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Page 2 of 14 50 feet. The Applicant is requesting a variance to decrease the rear yard setback and structure setback from Ordinary High Water Level to allow 8.5 feet from the proposed deck and 10.9 feet from the proposed principal structure. The existing single-family dwelling principal structure has a rear yard setback of 9 feet from Ordinary High Water Level. 6) Shore Impact Zone: The Shoreland District further prohibits structures within the Shore Impact Zone, which is the area between Ordinary High Water Level and 50 percent of the structure setback. For Lake Johanna, this is the area 25 feet from Ordinary High Water Level. The Applicant is requesting a variance to allow for building dwelling and deck structures within the Shore Impact Zone. 7) Impervious Surface Coverage: The R-1 Zoning District and the Shoreland District maximum impervious surface coverage shall be 35 percent. The Applicant is requesting a variance to exceed the ordinance requirement for impervious surface coverage to allow 64.26 percent. The currently developed property has an impervious surface coverage of 66.39 percent. 8) Structure Coverage: The R-1 Zoning District maximum structure coverage shall be 25 percent. The Applicant is requesting a variance to increase the structure coverage to allow 49 percent. The currently developed property has a structure coverage of 48 percent. 9) Floor Area Ratio: The R-1 Zoning District maximum floor area ratio shall be .3. The Applicant is requesting a variance to increase the floor area ratio to allow .51. Background 1. Site Conditions The 1622 Lake Johanna Blvd is currently developed with a single-family residential dwelling with an attached garage (1,716 SF). The property was originally developed as a lakeshore cottage in 1939. In 1965, the City approved a request to remodel the cottage at the 1622 property and variances were granted for the remodeling of the structure which exists today. The nature of the variances granted were not identified in applicable building permits. The 1622 and 1624 Lake Johanna Blvd properties are existing platted lots of record that were platted in 1948, after the original cottage was developed on the 1622 Lake Johanna Blvd property. 1622 Lake Johanna Blvd is considered nonconforming with current ordinance requirements for lot area, lot depth, building area elevation, lot coverage, and front yard and rear setbacks for single- family residential properties zoned R-1 as well as residential properties located within the Shoreland District. The dwelling was constructed prior to the platting of the lot and received variances for the remodeling to the structure. The lot area for the 1622 parcel is 4,415 square feet with an existing impervious surface coverage of 2,931 square feet (66.39 percent) and structure coverage of 2,118 square feet (48 percent). The 1624 parcel is undeveloped and has a lot area of 3,957 square feet. The average lot depth for the two parcels is approximately 49 feet. Per the Certificate of Survey submitted with the variance request, the front building line of the existing dwelling encroaches 0.4 feet upon the Right of Way. The distance between the rear building line of the dwelling and approximately 10 feet between the rear building line and the ordinary high water level (OHWL). The submitted surveys show the lot depth and lot area as calculated from the front property line to the water’s edge. Structure setbacks are shown between the structure and the ordinary high water level as required for the Shoreland District.