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ALS Challenges and Impacts <br />Challenges <br />- The ordinance language is cumbersome for staff <br />and residents to interpret and apply <br />- Overtime application <br />substantially limit the <br />parcel <br />of the ALS can <br />buildable envelope of a <br />- The setback changes each time an abutting <br />parcel redevelops or changes (i.e. deck, <br />addition, new home) <br />- Common error on surveys, leads to multiple <br />submittals and reviews by staff <br />- Shoreline inconsistencies make the setback hard <br />to apply (peninsulas, inlets, etc.) <br />- In 2023, 43% of variance applications received <br />included an ALS variance. <br />- The city received 44 variance applications <br />and 19 requests for ALS variances. <br />Results <br />- ALS further limits massing away from the <br />shoreline <br />- Creates a stricter setback and a higher level of <br />protection of the lakeshore <br />- Strives to create setback uniformity between <br />neighbors <br />- Unique for every parcel <br />- Protects views of the lake over neighbors' <br />properties <br />- ALS is a higher standard above and beyond the <br />DNR minimum standards in the model <br />ordinance <br />27 <br />