11-16-2015 Planning Commission Packet

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X I � , PC Fachibitq GARAGE PROPOSAL HIGHLIGHTS: 1. We will be removing the cement pad#hat backs up only 8.5 ft. from the creek, lessen the hard cove�, and move garage farther away from creek to 18.5ft which ultimately increases bufFer zone between creek and hardscape and also has a positive impact on the lake/creek ecology. 2. Current driveway is situated inches off neighboring east lot line which runs down entire length of lot. The mapte tree is cur�ently under more jeopardy with cement running mere inches from of tree. New driveway would be 5ft. off lot line, decreasing hard cover, improving drainage along east side lot line and improving health of maple tree. 3. 2 properties currently have garages that are set back closer to the creek than house 3403 and 3413.The only property besides ours in the neighborhoad without a garage is a seasonal cottage iess than 1,Q00 sq. ft. at 3405. Every other property ln the neighborhood has a garage with enough space for each necessary car for the residence. 4. Our proposed garage increases the value of not vnly our house but also a!I the neighboring properties.The dilapidated garage slab is not only an eye sore but also not in uniform with the neighborhood. 5. The first visible house/garage entering the neighborhood o#East Lake street is 3403 (Kalen Whitmore} which is an oversized (24xZ4ft) 2-car detached garage that sits back south of the house line a mere 20ft off the creek and is approximately half the size of her house. Yet we are proposing a smailer size 2 car-garage built like-kind to her garage in less of an area than what was previous erected on our Iot. 6. The east neighbor to aur lot has no windows facing west on the first floor of the property as this is garage space. The "living space"/second leve! windows facing west and south sit over 15 ft. abo�e the ground {may even be higher} and would not be blocked by our garage. Based on last meeting it was confirmed I have the legal right to plant shrubs on my lot line to the east that would block her view to the west& south of the lake. She likewise has the right and option to cut down her willow tree that would increase her sunlight and view of the lake if she so wished. Furthermore, she bought her house with the previously erected garage directly blocking her view to the south a+�d west for vver 14 years. 7. We are willing to decrease the roof pitch so that the garage does nat stand more than 13.5ft tall and is minlmally constructed to meet the structural hard cover requirement of our lot.