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Table Two. Current Lot Coverage VE.RSUS Proposed Lot Coverage and R-2Zo Re uirements Description Current Current R- 2 Zoning Proposed Proposed Square %of Requirernent Square % of Lot Foota e Lot Foota e Princi Ie Structure 1,045 12.67 1,606 19.46 Accessory Structure 514 6.23 514 6.23 Total Structure (principle & accesso ) 1,559 18.19 2,120 25.69 Paved Drive Wa 1000 12.12 1,000 12.12 Walkways, Deck, Patio 650 7.80 860 10.42 1,650 19.92 10% 1,860 22.54 Review of Seven Hardship Cliteria for Request # 2 1. The property in question cannot Ix put to a rrasonable use if used under CIJI'lditions aIkmed by the ofjidal aJ11tYrl.s: The property could still be put to a reasonable use without the proposed variance to the lot coverage requirement with which the house is currently out of compliance due to changes in lot area requirements post-construction, causing any size addition to be out of compliance. As stated above in response to this criterion, without the proposed addition, the house will remain unsuitable to our current needs as a family, and we will necessarily have to move. 2. The pligpt if the landozmer is due to a=tana:s unique to the property 11111; created by the landm.mer: As stated above, the property was developed as part of a high-density neighborhood. The property was constructed in 1975; the current owner purchased the property in 1996, thus inheriting the current structure and lot size, which is smaller than current lot size minimums allowed by the City of Arden Hills. The plight has been exacerbated by the adoption of the current R- 2 zoning requirements by the planned unit development rather than the original zoning requirements that were in place when the planned unit development was constructed. 3. The deriation /rom the Ordinarux 71im any attadxd <XJnJiitions Wll still Ix in ktxpirrg 71im the spirit and interJt if the Ordimru:e: The intent of the current ordinance is not applicable to the Hunter's Park Planned Unit Development because the original planned unit development was for a high-density, single-dwelling area on smaller parcels of land and not the current low-density zoning ordinances being applied. The addition Wll Ix in 4