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_ __.. <br /> �..._=_--__ - <br /> ��� O \\\ •;ti <br /> /� 7 � ``` <br />(�/�, O O \ <br />�� , �1 CITY of 4RON0 <br /> i,��` � l � j I <br />� � � '.� . , ti,'� Municipai Offices <br /> '�� . Gti, ,� <br /> � ;\�� ; ` g,� � Sueet Address: MailinQ Address: <br /> �; 2750 Kelle Parkwa P.O. Box 66 <br /> kE$SO ;;' Y Y <br /> '-= Orono, MN 55356 Crystai Bay, MN 55323•0066 <br /> May 31, 2005 <br /> Frenchy Dampier <br /> 3550 Ivy Place <br /> Wayzata, MN 55391 <br /> Re: Codes/Policies Pertinent to Hardcover and Lot Coverage by Structures <br /> Dear Frenchy: <br /> Enclosed please find the following documents: <br /> 1. Zoning Code Section 78-1288 regarding hardcover limitations. <br /> 2. Zoning Code Section 78-1403 regarding lot coverage by structures. <br /> 3. City Council Policy Resolution No. 4006 (11-24-97) establishing policy regarding the <br /> hardcover status of plastic and fabric landscaping materials and defining the distinction between <br /> structural and non-structural hardcover. <br /> 4. City Council Policy Resolution No. 5179 (5-24-04) establishing policies regarding minimum <br /> hardcover standards for garages, driveways, sidewalks and similar property features. <br /> Regarding the conversion of your tuck-under garage to living space, a portion of your unusually large <br /> existing garage space could potentially be converted into living space, as long as two stalls remain. Any <br /> conversion leaving less than two functional garage stalls would be out of compliance with Policy 5 of <br /> Resolution 5179, unless you can show that you have hardcover available for a garage addition or <br /> detached garage. However, you do not have available structural coverage allotment for an addition or <br /> detached garage, and conversion of existing driveway hardcover from non-structural to structural <br /> hardcover would also require a variance. Frankly, I think that the Planning Commission and Council <br /> would consider the conversion of your entire existing garage space into living space, as a self-created <br /> hardship that does not support granting of a hardcover or lot coverage variance. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> f, � �; <br /> � ;;�,_.t <br /> Michael P. Gaffron <br /> Planning Director <br /> encl <br /> �elephone(952)249-4600 � Fax(952)249-4616 <br /> www.ci.orono.mn.us <br />