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..{ REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION DATE: 12/09/98 ITEM NO: 6 (b) Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS Thomas & Kathleen Diffley and WF Bauer Homes are requesting a variance to increase the impervious surface coverage of a parcel in a shoreland management district to 35% for the purpose of regrading the site and constructing a single family residence on an undeveloped parcel (PF3086). Manager Approved: 1.0 Requested Action 1.1 Thomas & Kathleen Diffley and WF Bauer Homes (Steve Zawadski) are requesting a variance from Section 1016.26(B) of the City Code to increase the impervious surface coverage of a parcel in the shoreland management district of Lake Josephine from 25% to 35% for the purpose of regrading the site and constructing a single family residence on an undeveloped parcel. 2.0 Background 2.1 Thomas & Kathleen Diffley own an undeveloped lot at 1230 Belair Circle (Lot 8, Block 1, Belair Heights No.2). The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential, and the Comprehensive Plan identifies the property as Low Density Residential. Adjacent land uses include single family residential to the north, south, east, and west. Another undeveloped parcel with similar site conditions is located directly west of this parcel. 2.2 WF Bauer Homes is requesting a variance from Section 1016.26 of the City Code to increase the impervious lot coverage to 35% in the shoreland management district of Lake Josephine. This subdivision was platted in 1978. When this area was developed in the early 1980s, the cul-de-sac and other lots were cut down from the original topography. This lot and the lot to the west have not been regraded and are approximately 15 feet above the roadway level of Belair Circle. This lot is 86 feet wide and 135 feet deep (11,660 square feet). The house and deck /patio as proposed covers 2,055 square feet, the three-car garage covers 720 square feet, and the driveway covers 1,300 square feet: the overall impervious lot coverage is 4,075 square feet or 35% of the lot. Ifthe attached garage was only a two car garage and the driveway width was reduced accordingly, the overall impervious lot coverage would be reduced to approximately 31 %. 2.3 The applicant is proposing to construct a modified rambler home on the site with 1,937 square foot of living area on the main floor, 1,482 square feet of living area with a side walk-out on the lower level, and a three-car garage. The size and mass of the proposed house is similar to other homes in this neighborhood. In order to facilitate development of the site with the least amount of impact to the neighborhood, the home design uses a side walk-out on the east to blend in with the topography of the property to the east. The PF3086 - RPCA (12/09/98) - Page 10f3