 5.2 <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: LA24-000052, Outdoor Excapes o/b/o Gregory and Maria “Mia” Swenson, <br />875 Forest Arms Ln, ALS Variance, Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />This application contemplates a variance to reconstruct a deck with a different configuration <br />within the average lakeshore setback. <br />2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: <br />This application was received on September 17th and considered to be complete on October 2nd. <br />The 60-day review period will expire on December 1, 2024. <br />3.Background: <br />The applicant requests a variance to construct a new, reconfigured lakeside deck on the home. The <br />proposed deck will encroach about 16.2 feet lakeward of the ALS line (±5 feet closer to the lake). <br />Due to the angle of the lakeshore and the different sizes of the existing and proposed decks, the <br />resulting setback from the lake (for both the existing and proposed decks) of approximately 268.5 <br />feet remains unchanged. <br /> <br />The Planning Report, attached as Exhibit A, provides a complete analysis of the practical <br />difficulty. The applicant's analysis is attached as Exhibit C. <br />4.Public Comment: <br />The neighbors on either side have provided supportive comments (Exhibit I) <br />5.Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends approval as applied. <br />6.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />Planning Commission should make a motion to recommend approval of the average lakeshore <br />setback variance as applied. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Planning Report <br />Exhibit B - App & Narrative <br />Exhibit C - Applicant's Practical Difficulty <br />Exhibit D - Site Plans <br />Exhibit E - PLANS <br />Exhibit F - Hardcover <br />Exhibit G - Site Photos <br />Exhibit H - Aerial Photos <br />Exhibit I - Public Comment <br />24