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1 <br />Mayor Grabek & Orono Council Members <br />City Administrator Bernhardson <br />Fro«: <br />Date: <br />Subject: <br />Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />August 7, 1990 <br />#1556 Mr, Mrs. Gerald Nelson, 1629 Bohns Point Road - <br />Variance <br />Zoning District - LR-IB, Single family lakeshore residential, 1 <br />acre, sewered <br />Application - Request for hardcover variance to construct room <br />addition over existing grade-level hardcover area. <br />List of Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Planning Commission Action Notice 7/17/90 <br />Exhibit B - Planning Commission Minutes 7/16/90 <br />Exhibit C - Memo & Exhibits of 7/9/90 <br />Discussion - <br />Please review the memo and exhibits of July 9, 1990, and the <br />Planning Commission minutes. Briefly, the applicants request a <br />hardcover variance to enclose a 7*xl0' existing hardcovered <br />alcove to create a closet. Although the existing hardcover <br />percentage would not increase, a hardcover review determined that <br />the hardcover existing as of June 1990 exceeds the hardcover <br />approved in a previous resolution by 1,05 s.f. (allowed 25%, <br />existing today is 30.6%). <br />As staff noted in the Planning Commission memo, the City's <br />ability to monitor hardcover increases on a given property is <br />constrained by a number of factors. In this specific <br />application, the excessive driveway and sidewalk areas were <br />apparently constructed before the applicant purchased the <br />property. <br />In discussing the hardcover excesses with the Planning <br />Commission, applicants felt that the existing driveways and side­ <br />walks were just adequate for the property, and while hardcover is <br />excessive numerically the existing improvements are functionally <br />appropriate for the house. They felt that removals of existing <br />sidewalks or driveway would be a problem. <br />The existing 5,776 s.f. of hardcover is 30.6% of the 75-250' <br />zone. This does not include the deck on the west side, which was <br />specifically approved as non-hardcover (see July 9th memo). This <br />also does not include the rock beds which have a fabric <br />underliner which was generally allowed at the time this house was <br />constructed. These rock beds have been estimated by staff at <br />approximately 600 s.f.