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Date: October 20, 2025 Item: 5.2 <br />Presenter: Melanie Curtis, Planner <br />Section: Public Hearings <br /> <br />Title: LA25-000042, Scott + Ingrid Erickson, 1840 Shadywood Road, Hardcover, <br />Lot Area, and Lot Width Variances (Melanie Curtis) <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />This application contemplates variances to construct a new home on the substandard property. <br />2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: <br />This application was submitted on September 17th and considered complete on October 14, 2025. <br />The 60-day review timeline will end on December 13, 2025. <br />3.Background: <br />The applicants request lot width, lot area, and hardcover variances to build a new home on the <br />property, as follows: <br />• A hardcover variance to permit 32.5% (6,425 s.f.) hardcover where 32.5% (6,427 s.f.) exists <br />and 25% is permitted (a 2 square foot reduction); and <br />• Lot area and Lot width variances to redevelop the existing substandard-sized lot. <br />4.Public Comment: <br />No public comments have been received. <br />5.Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends denial as applied, see page 5 of the Planning Report, attached as Exhibit A. <br />6.Planning Commission Action Requested: <br />Planning Commission should review the application and provide direction to the applicant <br />regarding the proposed hardcover level. Staff recommends that the Commission table the <br />application to allow the applicant to reduce the hardcover level. <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />Exhibit A - Planning Report <br />Exhibit B - Application <br />Exhibit C - Narrative <br />Exhibit D - Practical Difficulty <br />Exhibit E - Existing Conditions <br />Exhibit F - Proposed Survey <br />Exhibit G - Proposed House Plans <br />Exhibit H - Hardcover <br />Exhibit I - Aerial Photos <br />Exhibit J - List and Map <br />105