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a • <br /> • '� City of Orono Variance Application Attachment i , <br /> ` Terry and Suzanne Johnson 543 P�uk Lane ' j � <br /> �; <br /> � DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: ' <br /> Describe the request in detail: ' ' <br /> 1. Structural Lot Coverage: maintain existing structural hardcover of 17.7% of the , <br /> lot area. . <br /> •. 2. Side Yard Setback: Permit a variance to allow the garage to be 5' from the side � <br /> � lot line where 10' is required. <br /> 3. Rear Yard Setback: Permit a variance to allow a 30.3' rear yard setback, which <br /> , is a reduction of 8.6' in the length of current encroachment, as the current rear <br /> i yard setback is 21.7', where a 35' rear yard setback is requirecl. <br /> } <br /> 4. Hardcover total in 75' to 250': Permit a variance to allow a reduction in <br /> � hardcover within 75-250' of shoreline fi•om the existing hardcover of 63.7% to a <br /> ' total of 54.9%, where 25%is allowed. <br /> � S. Average Lakeshore Setback: Permit a variance to encroach up to 8' to 12' into <br /> the average lakeshore setback, which is a reduction of 8' in the length of the <br /> cunent encroachment. <br /> 6. Lot Area: The property is 0.25 acres in size and the lot is zoned LR-1B Zoning <br /> District in which one acre is the minimum lot area. <br /> � <br /> HARDSHIP DOCUMENTATION FORM <br /> Address Hardship Criteria as they relate to the request: � <br /> 1. "The property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use if used under <br /> conditions allowed by the official controls:' <br /> Our property is zoned LR-1B Zoning District, in which one acre (43,560 <br /> ' square feet) is the minimum lot ar�ea. Our home was built nrior to the <br /> . establishment of these zoning laws. The Iot is extremelv undersize (0.25 <br /> ; acres or 10.035 sauare feet) and narrow for the LR-1B Zonin�District. � <br /> ' Our propertv is neculiar in that the existin� lots on either side of our � <br /> �: proAerty are 100' wide lots occuUi�d by sin�le-family homes. <br /> ; M1 . . <br /> Our house has not been added onto since its construction in 1961 and we <br /> � � must use the �ara�e for livine/storage snace and uark outside on the � <br /> ; ; drivewav. : <br /> � <br /> ,a <br /> s We have consuIted with a Structural En�ineer (Tom Notch, P.E„ Notch ' <br /> � �y En�ineerin� Co. 952-472-5566) who stated that the current foundation is <br /> substandard and would need to be renlaced in order to support an � <br /> ; addition unon the current structu�'e. Therefore, chan�in� the footprint of <br /> � the home is warranted to reduce a�vera�e lakeshore setback ' <br /> encroachment, rear vard setback encroachment,and touo�raphv issues ' <br /> unique to the lot and the adiacent lots. <br /> ; <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> I <br /> , <br />