LA18-000019 (2697 Casco Pt Rd) VAR PCSR

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LA18-000019 3.19.18 Page 2 of 5 Actual 20,509s.f. (0.47acre) 60’ @ 75’ 60.5’@ OHWL Section 78-1403- Structural Coverage: Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage 20,509s.f. (0.47acre) Allowed: 4,101 s.f. (20%) Proposed: 2,783 s.f. (13.5%) Section 78-1680 and 78-1700 -Hardcover Calculations: Overlay Total Area in Zone Allowed Hardcover Existing Hardcover Proposed Hardcover Tier 1 20,509 s.f. 5,127.25 s.f. (25 %) 6,254 s.f. (30.5 %) 420 s.f. 5,125 s.f. (25%) Roughly 280 s.f. Applicable Regulations: Placement of Structures on Lots (78-1279) Lake Minnetonka requires a 75-foot lakeyard setback for all structures. The Average Lakeshore Setback also applies. Average lakeshore setback. No principal or accessory structure shall be located closer to the lakeshore than the average distance from the shoreline of existing residence buildings on adjacent lots; except that this does not apply to patios and other accessory structures less than 42 inches above existing grade, stairways, lifts, landings, lockboxes, flagpoles and pump houses. Further, the average lakeshore setback shall apply only to classified lakes and shall not apply to tributaries. The average lakeshore setback line shall be a straight line connecting the most lakeward protrusions of the residence buildings on the immediately adjacent lakeshore lots. (a) In situations where improvement is proposed on a lot adjacent to a vacant lot or right-of-way, the average lake shore setback shall be equivalent to the setback of the most lakeward protrusion of the residence building on the immediately adjacent improved lakeshore lot. The applicant is proposed to center the new home on the lot and the proposed porch creates a new encroachment outside of the existing home’s footprint. The new home is 64.5 feet from the OWHL where 75-feet is required. Hardcover restriction Zones (78-1680) Within 75 feet of the ordinary high water level (OHWL) of any lake or tributary, and within any bluff or shore impact zone, no hardcover shall be placed, located or constructed, except for driveways, stairways, lifts, landings and lockboxes as regulated by the shoreland overlay district. The applicant is proposed to center the new home on the lot and the proposed porch creates a new encroachment outside of the existing home’s footprint. The new home is creating roughly 140 sq.ft. of new hardcover. Lot Width and Lot Area (78-350) Zoning Code Section 78-72 provides options for the redevelopment of lots which do not meet the minimum area or width requirements for the respective zoning district. Substandard properties within the Shoreland Overlay District, like the subject lot, are able to be redeveloped