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Date: July 21, 2025 Item: 5.3 <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: #LA25-000026, Griffin Dooling, 1080 Ferndale Rd West, Variances, <br />(Melanie Curtis) <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />This application contemplates setback and hardcover variances to reconstruct lakeside decks on a <br />substandard property. <br />2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: <br />The application was submitted on June 18th, and considered to be complete on July 1, 2025. The <br />60-day review timeline will expire on August 30, 2025. <br />3.Background: <br />The applicant requests variances to rebuild decks in a different, more functional configuration. <br />The existing decks consisted of two circular areas; the new decks are configured with squared-off, <br />rectangular areas in the same general location, and a hot tub is shown abutting the western deck, <br />see Exhibits D and E. <br /> <br />The existing improvements are located within the 75-foot setback from the OHWL and the 25-foot <br />wetland setback (the existing home also encroaches as it is situated 28 feet from the OHWL). The <br />existing eastern deck was located approximately 24 feet from the OHWL and wetland, and the <br />western deck was 43 feet from the OHWL and wetland. The east deck is proposed to be 20 feet <br />from the OHWL and the west deck is proposed to be 38 feet from the OHWL, resulting in new <br />encroachments for both. An increase in hardcover is also proposed. Refer to the Planning Report <br />attached as Exhibit A for a full analysis. <br />4.Staff Recommendation: <br />Planning Staff recommends approval of the setback variances supporting the deck footprint <br />changes and denial of the variance to increase the site’s hardcover. The applicant should submit <br />corrected hardcover calculations and demonstrate the hardcover reduction before placement on the <br />City Council’s agenda for consideration. <br />5.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />The Commission should consider a motion to approve according to Staff's recommendation. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Planning Report <br />Exhibit B - Application <br />Exhibit C - Practical Difficulty <br />Exhibit D - Annotated Survey <br />Exhibit E - Plans <br />Exhibit F - Hardcover Calcs <br />60