Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 9/12/1988

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TO: FROM: SUBJECT: ��G %LS SEP - 8 M Mayor James Grabek Members of the Orono City Council Susan and John Purdy 1975 Fagerness Point Road REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE LAKE SHORE SETBACK GUIDELINES TO CONSTRUCT A THRLEE-SEASON PORCH AND BATHROOM ADDITION Summary of Actior. To Date: • Approved by the City Staff with conditional actions recommended. • Denied by the Planning Commission due to "desire that no additional structural encroachment should be allowed closer to the lake shore than the existing house". (Notice of Planning Commission Action Date 8/18/88.) Position of Applicants: We feel that a variance is warranted. The property is unique .nd the configuration of the house and it's position on the lot create hardships that necessitate construction of the addition as proposed. • Hardships - Location of the house on the lot -- The house was built in the early 1900's in the logical position for any structure but weil within what was to become the 0-7 5' setback zone. - Orientation and topography of the lot --The slope of the lot is eastward with the house oriented westward toward the lake views. Expansion of the house in any other direction would require significant excavation and would not maximize the view of the lake. Also, the western side of the house has substantial natural vegetation that affords both shading and privacy. - Internal configuration of the !souse -- Given the external design and internal arrangements of the rooms and utilities, expansion in anv other direction thin the one proposed would be costly and disruptive. • Proposal - If a setback variance is granted, we would remove two permanent structures that are closer to the lake than the proposed addition: l ) A storage shed, and; 2 A fenced kennel that is being used for storage, both of which were standing when we purchased the house in 1973. • Rationale for Granting a Variance - The proposed addition is the only reasonable and affordable design to accomplish our purposes.