10-21-2024 Planning Commission Packet

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Date Application Received: 09/17/2024 Date Application Considered as Complete: 09/23/2024 60-Day Review Period Expires: 11/22/2024 To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Melanie Curtis, Planner mcc Date: 21 October 2024 Subject: #LA24-000053 Lecy Brothers Homes & Remodeling, o/b/o Ken Levitt, 700 North Arm Drive, Variances Public Hearing Background The current owners purchased the property in 2022. They are planning to remove the existing home and build new. The existing home is a walk-out rambler that encroaches 12 feet into the 75-foot lake setback. The property is shallow; after consideration for the sanitary sewer easement on the street side and 75-foot setback on the lake side, the remaining buildable area is approximately 110 feet x 30 feet (3,150 s.f.) with the narrowest portion measuring approximately 19 feet. The applicant is proposing to construct a two-story home, utilizing the majority of the existing home’s footprint. The 2nd story of the proposed home (shown in green in the rendering to the right) will create a mass expansion upward from the existing home (in blue) on the lake side. On the street side, what appears to be an encroachment is a permitted roof overhang as the footprint will meet the rear and side setback. A lake setback variance has been requested to allow the new, expanded home to be situated 68.4 feet from the lake (and the proposed deck 61.4 feet from the lake) where 75 feet is required; the existing one-story home is 62.9 feet from the lake. The lakeside porch on the existing home has been replaced with a deck on the proposed. Also requested is a variance to permit 871 square feet of hardcover in the 75-foot setback where no hardcover is permitted. This is a reduction of 346 square feet as 1,217 square feet of hardcover currently exists within the 75-foot setback. Lot width and lot area variances are also necessary due to the nonconforming size of the lot. Currently, as submitted the proposed hardcover calculations reflect 25.3% overall hardcover exceeding the 25% maximum for the entire site. This overage does not appear to be intended. The applicant should submit revised calculations. Application Summary: The applicant is requesting lake setback and hardcover variances in conjunction with the construction of a new single-family home on the property. Because setback and hardcover variances are requested for the nonconforming-sized property, the lot area and width variances must also be included. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval with conditions. 58