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Lakeview Family Dentistry Site Plan and Variance Requests required. A variance is also requested to allow the proposed addition to be setback 61.4 feet from the OHW level of Egg Lake, where 100 feet is required by City ordinance. The site plan for the existing building was approved on April 6, 1992 and was originally built as a dental clinic. The owner has since changed but the use remains the same. The applicant is proposing to continue the same use on site. 3. CONTEXT: A. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning The property and all surrounding sites are zoned Central Business District and are guided as Mixed Use in the 2040 Land Use Plan. B. Existing Conditions The property is 0.85 acres and is adjacent to Egg Lake with wetlands located on the eastern portion of the site. There is an existing dental clinic on site that has access to Highway 61. 4. ANALYSIS: A. Level of City Discretion in Decision-Making The City’s discretion in approving or denying a site plan is limited to whether or not the proposed project complies with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance requirements. If it meets these standards, the City must then approve the site plan. The City’s discretion in approving or denying a variance is limited to whether or not the proposed project meets the standards in the Zoning Ordinance for a variance. The City has a higher level of discretion with a variance because the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that they meet the standards in the ordinance. B. Variance from Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage The Shoreland Overlay District requires that no more than 25% of a lot within the district may be covered by impervious surface. The existing lot has an impervious surface coverage of 30.6% and the proposed site plan has an impervious surface coverage of 50.6%. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow an impervious surface coverage of 50.6%, where 25% is required by ordinance. Staff used the standards outlined in Section 90-38 of the City Code and found the following: (1) Law. The variance as requested is permissible by law. The proposed variance is permissible by law.