08-15-2011 Planning Commission Packet

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1,a. �«�1�i a. Within 75 feet of the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) of any lake or tributary, no hard cover or impervious surFace shall be placed, located or constructed, except for driveways, stairways, lifts, landings and lockboxes as regulated elsewhere in this Code. b. Between 75 feet and 250 feet of.the OHWL, there shall be no greater than 25 percent hardcover. c. Befinreen 250 feet and 500 feet of the OHWL there shall be no greater than 30 percent hardcover. . d. � Between 500 feet and 1,000 feet of the OHWL there shall be no greater than 35 percent hardcover. (2) Zone to zone credit/debit. i a. The allowed allotment of hardcover for the 250 feet to 500 feet zone or the 500 feet to 1,000 feet zone may be increased up to an unused square footage of allowable hardcover of a zone closer to the OHWL. b. Unused hardcover cannot be transferred to a zone closer to the OHWL. c. If hardcover is credited from one zone to another, additional hardcover may not be later , added to the zone closer to the OHWL if the presence of such hardcover would have prevented the crediting. d. The allowed hardcover in any zone shall be decreased by the amount of legal non- conforming hardcover in the zone next closer to the OHWL. - (b) Additional hardcover provisions. (1) Overhangs: a. Where an overhang is supported by a post, the area under the overhang to the outer � edge of the post shall be considered as hardcover. b. All but the outer finro feet of an unsupported overhang ten feet or more off the ground shall be considered hardcover. • The following drawings are included for illustrative purposes: [Drawing 1]. (2) Decks: Hardcover may be added under a deck attached to a principal structure if the deck is conforming or legaf nonconforming and the added hardcover is otherwise permitted. (3) Driveway easements: The following'principles apply where one or more properties (secondary property) gain its driveway access from an adjacent property (primary property) by virtue of a driveway easement: � a. That portion of the driveway on the primary property that serves both the primary and secondary property is considered hardcover for the primary property. b. That portion of the driveway on the primary property that serves only the secondary property is not considered hardcover for either the primary or secondary property. c. � The area of the driveway on the primary property that serves only the secondary property shall not be included in the lot area of the primary property for purposes of calculating hardcover. ;