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Dane County Board of Adjustment Minutes Page 4 of 7 July 24,2008 COMMUNICATIONS: Dunn 06/11/2008 Acknowledgment; 07/21/2008 Action: Town Board "recommends approval...conditioned upon them keeping surface water run-off from this property off the adjacent properties." 07/22/2008: Letter from Cami Peterson, Water Regulation and Zoning Specialist, WDNR, recommending denial of Appeal 3534. 07/26/2008: Letter from applicants Dennis & Nancy Lynch (dated July 24, 2008), describing their plans to build in an energy- and environmentally-conscious manner. Their design will meet LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) standards. VARIANCES REQUESTED: Purpose: Allow additions and structural alterations exceeding 50% of the existing single-family residence floor area on a substandard lot in the Shoreland district Lot Area Variance: Minimum Lot area required: 15,000 SF. Actual Lot Area: 11,680 SF +-. VARIANCE NEEDED: 3,320 SF +- Lot Width Variance Minimum lot width at building setback line required: 100 feet. Actual Lot width: 46 feet at building setback line as platted; 45.92' as surveyed VARIANCE NEEDED: 54 feet at building setback line as platted; 54.08' as surveyed. IN FAVOR: Andrew Braman-Wanek, AIA, GinkgoHouse Architects, Madison, WI, agent OPPOSED: None ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION: Mr. Lane explained his 06/12/2008 interpretation that allows additions and alterations to existing principal structures as long as they do not exceed 50% of the overall floor area of an existing structure. He stated that the Lynches' plan was reviewed and found to exceed the 50% interpretation standard Motion: Reynolds/Studz to grant a variance of 3,320 more or less square feet from the minimum 15,000 square feet required lot area, and a variance of 54 feet at the building setback line as platted (54.08 feet as surveyed) from the minimum 100 feet required lot width at the building setback line to allow additions and structural alterations exceeding 50% of the existing single-family residence floor area on a substandard lot in the Shoreland district. Condition: That the owners keep surface water run-off from this property off the adjacent properties, as per Dunn Town Board action. Finding of Fact: 1) The Lynches own a sewered lot in the Waubesa Beach subdivision, platted in 1907, in the R-3 Residential district and Shoreland district associated with Lake Waubesa. With platted lot width of 46 feet and surveyed width at the right-of-way line of Waubesa Avenue of 45.92 feet, and with lot area of 11,680 more or less square feet, according to a 2008 survey provided by the agent, the lot does not meet the minimum size standards of the Lake Waubesa Shoreland district (minimum 100 feet of lot width at the building setback line and minimum 15,000 square feet of lot area for a sewered lot). 2) The house on this lot was built in 2001 by a previous owner. At 54.4' x by 34', it meets all setback, lot coverage and height requirements of the Zoning and Shoreland Ordinances. It was built as a 2-bedroom, one-story home with a 2-stall garage, walk-out lower level on the lake side, and south side stairway. A proposed 12'x20' lake-front deck, shown on the original plans, was never built. 3) The Lynches propose to: A) add a 12'x24' (overall size) lake-front deck to the upper level. The deck will be irregularly shaped to meet the minimum 75 foot setback from the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM); B) convert the existing attached garage to living spaces (entry, workout/guest room and 3/4 bath); C) add a 16'x17' "project room" and hallway on the road side of the existing garage; and D) build a new 24'x32' 2-stall attached garage. An entry porch and new landscaping are also proposed.