01-08-1990 Council Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

when the house was built 40 years ago. The house is as close to the lake as it is largely because of the reverse slope which made it necessary to move the house closer to obtain a view of the lake. 8. In response to Planni , Commission input, the applicants' reviewed and reanalyzed the hardcover on their site. In such further review it was determined that there is a 330 sq. ft. area of large pavers near the dock about 25' from the lakeshore. The applicants amended their proposal by letter dated December 29, 1989 to delete the 330 sq. ft. of pavers for a net reduction in existing hardcover in the 0-75' zone of from 1,491 sq. ft. to 1,161 sq. ft. 9. The hardcover computation, after reduction in size of applicants' proposed improvements and removal of existing hardcover (pavers by the lake) subsequent to the Planning Commission action, as follows: See "Data Sheet" attached In the 250-500' zone the hardcover is 6.3% where the allowed hardcover is 30%. In the 75-250' zone the hardcover used is 18.2%; the increase is only 1/lOth of 1% to 18.3%; and the allowed hardcover is 25%. In the 0-75' zone, the hardcover dating from 1949 is only 1,491 sq. ft. or 5.7%. With the removal of pavers by the lake, there will be a net decrease in hardcover in the 0-75' zone from 1,491 sq. ft. to 1,467 sq. ft., a 24 sq. ft. reduction. Taken as a whole the hardcover on this lot, which is 50% larger than the minimum lot size, will be only 15,461 sq. ft. when the allowed hardcover on this site would be 27,725 sq. ft. Therefore the applicants are aiding the lakeshore drainage by under-utilizing the allowed hardcover and decreasing the hardcover in the 0-75' zone. 10. While 170 sq. ft. of the 306 sq. ft. of new hardcover constitutes a portion of the new greenhouse, other parts of the hardcover including the retaining wall/stairs (96 sq. ft.) and paving (40 sq. ft.) are for the purposes of landscaping, screening and better stabilizing the embankment down to Lake Minnetonka. The embankment has suffered some erosion damage over the years. Significantly, the applicants' drainage plans call for betterment of the existing eroding condition by directing water away from the embankment. Such drainage plan is a significant improvement to control erosion. 11. The applicants are in their 60s and suffer from arthritis. The proposed additional area of ground floor, bedroom living space will assist them to better remain in their home (rather than having to climb stairs to bedroom areas) and the Page 3 of 5