10-21-2024 Planning Commission Packet

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Date Application Received: 08/21/2024 Date Application Considered as Complete: 09/19/2024 60-Day Review Period Expires: 11/18/2024 To:Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From:Laura Oakden, Community Development Director Date:October 21, 2024 Subject:#LA24-000046, John Erickson, 865 Partenwood Road, Variances - Public Hearing Background The subject property has a home that is existing today and going through a remodel project. The majority of the house sits within the 75-foot lake setback as the parcel is on a peninsula with lake on three (3) sides of the home. The property has an at-grade patio and landscaping areas with plastic base around the north side of the home all of which is considered hardcover. The applicant is proposing to remove the at grade patio and hardscape and replace it with a new 55 foot by 16-foot deck structure that is roughly 14 inches above grade. This is a change in character of the hardcover from a patio to a structure as well as being located whole within the 75-lakeyard setback. The proposed deck is a similar size to the current improvements, however a 55-foot by 16-foot deck is large deck with 880 sq.ft. The applicant should be asked for additional testimony regarding the proposed size and reasonable use of the site within the 75- foot lakeshore setback. Practical Difficulties Analysis Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant has identified theproperty’s lake frontage and peninsula shape as practical difficulties. The proposed structure is an overall decrease in hardcover within the 75- foot lakeshore setback and is located with a similar setback to the existing improvements. The applicant has indicated that the deck is necessary for the enjoyment and use of the home and has noted the parcel does not have a reasonable building envelope to support any improvements in a conforming location. Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Staff acknowledges the site constraints of the lot:he unique shape of the parcel and the amount of lakeshore on the parcel decreases a reasonable building envelope for improvements. The proposed deck maintains a similar setbackas the current improvements. Additionally, the existing deck being at-grade limited the massing impacts on the lakeshore and supports improvement as being similar in nature as the patio. The overall hardcover within the 75-foot lakeshore setback is decreasing,which is an overall improvement from the existing conditions. Staff supports the application due to the decrease in overall hardcover and setbacks from the lake. However, the Planning Commission should request additional testimony from the applicant regarding the proposed size of the deck. The Commission should discuss and determine if the proposed deck is the minimum necessary to support reasonable use of the site. LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Section 78-330 & 78-1279 – Applicable Setbacks: LR-1C District Required Existing Home Proposed Deck Lakeshore North Side 75’53’(Deck to be removed)54’ Application Summary: The applicant is requesting variances for 75-foot lakeshore setback and hardcover within the 75-foot lakeshore setback order to construct a deck to an existing home. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. 7