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Date Application Received: 09/17/2025 <br />Date Application Deemed Complete: 10/08/2025 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: 12/07/2025 <br /> <br />To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Matthew Karney, Planner <br /> <br />Date: October 20, 2025 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA25-000043, Takka Day Design o/b/o John Erickson, 865 Partenwood Road <br />Variance – Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />The applicant proposes a multifaceted reconstruction project for the principal residence building and <br />property located at 865 Partenwood Road. This application includes a reconfiguration of the existing <br />driveway to the garage, a new sidewalk, a redesign of the roof, a reconfiguration of the deck, a new <br />retaining wall, and new building additions of the main and upper levels including the kitchen/dining <br />room and primary bedroom/bathroom. Additionally, the applicant is adding elements to the site that <br />are conforming the city code including, new balconies within the roofline, new chimney, a new pool <br />and driveway expansion on the site. <br /> <br />The property is located on a peninsula between Stubbs and Maxwell Bays, and has the 75-foot <br />lakeshore setback cover a majority of the northern and southern sides of the property. The existing <br />house is located partially within the legal building envelope of the site, and the applicant’s proposal <br />includes the utilization of the remainder of this envelope to include a new patio and pool, and a <br />driveway turnaround. The proposed is accessed across a private property to get to Partenwood Road. <br />The applicant should provide additional testimony regarding easements or permissions to allow for <br />the driveway to remain and expand outside of the property boundaries. <br /> <br />Additionally, the applicant requests a conditional use permit (CUP) to rebuild and expand the existing <br />retaining wall on the northeast side of the house, behind the garage, to stabilize the existing grade <br />and reduce runoff directed towards the building. <br /> <br />Practical Difficulties Analysis <br />Applicant Submittal Information: <br />The applicant has provided a detailed cover letter (Exhibit D) with responses to the practical difficulty <br />criteria. The house is of architectural significance and the preservation and enhancement of the <br />existing features and conditions is desired by the homeowner. The lakeshore restricts even the most <br />modest of modifications to this house, and the changes proposed are minimal in nature to improve <br />the aesthetic and functionality of the house. <br /> <br />Planning Staff Practical Difficulty Analysis: <br />The location of the property on a peninsula, where the 75’ lakeshore setback is applied on three-sides <br />creates a limited building envelope where conformance with the city’s shoreland regulations is <br />extreme. Staff acknowledges the home is in a central location on the property, partially within this <br />Application Summary: The applicant is proposing to remodel the existing home and requests <br />variances for building within the 75-foot lake setback and hardcover within the 75-foot lake <br />setback, as well as a conditional use permit for new retaining walls in the 75-foot lakeshore <br />setback. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Staff recommends approval as applied. <br />133