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Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3 (a) - 2 November 19, 2015 Applicable Regulations: Section 17-5.8 SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL (SR) 3. Lot, Use and Density Requirements. Impervious coverage – maximum 20% Section 17-11.7 VARIANCES 6. Variances shall be decided within the required time frame with consideration for the following: A. The applicant establishes that there are practical difficulties, as defined in this ordinance, in complying with the official control, and B. The plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the landowner, and C. The deviation from the Ordinance with any attached conditions will still be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan, and D. The variance will not create a land use not allowed in the zone, and E. The variance will not alter the essential character of the locality, and F. The variance is not for economic reasons alone, but reasonable use of the property does not exist under the Ordinance. Staff Findings: Staff provides the following Findings of Fact for consideration by the Planning Commission: 1. The subject property is located at 27480 West Twin Lake Drive and is in the “Shoreline Residential” zone. 2. The property contains an existing dwelling with an attached garage. 3. The existing impervious coverage of the property is 26%, including the 7% created by the encroachment of West Twin Lake Drive. 4. The applicant proposes to construct a 384 square foot accessory structure. 5. The overall proposed impervious surface coverage of the property is 27.3%. 6. The applicant has established that there are practical difficulties in complying with the Code as West Twin Lake Drive was constructed in such a manner that it encroaches upon applicants’ property, increasing the impervious coverage. Applicant is unable to add impervious coverage and stay within the parameters of the Code.