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Page 8 of 14 Landscaped Area, Structure Coverage, and Floor Area Ratio – Intends to Comply In the R-2 District, the minimum landscaped area for lots is 65%, and the maximum Floor-Area Ratio is 0.3. Additional information would be needed from the Applicant to determine whether these criteria are met. Mr. Mezzenga is processing the minor subdivision and variance request in advance of developing civil plans, house floor plans, and renderings. Staff shall evaluate these criteria at the time of building permit review. The Applicant has stated an intention to comply with all other R-2 District minimum and design standards. 2. Tree and Landscaping Preservation - Section 1325.055 The Certificate of Survey (i.e. Site Plan B) denotes existing trees on the Subject Property. The Applicant has not provided as part of this application a tree inventory of existing significant trees on the Subject Property or an analysis of the proposed tree removal on Tract A or B. As a recommended condition of approval, the Applicant shall be required to submit a Tree Preservation Plan as part of the Building Permit application and tree replacement may be required depending on the number of significant trees impacted by the proposed development. Any tree removal shall be subject to city code requirements as outlined in Section 1325.055. 3. Shoreland Regulations – Section 1330 The Minor Subdivision for the vast portion of the review is in relation to the minimum requirements of the underlying zoning district. As previously noted, the Subject Property abuts Lake Josephine which means both proposed lots in the Minor Subdivision would be subject to Shoreland Regulations as outlined in Section 1330. The Applicant has stated it is his intention to comply with all applicable shoreland regulations and is not seeking a variance from these regulations. Upon review, Planning staff has determined that the site plans for referenced setback from OHW would need to be revised to be in compliance with Section 1330. OHW Setbacks/Adjacent Lots – Intends to Comply In Section 1330.03 - General Provisions, the City requires a structure setback of 50 feet as measured from Ordinary High Water (OHW) for properties abutting a lake classified as General Development. Additionally, this provision states that any shoreland lot where the adjacent lots have existing dwellings that exceed the minimum setback from the OHW level, the shoreline setback for a new dwelling unit or an addition to an existing dwelling unit shall not be less than the average of the setbacks from the OHW level for such adjacent dwellings minus ten (10) feet subject to the following: A. In no case shall the new structure or addition be within the minimum setback from the OWH level as stated in Section 1330.03 Subd 1. B. In no case shall the new structure or addition be nearer to the OHW level than the nearest adjacent structure. C. The minimum structure setback in Section 1330.03 Subd. 1 shall be used for the adjacent lot when calculating the setback if an adjacent lot is: 1. Vacant; 2. Has a use other than single or two-family residential; or, 3. Has a dwelling unit that encroaches on the minimum structure setback. In this case, the site plans submitted identify the dwelling to the north is setback at 66.6 feet from OHW and the structure to the south is setback at 59.7 feet from OHW. The average between