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Design Review Board October 10, 1990 1. Approval from the Anoka County Highway Department and Minnesota Department of Transportation for all points of access. 2. Approval of wetland preservation and drainage plans by the DNR, USACOE, and Rice Creek Watershed District. 3. Reduction in density of the townhouses and submittal of acceptable plans for the townhouses. 4. Resolution of the street issue with Rice Lake Lane residents, i.e. subdivision of back yards. 5. Approval of a park and trail plan by the Lino Lakes park board. 6. Completion of a street plan that eliminates the rectilinear street pattern. The motion was amended by John Bergeson and seconded by Monika Slatten to add: 7. The fire access to be reviewed and approved by the Fire Chief. John Bergeson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FROM ARV GEARMAN, APPLICATION #90 -54. No one was present to address this variance application. Background information from Mr. Millers memorandum to the board. Ary Gearman aka A &G Enterprises is developing Rice Lake Estates. Originally planned and partially developed as a manufactured home project, Rice Lake Estates was rezoned as a PUD about two years ago. As part of the PUD Agreement Gearman agreed to build the larger "R -1X houses" including a 600 square foot garage. When the lots were originally approved they were undersized with lot widths of 70 feet. Setbacks were also reduced from the required 30 feet to 25 feet. The request before the board is for a front yard variance reduction from 25 to 20 feet for Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Block 7. Gearman states that because of the requirement for the larger dwellings and the steep slope in the back yards, he cannot squeeze 2 1