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FILE#17-3979 <br /> 20 Nov 2017 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> Section 78-1403-Structural Coverage: <br /> Total Lot Area Total Structural Coverage <br /> 46,050 s.f. (1.0 acre) Allowed: 9,210 s.f. (20%) <br /> Existing:2,621 s.f. (5.7%) <br /> Proposed: 3,427 s.f. (7.4%) <br /> Section 78-1680 and 78-1700-Hardcover Calculations: <br /> Stormwater Total Area Allowed <br /> Overlay in Zone Hardcover Existing Hardcover Proposed Hardcover <br /> District Tier <br /> ±50 w/in 54.5 s.f. <br /> 11,512 s.f. 5,726 s.f. 6,383 s.f. w/in 75' <br /> Tier 1 46,050 s.f. 75(25%) (12.4%) (13.8%) (deck+ <br /> (driveway) <br /> driveway) <br /> Applicable Regulations: <br /> Average Lakeshore Setback Variance (Section 78-1279) <br /> The screen porch was constructed encroaching up to 20 feet lakeward into the average <br /> Lakeshore setback. <br /> 75-foot Lake Setback and Hardcover within 75-foot Setback Variances (Sections 78-1279 & 78- <br /> 1680) <br /> Currently there are no structures within the 75-foot setback area;an approximate 50 square <br /> foot portion of the existing driveway is located within the 75-foot setback as a result of the cove. <br /> As constructed,the new screen porch encroaches up to 3 feet into the 75-foot lake setback also <br /> resulting in 4.5 square feet of new hardcover within the 75-setback. <br /> Governing Regulation:Variance(Section 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 <br /> anticipated traffic conditions, light and air, danger of fire, risk to the public safety, and the effect <br /> on values of property in the surrounding area. The Planning Commission shall consider <br /> recommending approval for variances from the literal provisions of the Zoning Code in instances <br /> where their strict enforcement would cause practical difficulties because of circumstances unique <br /> to the individual property under consideration, and shall recommend approval only when it is <br /> demonstrated that such actions will be in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Orono Zoning <br /> Code. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. Practical difficulties <br /> also include but are not limited to inadequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. <br /> Variances shall be granted for earth-sheltered construction as defined in Minn. Stat. § 216C.06, <br /> subd. 2, when in harmony with this chapter. The board or the council may not permit as a <br /> variance any use that is not permitted under this chapter for property in the zone where the <br /> affected person's land is located.The board or council may permit as a variance the temporary <br /> use of a one-family dwelling as a two-family dwelling. <br /> According to MN §462.537 Subd. 6(2)variances shall only be permitted when: <br />