Commission accepts application for reconfiguration at 734 Lake Drive; applicant reduces impervious area

The commission voted to accept an application from Richard and Carmel Nardella for work at 734 Lake Drive that will remove the existing second floor, relocate and attach a three-car garage, remove an existing shed, and reduce impervious area. The applicant’s consultant presented colored plans showing the existing asphalt and proposed reductions; he said impervious coverage will fall from about 48% to about 39–40% and that runoff from a nearby catch basin discharges through an existing pipe to the lake.

Staff and commissioners discussed the existing road-side catch basin and the site’s storm drain that discharges at the lake; the consultant said roof leaders will be routed to a crushed-stone revetment and the design calculates void capacity so the stone will accept the proposed leader flows above the lake elevation. The consultant provided letters of neighbor support and confirmed the project will require a variance before the zoning board (public hearing scheduled) and that staff comments about utilities and survey information had been addressed in subsequent submissions.

The commission accepted the application; staff asked the applicant to label the lake name and impervious coverage on plan sheets and to continue coordination with staff on public notice for any hearings.