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. ' � <br /> Date Application Received:08/21/12 <br /> . Date Application Considered as Complete:08/30/12 <br /> 60-Day Review Period Expires: 10/29/12 <br /> To: Chair Schoenzeit and Planning Commission Members <br /> Jessica Loftus, City Administrator <br /> From: Melanie Curtis, Planning&Zoning Coordinator L <br /> . � <br /> Date: 11 September 2012 <br /> Subject: #12-3572 Matthew Fritz,4055 Elm Street <br /> • Lot Width and Area Variances <br /> • Public Hearing <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> Zoning District: LR-16,One Family Lakeshore Residential District, 1-acre/140' <br /> Lot Area: 20,665 square feet(0.47 acre) ,.`;� <br /> Lot Width: 120 feet � <br /> Application Summary: The applicant requests a lot width and lot area variance to construct a � <br /> � house on a vacant lot that is 120 feet wide when 140 feet of width is required and.is 0.47 acres <br /> in size when 1 acre is required. <br /> Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff recommends approval. <br /> Pertinent Zoning Ordinance Sections <br /> 78-330 Area, height, lot width and yard requirements. <br /> (b) Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed: • <br /> Lot Area- 1 acre, Lot Width—140 feet <br /> list of Exhibits <br /> ExhibitA. Application <br /> Exhibit 8. Practical Difficulties Form <br /> Exhibit C. Proposed Survey <br /> Exhibit D. Proposed House <br /> Exhibit E. Plat Map <br /> Exhibit F. Property Owners List <br /> Background <br /> The applicant's property is 20,665 square feet in area and has 120 feet in width where 43,560 <br /> square feet and 140 feet are required within the LR-1B zoning district. He is requesting lot width <br /> and lot area variances in order to build a new residence on the existing vacant lot of record. The <br /> property is located within 1000-feet of Lake Minnetonka and is considered part of the shoreland <br /> overlay district. According to State Statute the applicant can develop the property without <br /> variances if the proposal meets the 25% DNR hardcover limitation. The applicant's proposal results <br /> in 30% hardcover as permitted within the 250- to 500-foot zone therefore lot width and lot area <br /> variances are required. This property has been through the lot width and lot area variance process <br /> a number of times in the past. The previous approvals have all expired. - <br />