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Shorewood council approves interim-use permit for new house and a garage setback variance
Summary
Council approved an interim use permit and conditional-use amendment to allow construction of a new home at 27225 Smithtown Road while the applicants remain in the existing house, and also granted a variance to reduce a rear-yard setback from 50 to 10 feet for a detached garage at 5765 Eureka Road. Both actions were recommended by staff and the Planning Commission.
The Shorewood City Council on April 14 approved multiple planning actions, including an interim use permit and conditional-use amendment to allow construction of a new single-family home at 27225 Smithtown Road and a variance to reduce the rear-yard setback for a detached garage at 5765 Eureka Road.
Planning Director Griffiths described the Brandhorst applicants' request for an IUP and a CUP amendment so they can construct a new home on property currently used in part as vegetation while continuing to occupy the existing dwelling during construction. Griffiths noted the two-week demolition window specified in City Code would be triggered by issuance of the certificate of occupancy; the applicants indicated they would like additional time but staff recommended approval with the standard conditions. Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 25-038 on the staff-recommended conditions.
On a separate request, Griffiths reviewed a variance petition for a property at 5765 Eureka Road to reduce the required rear-yard setback from 50 feet to 10 feet so the owner could build a detached garage. He said the lot was undersized for its zoning district and that a prior variance approval had expired when a previous owner did not build. Dan Wallace of Wallace Architecture explained the proposed garage was pulled back to avoid blocking the house entrance and to preserve a tree along the road. Griffiths reported the city’s notification process yielded no resident feedback; the council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 25-039, approving the variance with the conditions listed in the staff report.
Both actions were supported by staff and the Planning Commission and were approved by the council. The Asakenas Addition plat-extension matter listed on the consent agenda was also adopted as part of the consent items earlier in the meeting. Next steps for the approved permits include satisfying the conditions in the staff reports, securing any required building permits and following the demolition timeline tied to the certificate of occupancy.
