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FILE # LA25-000021 <br />16 June 2025 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 78-350; 78-1279 — Setbacks: <br />LR-1C DISTRICT <br />Required <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />Rear / Street <br />30' <br />Home location 150' <br />No change <br />North Side <br />10' <br />30, <br />±45' <br />South Side <br />10, <br />±47' <br />±50' <br />Lakeshore <br />75' <br />94' <br />105' <br />Average Lakeshore <br />The ALS line is +/- 140 feet from the lake. It cuts through the <br />middle of the existing home on the subject property. <br />Section 78-350 — Lot Area/Width: <br />LR-IC DISTRICT <br />Lot Area <br />Lot Width <br />Required <br />21,780 s.f. (0.5 acres) <br />100' <br />Actual <br />52,730 s.f. (1.2 acre) <br />154' @ 75' / 142' @ OHWL <br />Section 78-1403 — Structural Building Coverage: <br />Total Lot Area <br />Total Structural Coverage <br />52,730 s.f. (1.2 acre) <br />Allowed: 10,546 s.f. (20%) <br />Existing: 4,095 s.f. (7.7%) <br />Proposed: 4,077 s.f. (7.7%) <br />Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 — Hardcover Calculations: <br />Stormwater <br />Total Area in <br />Allowed <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />Overlay District <br />Zone <br />Hardcover <br />Hardcover <br />Hardcover <br />Tier <br />13,182 s.f. <br />12,511 s.f. <br />12,234 s.f. <br />Tier 1 <br />52,730 s.f. <br />(25 %) <br />(23.7%) <br />(23.2%) <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Average Lakeshore Setback Variance (Section 78-1279) <br />The existing home is greatly impacted by the average lakeshore setback. The setback line runs diagonally <br />through the middle of the home on the subject property which prohibits footprint or massing changes to the <br />home and lake side improvements. The applicant has requested a variance to permit changes to the deck <br />footprint to improve functionality which results in a new encroachment into the average lakeshore setback. <br />The deck expansion does not appear to impact views of the lake from either neighboring property. <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 78-123) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the proposed <br />variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated traffic conditions, <br />light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of property in the surrounding <br />area. The Planning Commission shall consider recommending approval for variances from the literal <br />provisions of the Zoning Code in instances where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties <br />because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend <br />approval only when it is demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the <br />Orono Zoning Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical <br />difficulties also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br />Variances shall be granted for earth -sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. §216C.06, subd. 14, <br />68 <br />