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6. Section 1022, Subdivision 1 (B)and Section 10.56, Subdivision 16(C)(6): Average Lakeshore Setback:No principal or accessory structure shall be located closer to the lakeshore than the average distance from the shoreline of existing residence buildings on adjacent lots. To permit a variance to encroach 20' and 32' into the average lakeshore setback. Description of Requests: A. Applicant has requested variances to permit construction of an attached garage to the street side of the residence. The new garage will be 24'x 24'. A portion of the existing garage will become the new�master bedroom. The new garage will extend 16' closer to the street than the existing garage. Variances are needed because the garage encroaches into the rear setback, side yard setback, increases the structural coverage on the lot over the allowed 15%, and hardcover in the 75-250' � setback area is over the allowed 25%. B. The second part of the request is to permit including the steps into the existing entryway on the south side of the residence. The entryway is already covered and the applicants wish to include the steps as part of it. Variances are needed because the entry way encroaches in the side yard setback, hardcover in the 75-250' setback area is over the allowed 25%. The entryway will not increase the structural lot coverage. The existing entryway and steps are already considered structure. C. The third part of the request is to permit enclosing a ground level patio. The patio will be enclosed to be a screen porch. A variance is required because it is encroaches into the average lakeshore setback. The screen porch will not increase the hardcover in the 7�-250' setback area or structural lot coverage. Background: The applicants' initial proposal was more expansive than the plan now in front of the Planning Commission. After reviewing the application, staff discussed hardcover calculations and structural coverage on the lot with the applicant, explaining that structural coverage on the lot was increasing and was already over the allowed 15% by city code and the amount of hardcover in the 75-250' setback area is well over the allowed 2�% by city code. The applicant decided to go forward with the plan but with some modifications. The entryway remains the same, as does the screen porch and side loading garage, ho��ever the garage wall was moved 8' into the residence reducing the size of the house but still constructing a 24' x 24' garage. The applicant also committed to remove substantial amounts of hardcover to lower the hardcover co��erage in the 75-250' setback area. • The structural coverage on the lot will increase �vith the addition from 1,792 s.f. (17.7%) to 2,19555 s.f. (21.6%), above the allowed 1,519.2 s.£ (15%) . Moving the wall 8' into the residence reduces the existing house by 169 s.f. but the 24' x 24' garage adds 576 s.f. to the residence. A net increase of 407 s.f. (3.9%). • The hardcover in the 0-7�' setback area is not changing. The existing 0-7�' hardcover is 242.8� s.f. (6.3°/a). • The hardcover in the 75-250' setback area is decreasing. The existing 75-250' hardcover is 4,474.9 s.f. (63.1%) and decreasing to 3,767.55 s.f. (53.1%). #01-2686 Terry& Sz�_anneJohnson ' .5-F3 Park Lane � 6/13/?001 Page?