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'< REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 08/24/98 ITEM NO: 1-4 Ma~oved: Agenda Section: cr- LAND USE Peter Kelsey and Greta Friedemann request for variance to reduce the front yard setback to 20 feet and the setback from Walsh Lake to 37.5 feet for the purpose of establishing a building pad on a new parcel at 1935 Lake Street (PF3055). 1.0 REQUESTEDACnON 1.1 Peter Kelsey and Greta Friedemann are requesting variance to reduce the front yard setback to 20 feet and the setback from the ordinary high water level of Walsh Lake to 37.5 feet for the purpose of establishing a building pad at 1935 Lake Street, prior to having a house designed for the parcel. Requirement Proposal Variance Front yard setback - 30' 20' setback 10' variance Shoreland setback - 46.5' 37.5' setback (average of adjacent structures) 9' variance 1.2 This request was originally submitted for consideration as a minor variance; however, it is being processed as a regular variance because a variance from the provisions of the shoreland regulations is also being requested. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 Peter Kelsey and Greta Friedemann hold a purchase agreement for a lot at 1935 Lake Street, which is owned by Jon and Masumi Abeler. The City approved the subdivision of the property and the creation of this parcel in 1987. The property is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential, and the Comprehensive Plan identifies the property as Low Density Residential. Adjacent land uses are Walsh Lake to the west, single family residential to the north and east, and a two-family dwelling to the south. 2.2 Mr. Kelsey and Ms. Friedemann are requesting a variance from Section 1004.02(D), City Code, to reduce the front yard setback to 20 feet and a variance from Section 1016.16 to reduce the setback from the ordinary high water level of Walsh Lake to 37.5 feet for the purpose of establishing a building pad on the parcel. This creation PF3055 - RCA (08/24/98) - Page.1 of 4