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<br />Unfortunately, after the house on Lot 1 was constructed, it was discovered that the calculations <br />on the submitted survey were incorrect. This error has caused the lot to not comply with the <br />City's lot coverage and minimum landscape area requirements. Since the R-2 Zone was <br />designed for this small of a lot, applying the regulations has become difficult. While there is <br />some disagreement on the sequence of events that led to this result, the result is nonetheless the <br />same. <br /> <br />Current 3238 Lake Lane Lot Coveral!:e <br /> <br />The footprint of the new dwelling is 1,320 square feet <br />and the limit would be 1,377,5 feet based on the 25 <br />percent structure limit. The property would also be <br />required to have at least 3,581.5 square feet of <br />landscaped area. Depending on how the lot coverage <br />numbers are calculated, there is a landscaping area <br />deficit of 494.75 square feet or 188.75 square feet. <br /> <br />Pervious Pavers <br /> <br /> 3238 Lake lane Lot Coverage <br /> Coveraae Square feet <br /> Dwellinn 1320 <br />Front stee, landina, and back steo 303.25 <br /> Concrete 494 <br />Driveway Pavers 306 <br /> Total 800 <br />Total Current Coveraae 2423.25 <br />Current Landscaned Area 3086.75 <br />Lot Size 5510 <br />Max Structure Size (25%) 1377.5 <br />Min Landscane Area (65%) 3581.5 <br />Landscape Area Deficit (pervious 494.75 <br />pavers are not landscape area) <br />Landscape Area Deficit (pervious <br />pavers are landscape area) 188.75 <br /> <br />Approximately 306 square feet of the 800 square foot <br />driveway is using pervious pavers. Pervious pavers <br />are a type of paver that permits a certain amount of <br />water to pass through them. They are considerably more pervious than a concrete, asphalt, or <br />traditional paver driveway. While there are some questions about their long-term use in <br />Minnesota's climate, they do show potential and are increasingly popular. <br /> <br />There were conversations between City Staff and Morr Construction about the use of pervious <br />pavers on the property prior to Morr Construction purchasing the property. This is a LEED <br />certified house and Morr Construction was attempting to use greener construction materials and <br />meet the requirements of the Zoning Code by using pervious pavers. The building plans did <br />indicate that pervious pavers may be used; however, the lot coverage numbers on the survey did <br />not initially indicate that there would be any significant problems. <br /> <br />However, after reviewing the definitions in the Zoning Code, it appears that pervious pavers <br />cannot be considered landscaped area when being used as part of a driveway. Due to the error <br />on the submitted survey and a miscommunication between Staff and the property owner, there is <br />a lot coverage issue. Ifthe pervious pavers are accepted as landscaped area, the landscape area <br />deficit is 188.75. If the pervious paves are not part of the landscaped area, the deficit is 494.75 <br />square feet. <br /> <br />Morr Construction has proposed to convert an additional portion of the driveway to pervious <br />pavers to help resolve the situation. <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meetingfor August 1, 2007 <br /> <br />IlMetro-inet.uslardenhil/slPlanninglPlanning CommissionlNew-Old Business\2007\080107 - Morr Construction Lot Coverage.doc <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />