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AGENDA ITEM Date: March 10, 2025 Item: 19 Title: LA25-000004, 3545 Ivy Place, Average Lakeshore Setback Variance - Resolution 7567 Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner Section: Consent Agenda Purpose: This item contemplates an average lakeshore setback variance for a new home. 2. MN§15.99 Application Deadline: This application was received on January 20, and considered to be complete on January 27. Therefore the 60-day review period will end on March 28, 2025. 3. Background: The new owners of the property were granted an average lakeshore setback variance for a new home in August of 2024 (file LA24-000037; Resol. 7500). Since that time, they made minor adjustments to the house plans resulting in small footprint changes and, because the average lakeshore setback greatly impacts the property, new variances are required. The previous variance application did not identify an abutting neighbor on the north/east side, so the measured distance between the lake and the western neighbor, at 3535 Ivy Place, was applied to the subject property as the average lakeshore setback (Section 78-1279). However, the updated survey submitted for the current application shows an approximate 18-foot-wide connection between the subject property, and 3570 Ivy Place across Ivy Place making it the second adjacent lakeshore neighbor. The updated survey (Exhibit B), shows the revised average lakeshore setback line bisecting the proposed home. The subject property and 3535 Ivy Place each face the cove; 3570 Ivy Place fronts the Lake; the rear of the home faces the cove. Please refer to the Planning Report for a full analysis. 4. Planning Commission Vote and Comment: At their meeting on February 18th, after the public hearing the Planning Commission voted 7 to 0 in favor of recommending approval. Public Comment: We received comments from one neighbor with the primary concerns having to do with construction and safety on the Ivy Place roadway 6. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Council should move to adopt Resolution 7567 approving the average lakeshore setback variance. 172