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FILE #LA25-000035 <br />18 August 2025 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Section 6.12.1450 – Setbacks: Primary Buildings <br /> <br />Section 6.12.6930 – Structural Building Coverage: <br />Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage <br />37,183 s.f. <br />0.85 acres <br />Allowed: 7,436 s.f. * <br />Existing: 3,575 s.f. (9.6%) <br />Proposed: 4,332 s.f. (11.7%) <br />*Maximum footprint of structures cannot exceed 20% of lot size on lots >10,000 s.f. Code Sec. 78-1403 (a)(1) <br /> <br />Section 6.12.9000 – Hardcover Calculations: <br />Stormwater <br />Overlay <br />District Tier <br />Total Area <br />in Zone <br />Allowed <br />Hardcover Existing Hardcover Proposed Hardcover <br />Tier 1 37,183 s.f. 9,295 s.f. <br />(25 %) <br />6,886 s.f. <br />(18.5%) <br />296 s.f. <br />within 75’ <br />setback <br />7,652 s.f. <br />(20.6%) <br />296 s.f. <br />within 75’ <br />setback <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Average Lakeshore Setback Variances (Section 6.12.6240) <br />The subject property has one adjacent neighbor, located at 850 Partenwood Road to the west, and a <br />vacant outlot to the east. The setback applied to the subject property is 86.2 feet. The proposed <br />addition encroaches as much as 8.3 feet into the ALS, but does not impact the 75-foot lake setback. <br />The existing grade-level deck is proposed to be expanded to the west. Because the height of the deck <br />is less than 42 inches above grade, it is not subject to the ALS. <br /> <br />Governing Regulation: Variance (Section 6.12.530) <br />In reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br />proposed variance upon the health, safety, and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated <br />traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of <br />property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider recommending approval for <br />variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances where their strict enforcement <br />would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique to the individual property under <br />consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is demonstrated that such actions will be <br />in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning Code. Economic considerations alone do not <br />constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties also include, but are not limited to, inadequate <br />access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered <br />construction as defined in Minn. Stat. §216C.06, subd. 14, when in harmony with this chapter. The <br />board or the council may not permit, as a variance, any use that is not permitted under this chapter <br />for property in the zone where the affected person's land is located. The board or council may permit, <br />as a variance, the temporary use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> <br />LR-1B District Required Existing Proposed <br />Interior Side (West) 10’ 16.1’ Existing House 16.1’ Proposed Addition <br />Lakeshore 75’ 71.4’ Existing Deck 75’ Proposed Deck <br />Average Lakeshore <br />The ALS is 86.2’ from the OHWL, and the building addition will be <br />located up to 77.9’ from the OHWL, resulting in an encroachment of <br />8.3 feet. <br />90