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MINUTES <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />OCTOBER 10, 1991 <br />requiring a hardship to be shown before it will approve <br />a variance. The DNR's goal is to preserve the <br />shoreline in a natural state, or to re- establish a <br />natural shoreline where possible. <br />DeLonais noted the Planner's statement in his report <br />that had the Favis property been maintained properly <br />all along, the matter would not have reached the point <br />that it has. DeLonais felt that rehabilitation of the <br />Favis house looked hopeless, and did not believe the <br />City would be faced with a similar request for some <br />years. <br />Hagen pointed out that there are two other <br />deteriorating cabins in the the same area along Little <br />Canada Road. <br />Keis agreed, but pointed out that there are some nice <br />homes on Little Canada Road as well. Keis asked the <br />Hagen's if their plans were to stay in their home. <br />Hagen replied that they purchased the home three years <br />ago, however, current discussions are making them <br />nervous. Hagen reported that they purchased the home <br />because it was on a small lake, they felt that any <br />future widening of Little Canada Road would occur to <br />the north, they talked with the DNR about the lake, as <br />well as with the County Assessor. <br />The City Planner noted that there is roughly 90,000 <br />square feet of residential land along Little Canada <br />Road. According to the Shoreland Ordinance, the total <br />area is adequate for about 6 single - family units. <br />However, the biggest concern is meeting front and <br />backyard setbacks with some of the lots. <br />The Planner reported that another option the City might <br />want to consider is the transfer of development rights. <br />This is where if the City eliminates residential use in <br />the area, it could assign a certain number of <br />development rights to the Little Canada Road parcels, <br />which could then be sold to another portion of the <br />community. This would allow the property owners along <br />Little Canada Road to recoup some lost property values. <br />The market would establish the value of a development <br />right, and it is an option for the City to consider <br />rather than the City paying for the property. <br />Garske felt the solution would be an easy one except <br />for the nicer homes that exist along Little Canada <br />Road. Garske did not feel that property values in this <br />area were increasing, and felt that property owners <br />would have a tough time selling their properties. <br />Page 3 <br />