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Page 7 of 14 which are below the minimums required in the R-1 Zoning District and Shoreland District. Therefore, a variance is requested for lot depth and area. Building Area Elevation – Variance Requested In addition, for lots abutting upon a watercourse, drainage way, channel or stream, including wetland or marsh, all building areas should be located outside the natural feature and a minimum of two (2) feet above the 100-year flood elevation. With regards to elevation for building areas, the Subdivision ordinance references the 100-year flood elevation and the Subject Property, a riparian lot on Lake Johanna, is subject to the regulatory floodplain for the waterbody. As part of the Rice Creek Watershed District (“RCWD”) review of the proposed plans, a RCWD representative provided the 100-year regulatory floodplain elevation for Lake Johanna, which is 881.1. The proposed building area is shown to be located outside of the natural feature, Lake Johanna, and the survey with the proposed new dwelling shows a minimum elevation of the building area is 881 feet, which is approximately the 100-year regulatory floodplain elevation for Lake Johanna. The proposed elevation does not meet the minimum building area elevation of at least two feet above the 100-year flood elevation. A RCWD representative noted in their review that permitting is required for floodplain alteration as it relates to the new home construction. A variance is required for the proposed building area elevation for the new dwelling. Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review 1. District Provisions (R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning District) – Section 1320.06 and Shoreland Regulations – Section 1330 Lot Size and Dimensions – Variance Requested The Subject Property after the proposed lot consolidation has a lot area of 8,372 square feet and a minimum depth of 49 feet. Section 1320 and Section 1330 requires a minimum lot size of 14,000 square feet per single-family dwelling unit and a minimum lot depth of 85 feet. The consolidation of the two lots is statutorily required because of their size limitations and the two lots could not be developed separately. The Applicant is seeking a variance for the proposed lot size and dimensions. Structure Setbacks – Variance Requested In the R-1 District, the minimum front and rear setback requirements are 40 feet and 30 feet, respectively. The minimum side yard setback in the R-1 District is 10 feet and 25 feet combined. Additionally, Section 1330 – Shoreland Regulations requires a minimum structure setback from ordinary high water level of 50 feet. The current principal structure encroaches 0.4 feet into the Right-of-Way as measured from Lake Johanna Blvd and has a 9-foot setback as measured from ordinary high water level. The proposed new dwelling and attached garage would be located entirely on the Subject Property, with a front yard setback of 0.3 feet. Rear yard setbacks would be 8.5 feet from the proposed deck and 10.9 feet from the proposed principal structure, as measured from ordinary high water level. Variances are required for the proposed front yard and rear yard setbacks. The existing side yard setbacks are 14.9 feet and 15.4 feet, for a combined total of 30.3 feet. The proposed side yard setbacks are 22.1 feet as measured from the principal structure to the northeast property line and 24.7 feet as measured from the deck to the southwest property line, for a total of