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Zoning File #1363 January 11# 1989 Page 3 of 4 Staff has suggested to the builder that the house optionally could be moved further west up to the required 10' side yard setback line# which would allow the possibility of meeting the required 75' lake setback. Due to the jog in the southeast corner of the house# it is likely the tree in question could still be saved. However# moving the house behind the 0-75' line does not appear to negate their need for grading in the 0-75* zone if a walk-out is to be constructed. The main floor of the house is already intended to be about 3* above existing grade in order to minimize the extent of the walk-out cut. In recent years the Planning Commission and City Council have taken a fairly strong stand against outs in shoreline setback zones to create walk outs. A case in point is the Waters' application on Casco Point# in which a walk-out cut (admittedly more severe than that proposed here) was created vithout proper permits and eventually was required to rest^^re to original grade. A second similar situation is the Waldron application on Fagerness P'jint# where the property owner was denied the right to cut down his yard area# in conjunction with necessary shoreline bank repairs# to create a walk-out. The difference# if any# between those requests and the current application is merely a difference in magnitude of the proposed cuts. From a drainage and infiltration standpoint# the walk-out cut should have only a minimal effect on quality or quantity of run-off water entering the lake. In the south 0-75’ zone# the fill to accommodate the revised driveway seems somewhat extensive and the proposed driveway grades are rather severe. Run-off rates may increase. The driveway apron would appear to assume a 10% slope immediately starting at the garage door. The whole garage access situation seems rather questionable. Based on the location of the existing and proposed structures# the average setback encroachment is reduced under the proposed plan# and no significant existing site lines are further restricted by construction of the new house. Regarding hardcover# the numerical effects of the major increases of hardcover on the property are somewhat diminished by the relative size of the property# but the steep slopes tend to make the hardcover increases more significant than on flat lots. Overall hardcovfir on the property increases from 6#700 s.f. to about 6#300 s.f. The amount of structural hardcover on the property is more than doubled. The increase in the 75- 250' zone from 26.5% to 39% is slightly towards the high end of what has typically been approved on Baldur Park. The total proposed hardcover# shown as a percent of the total lot area in hardcover# is proposed at 26.8%# which is very typical of what has occurred on Baldur Park (see Exhibit L).