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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Department Approval: <br />Name <br />Title <br />Brad Bressler <br />Planning Assistant <br />Administrator Reviewed: <br />Item Description: #2248 Mary Jane Hauser <br />1540 Bohns Point Road <br />Variance-Public Hearing <br />DATE: April 13, 1998 <br />ITEM NO.: <br />Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Zoning District: LR-lB One Family Lakeshore Residential District (1 acre) <br />Lot Area: 57,200 s.f. (1.13 acres) <br />Application: <br />The applicant had proposed the construction of a new residence on a vacant lot that would not <br />meet hardcover requirements. A variance for hardcover was required in the 75' to 250' lakeshore <br />setback. <br />The City Council directed staff by a 4 to O vote at the March 23, 1998 Council meeting to draft <br />a denial resolution for this application based on the following findings of fact: <br />• The percentage of hardcover proposed for the residence and driveway in the 75' to 250' <br />lakeshore setback is 25.9% where 25% is allowed. <br />• The property meets area and width requirements. Allowing the requested hardcover variance <br />would set a negative precedent in allowing a hardcover variance for new construction on a <br />vacant lot of record that meets all zoning requirements and would not be in keeping with the <br />spirit and intent of the City's Community Management Plan and Zoning Ordinance. <br />• A residence of reasonable proportions can be constructed on the lot without the granting of <br />a hardcover variance. The residence as proposed includes a substantial driveway and two <br />decks. The hardcover requirement can be met with minor adjustments to these amenities. <br />• The plight of the applicant is not due to a hardship unique to the property, but rather the <br />desire to create decks and a driveway that increase the hardcover amount over what is <br />allowed by code. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />To approve or amend the enclosed resolution.