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Zoning File #1363 <br />January 11» 1989 <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />There would appear to be a couple cf ways to reduce hardcover on the <br />property to bring it closer to a conforming status. These would include <br />removal of the existing detached garage and associated gravel driveway <br />areas around it. This would eliminate valuable storage space on the <br />property, which could partially be recouped by adding a third garage stall <br />to the proposed attached garage. However, adding a third stall would <br />eliminate the possibility of moving the house further west and south to <br />meet lakeshore setbacks, unless the garage was reoriented in its relation­ <br />ship with the proposed house. <br />Staff Rern—pindation - <br />Based on the above facts, comments, and observations, staff would make <br />the following recommendations: <br />1. Applicants should consider moving the proposed house further west <br />and south to attempt to more closely meet the required 75' and average <br />lakeshore setbacks. This requirement would be consistent with past <br />City practice in similar situations. <br />2. Applicants should consider removal of the existing garage and <br />excessive gravel driveway and reconfiguration of the proposed two-car <br />garage into perhaps a three-car garage in order to reduce the amount <br />of hardcover increase on the property. <br />3. The proposed cut to create a walk-out in the 0-75* zone would be <br />inconsistent with similar applications which have recently been denied <br />by the City, although the magnitude of this request is relatively <br />minor compared to those other cases. <br />4. Preservation of mature trees on this property might be considered <br />as a reasonable hardship, because those trees help to soften the <br />potential vertical harshness of this construction as viewed from <br />across the lake. <br />5. The proposed fill generally occuring in the 75-250’ zone is <br />apparently necessitated by the attempt to raise the house, thereby <br />eliminating a more severe walk-out cut, but resulting in what could be <br />a problem driveway situation. Retaining walls may be appropriate in <br />some areas. The garage could be lowerri a few feet to help the <br />grading situation. Drainage must be directed down the lot lines and <br />not on to neighboring properties. <br />Planning Commission is requested to either make a recommendation to <br />the City Council or to give applicants direction to revise the request and <br />bring back an alternative site plan.