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Date: November 12, 2024 Item: 16 Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner Section: Community Development Report Title: LA24-000053, 700 North Arm Drive, Variances 1.Purpose: This application contemplates variances supporting redevelopment of the property with a new home and improvements partially located within the 75-foot lake setback. 2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: This application was received on September 17th and considered to be complete on September 23rd. Due to the delayed finalization of the application, the 60-day review period has been extended and will expire on January 21, 2025. 3.Background: The applicant proposes to construct a two-story home in the footprint of the existing walk-out rambler. The existing home is set back 62.9 feet from the lake. A lake setback variance is required to allow the new home, including expanded 2nd story, to be situated 68.4 feet from the lake where 75 feet is required, and to allow the proposed deck to be within 61.4 feet of the lake. As a result, the applicant also requests a 75-foot hardcover variance to adjust the hardcover in the 75-foot setback resulting in a net reduction. For a complete analysis of the project please refer to the Planning Report. 4.Planning Commission Vote and Comment: At their meeting on October 21st, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and discussed the request. Although staff recommended approval conditioned upon reducing the deck footprint to result in no new structural encroachments, the Planning Commission voted 5 to 0 in favor of a motion to approve the application as applied. They felt that the applicant's plan to move the mass of the building footprint to the north end of the home (porch) and constructing a less massive deck in a similar location was less impactful which they supported. The draft minutes are attached as Exhibit D; reference the meeting video for more detail on the discussion. 5.Public Comment: The neighbors on either side of the property signed the application acknowledgement forms but no formal comments were provided. 6.Staff Recommendation: Staff supports the requested variances to permit a change in the hardcover within the 75-foot setback resulting in a net reduction; and the setback variance to allow a portion of the new home's 2nd story within the 75-foot setback (over the existing footprint) as both variances are supported by practical difficulties. Staff continues to recommend a reduction in the new lakeside deck footprint so that it does not encroach further lakeward than the existing home footprint. Staff does not support the proposed AGENDA ITEM 126