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Council approves variances for addition at 4200 Water Street and grading at 207 40 Linwood Road
Summary
The Deephaven City Council approved a variance and Conditional Use Permit for an addition at 4200 Water Street that raises hardcover by 9.3% and a separate variance allowing a three-foot grading exceedance at 207 40 Linwood Road to accommodate lakeside main-level access; both motions carried unanimously.
The Deephaven City Council on Jan. 6 approved two separate land-use variances: one allowing a 10-foot exterior side-yard setback variance and a Conditional Use Permit to increase hardcover by 9.3 percent at 4200 Water Street, and another allowing a three-foot variance to exceed the grading limit at 207 40 Linwood Road.
City Planner Pat Smith presented both staff reports. For 4200 Water Street, Smith said county property records show the house dates to 1885 and is a legal nonconforming structure. The applicant, Troy Mason of Mason Construction Services, is proposing a garage addition that would raise the property's hardcover from 25.8 percent to about 34.3 percent. City Engineer Jim Stremmel said the proposed raingarden for the site "is designed to overflow to the street," and Mason told the Council that "the downspouts will be dumping into a draintile system that is directed to the raingarden." Smith confirmed the applicant removed a second raingarden from the plan and that the revised single raingarden is large enough to mitigate the additional hardcover.
On the Linwood Road lot, Smith described a vacant site with a mid-lot "shelf" that drops about five feet; owner Lisa Goodwin and architect Kyle Hunt said they intend to raise a planter area roughly six feet so the main living level has lakeside access and the structure reads closer to a 1.5-story from the lake. Smith said the maximum grade change without a variance is three feet; the Council approved a three-foot variance to permit the proposed grading.
Councilmember Tony Jewett moved and Councilmember John Studer seconded approval of the 4200 Water Street variance and CUP; the motion carried 5-0. Councilmember Emily Scherschligt moved and Jewett seconded approval of the Linwood Road grading variance; the motion carried 5-0.
Both approvals followed the Planning Commission's recommendation and included conditions reflected in staff reports. The Council did not add conditions beyond the project plans and the engineering review. The Council record indicates that staff and the city engineer will continue to review final construction details during permitting.
