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Date Application Received: 07/10/2025 Date Application Deemed Complete: 08/05/2025 60-Day Review Period Expires: 10/04/2025 To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members Adam Edwards, City Administrator From: Matthew Karney, Planner Date: 18 August 2025 Subject: #LA25-00031, Warren Garrett, 650 Brown Road North Variance – Public Hearing Background The applicant is the owner of the property and proposes to construct an elevated, 120 square foot addition to the existing home to accommodate their future needs. The property is adjacent to the West Shore Townhome development (to the south) located within the City of Long Lake. The average lakeshore setback (ALS) over the subject property is the result of a line drawn from the property to the north (1925 Lakeside Trail, Orono) to the closest home in the West Shore Townhomes, bisecting the subject home and addition location. The existing residence is approximately 290 feet from the OHWL of Long Lake (a Recreational Development lake), where a 75-foot setback is required for sewered properties (100-foot setback is applied to properties served by private septic systems). The proposed addition is approximately 290 feet from the OHWL. Practical Difficulties Analysis Applicant Submittal Information: The applicant articulates that the addition is located in a minimally impactful area of the property, hidden by the existing home from the West Shore Townhomes to the south, and within the massing of the existing home. The addition will not further encroach on the lakeshore (approximately 13 feet lakeward of the ALS) and will not create any impacts on neighbors. Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: Staff notes the applicant’s request is reasonable and the addition is in a location on the house that will not further impact lake views, while meeting all other applicable zoning regulations. LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Section 6.12.1350 – Setbacks: Primary Building Application Summary: The applicant requests approval of an average lakeshore setback variance to construct an addition to the existing primary residence. Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval of the variance. LR-1A District Required Existing Proposed Interior Side (North) 30’ 30.3’ Existing Home ~40’ Proposed Addition Lakeshore 100’ ~290’ Existing Home ~290’ Proposed Addition Average Lakeshore The ALS bisects the house, and the addition is located as much as 13 feet lakeward of then ALS line. 43