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FILE#16-3812 <br /> March 16,2016 ' <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> Right Side Setback 30' 31.3' <br /> Lake Setback(Natural Environment Lake) 150' 225' <br /> Average Lakeshore Setback No Encroachment 57' Encroachment <br /> Allowed <br /> Structural Covera�e: <br /> Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage <br /> 82,461 s.f.+ (1.89 acre) Allowed: 15.0% (12,369 s.f.) <br /> Existing: 3.8% (3,118 s.f.) <br /> Proposed: 7.0% (5,735 s.f.) <br /> Hardcover Calculations: <br /> Stormwater Total Area <br /> Overlay District �n Tier Allowed Hardcover Existing Hardcover Proposed Hardcover <br /> Tier <br /> Tier 1 82,461 s.f. 20,615 s.f. (25%) 10,674 s.f. (12.9 %) 14,266 s.f. (17.3%) <br /> APPLICABLE REGULATIONS <br /> 78-420: RR-1B Lot Standards&Setback Regulations. <br /> 78-1279(6J: Average Lakeshore Setback <br /> (6) Average lakeshore setback. No principal or accessory structure shall be located closer <br /> to the lakeshore than the average distance from the shoreline of existing residence buildings <br /> on adjacent lots; except that this does not apply to patios and other accessory structures less <br /> than 42 inches above existing grade, stairways, lifts, landings, lockboxes, flagpoles, and pump <br /> houses. Further,the average lakeshore setback shall apply only to classified lakes and shall not <br /> apply to tributaries. The average lakeshore setback line shall be a straight line connecting the <br /> most lakeward protrusions of the residence buildings on the immediately adjacent lakeshore <br /> lots. <br /> a. In situations where improvement is proposed on a lot adjacent to a vacant lot or right-of- <br /> way, the average lake shore setback shall be equivalent to the setback of the most <br /> lakeward protrusion of the residence building on the immediately adjacent improved <br /> lakeshore lot. <br /> Governing Regulations:Variance(Sec. 78-123). <br /> In 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 />