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#3293 March 22, 2007 City of Orono Reasons for Hardcover Variance for 1500 Bracketts Point Road We are asking that the total allowable hardcover within the 75'-250' zone be raised from 14,061 square feet to 17,500 square feet for this site of 2.84 acres. Having 1,000 square feet of lakeshore and being shaped like an arrowhead or peninsula is a huge disadvantage to the few point lots located in Orono, because Orono hardcover ordinances does not allow dry buildable ground within 75' of the lake to be counted in the calculations needed for hardcover purposes. 1500 Bracketts Point 2.84 acres 75'-250' area 56.245 square feet= 1.29 acres (45% of the lot) 0'-75' area 67,450 square feet= 1.55 acres (55% of the lot) On a per acre basis, 1500 Bracketts Point receives the least amount of hardcover per acre because of its shape and requires the longest driveway using hardcover to access home. 1. How did 17,500 square feet come about? Answer: a. it is 3,439 square feet more than code allows b. this lot necessitates an additional minimum of 200+ feet of driveway length to access ideal site and also tum around for safety c. 200' x 75' = 15,000 square feet x 25% = 3,750 square feet d. by asking to forgive 200' oflake frontage of 1,000 total lake front feet from the 0'-75' regulation was the fairest and sensible way to ask for a once and for all times variance to balance the allowable hardcover with all the Bracketts Point neighbors and/or lots See example Orono Point or peninsula lots attached, all of which are over hardcover set back ordinances due to their shape and our ordinance. All other cities surrounding Lake Minnetonka allow at least 25% hardcover for the total area of land. 2.84 acres at Bracketts Point would, in any other city, be allowed 30,927 square feet of hard cover. Asking for 17,500 square feet is reasonable, especially with the over all enhancements and reduction of hardcover in the 0'-75' zone and cleaning up all set back encroachments existing. We are reducing over 13,250 square feet of hardcover in the O' -75' zone per this lot line rearrangement and preliminary plat application.