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FILE#16`-3814 � <br /> March 15,2016 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> LOT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET(Variances noted in bold type) <br /> LR-16 Zoning District Required/Allowed Proposed <br /> Lot Area 1.00 ac. minimum 0.62 ac existing <br /> Lot Width 140' minimum 152'-165'existing <br /> Proposed New Residence <br /> Street Setback 30' 30' <br /> Left(North)Side Setback 10' 20.1' <br /> Right (South)Side Setback 10' 31.2' <br /> Lakeshore 75' 76' <br /> Average Lakeshore Setback 115' 75' <br /> Structural Covera�e: <br /> Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage <br /> 27,210 s.f.+ (0.62 acre) Allowed: 15.0% (4,082 s.f.) <br /> Proposed: 14.99% (4,080 s.f.) <br /> Hardcover Calculations: <br /> Stormwater Total Area <br /> Overlay District Allowed Hardcover Existing Hardcover Proposed Hardcover <br /> Tier �n Tier <br /> Tier 1 27,210 s.f. 6,803 s.f. (25%) 7,895 s.f. (29.0%) 7,401 s.f. (27.2 %) <br /> APPLICABLE REGULATIONS <br /> 78-330: LR-16 Lot Standards &Setback Regulations. <br /> 78-1700: Tier Hardcover Standards <br /> Governing Regulations:Variance(Sec. 78-123). <br /> !n reviewing applications for variance, the Planning Commission shall consider the effect of the <br /> proposed variance upon the health, safety and welfare of the community, existing and anticipated <br /> traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect on values of <br /> property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider recommending <br /> approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances where their strict <br /> enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique to the individual <br /> property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is demonstrated that <br /> such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning Code. Economic <br /> considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties also include but <br /> are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. Variances shall <br /> be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, subd. 2, when in <br /> harmony with this chapter. The board or the council may not permit as a variance any use that is <br /> not permitted under this chapter for property in the zone where the affected person's land is <br /> located. The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary use of a one-family <br /> dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> According to MN §462.537 Subd. 6(2) variances shall only be permitted when (staff commentary <br /> in bold type): <br />