Council approves conditional-use permit for pool and addition at 19160 Azure Road

The Deephaven City Council voted 5-0 on Monday to approve a conditional-use permit allowing a swimming pool and addition at 19160 Azure Road.

City Planner Pat Smith presented the staff report recommending approval after applicants Matthew and Sarah Pavek proposed mitigation measures to offset an increase in hardcover from 24.5% to 35%. Smith said the applicants will install an infiltration trench in the northwest corner and a second trench in the southwest corner; the city’s calculations show the proposed measures reduce the effective hardcover to 21.96 percent, under the 25 percent maximum.

Applicant Matthew Pavek told the council that heavy vegetation already screens the pool area and that the Paveks plan to add a privacy fence and more landscaping. Councilmember Tom Erdmann noted the Planning Commission had initially believed an existing shed was less than 120 square feet, but Smith confirmed the shed measures 140 square feet; the council required that the nonconforming shed be reduced to comply with the zoning ordinance as a condition of approval.

Councilmember John Studer moved to accept staff and Planning Commission findings and approve the permit; Councilmember Tony Jewett seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0.

The action allows the homeowners to proceed with the addition and pool with the specified stormwater trenches and the requirement to bring the shed into conformance. The council did not identify any other changes to setbacks beyond staff’s note that pool decking must meet the 15-foot side-yard setback requirement for pools.