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LA26-000003 <br />17 February 2026 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET <br />Section 6.12.1450 — Setbacks: Accessory Structures <br />RR-113 District <br />Required <br />2023 Approval <br />Proposed <br />Lakeshore <br />150' <br />102.7' Orig. Pool/Patio <br />88.1' Proposed Pool/Patio <br />Average Lakeshore <br />No new improvements greater than 42" above grade are proposed. <br />Section 6.12.9000 — Hardcover Calculations: <br />Stormwater <br />Total Area <br />Allowed <br />Overlay <br />Existing Hardcover <br />Proposed Hardcover <br />in Zone <br />Hardcover <br />District Tier <br />17,078 s.f. <br />*21,219 <br />16,880 s.f. <br />110,178 s.f. <br />27,544 s.f. <br />within <br />20,085 s.f. <br />Tier 1 <br />s.f. <br />within 150' <br />2.53 acres <br />(25 o) <br />(19.26%) <br />150' <br />(18.23%) <br />setback <br />setback <br />*Approved hardcover under LA23-000047, including previously approved pool/patio. <br />Applicable Regulations: <br />Structure Setbacks from the OHWL (Section 6.12.6240) <br />French Lake has a 150-foot setback for structures from the OHWL. <br />The existing conditions of the site before 2023 had a larger house and a patio that extended <br />approximately as far south from the house as the proposed pool/patio location. <br />The proposed pro <br />When combined with the rear setback from French Lake Road, the building envelope averages <br />between 50 and 75 feet in width, and much of the new house under construction and its driveway <br />access encompass this area. <br />Hardcover in the Shore Setback Zone (Section 6.12.9110 <br />New hardcover is proposed within the shore setback zone. The proposed pool/patio location (88 feet <br />from OHWL) is in a similar location to the original patio located between the house and lake (95 feet) <br />prior to 2023. The current proposal to shift the pool/patio area will reduce total site hardcover as well <br />as hardcover within the lake setback. <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 />35 <br />