06.06 P & Z Administrator's Report

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10. The proposed impervious coverage is 19.3%, which is much less than what is allowed in the zone. 11. A stormwater retention area is planned on site to assist in limiting stormwater runoff. The Commission recommends the following conditions be included with an approval: 1. The applicant shall provide the City a copy of their MPCA NPDES permit prior to issuance of a building permit. 2. The south parking lot shall be sloped such that stormwater is directed to the low area on the east side of the property. If this is not possible, adequate stormwater retention area will be provided south of the parking lot to prevent runoff to Derksen Road. 2. Variance to encroach within the lake setback. Justin and Kimberly Bolz- Andelshek, appheants. The applicants own a home on West Twin bake. The home is a legal, non-conforming structure as it was built prior to the adoption of lake setback regulations. Most of the home lies outside of the lake setback, but a small portion is within 75 feet. The home is a walkout and the entire second level deck is within the setback. The applicants wish to-add living space to the structure and are seeking a variance to add a second story. The variance is required as roughly 50 square feet of the proposed 1,230 square foot expansion would occur within the lake setback. The applicants are also requesting that they be allowed to remove and replace the existing second floor deck. The Planning Commission is unanimously recommending that you approve the variance based on the following findings of fact: 1. Of the proposed second story addition, roughly 4% (50 square feet)would fall within the lake setback. 2. Correcting such a small encroachment does not justify removal of the entire structure. 3. Moving the structure back to the setback would involve a significant amount of grading, which would be undesirable and potentially impact the water body and the adjacent property owner. 4. The topography of the lot constitutes a unique circumstance that limits development alternatives for the property. 5. Other alternatives for adding space to the home are less desirable as they increase the amount of impervious coverage and require alteration of the terrain. 6. The current proposal does not increase the amount of impervious coverage. 7. Granting a variance would not increase the permanency of the structure over what other alternatives would. This alternative meets the intent and purpose of the Ordinance the same as other alternatives.