3(a) Randy and Carol Steenholdt Variance Request

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The subject property contains a i,832 square foot dwelling, two-story 808 square foot attached garage, and a i,2oo square foot accessory structure. The lot width on Middle Cullen Lake is 151.54 feet. The subject property is i.85 acres in size. Applicants propose to convert the loft/storage area above the accessory structure into a bunkhouse (guest quarters). The applicants propose to construct a 600 square foot addition to the existing i,2oo square foot accessory structure. The maximum accessory structure size is i,28o square feet. With the addition to the accessory structure, the finished area of the guest quarters would be approximately 75o square feet. Per ordinance, the maximum area for guest quarters shall not exceed�oo square feet. The existing accessory structure measures i4.5 feet in height. The ma�cimum building height for an accessory structure is i3 feet. Applicants propose the addition to the accessory structure to be i4.5 feet in height to match the existing structure. The lot width along Middle Cullen Lake is i5i.54 feet. The minimum lot width for guest quarters is i8o feet. The subject property is served by a private deep well and a compliant Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS). Applicants propose to include a bathroom in the guest quarters. The new bathroom will either be added to the existing SSTS or use a holding tank that will be designed by a licensed SSTS Designer. The existing impervious coverage is approximately i5.5 0. The m�imum impervious coverage allowed is 20%. Any future significant additional impervious coverage shall require a survey and possibly a variance. Applicable Regulations: Section 17-5.8 SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL (SR) 1. Purpose and Intent: To provide a zoning classification for riparian residential development. The zone may or may not be served by municipal sewer and water, depending on availability. 2. CompatibilitX: The Shoreline Residential zone can only be established next to the Water Resource zone. The shoreline residential zone should be established to extend through the first tier of parcels on developed lake shore and to a public road or 500 feet from the OHW, whichever is closer to the water body on undeveloped shoreline. 3. Lot, Use and Densit�quirements. Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3(a)-2 November 2i,2oi9