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City Council <br />May 27, 2003 <br />Laumeyer Variance <br />ANALYSIS <br />Shoreland Ordinance <br />The Shoreland Management Overlay Ordinance was adopted by the City of Lino Lakes <br />in response to Minnesota Statute requirements. The Ordinance applies to land <br />( "shoreland ") located within 1,000 feet of the OHWL of the public water bodies noted <br />within the ordinance. Lake Amelia is classified as a Natural Environment Lake under the <br />Shoreland Ordinance, and as such, requires all structures maintain a 150 -foot setback <br />from the OHWL, which is defined as 908.10. The existing house has a setback of 90 <br />feet. The proposed addition, which would be on the north side of the home, would have <br />approximately the same setback. The Shoreland Ordinance directs that all <br />additions /expansions to nonconforming structures "must meet the setback, height, and <br />other requirements of (the) ordinance. Any deviation from these requirements must be <br />authorized by a variance." <br />Zoning & Land Use <br />The following chart summarizes the zoning and land use designations for the subject <br />property, as well as surrounding properties: <br />Location <br />Guided Land Use <br />Zoning <br />Subject Site <br />Rural Land Use <br />Rural Executive (R -X) <br />North <br />t4 <br />" <br />East <br />Lake Amelia <br />Lake Amelia <br />South <br />Rural Land Use <br />Rural Executive (R -X) <br />West <br />Low Density, Sewered <br />Residential <br />Rural (R) <br />The property is somewhat isolated, with the nearest neighboring house located south of <br />the subject property at the intersection of Ash Street and Centerville Road. The nearest <br />houses north of the property are located along Centerville Road, on the west side of the <br />road, and thus not on Lake Amelia. The property is only 175 feet wide, with the OHWL <br />located approximately 90 feet east of the existing home. In this respect, the property is <br />too small to allow compliance with the setbacks required under the Shoreland Ordinance: <br />if the structure were setback the required 150 feet from the OHWL, then it would not <br />meet the required setbacks from Centerville Road. <br />Septic Issues <br />The Shoreland Ordinance also specifies a 150 -foot setback from the OHWL for the septic <br />system of properties located within the Shoreland Overlay District of a Natural <br />Environment Lake. The septic system for the subject property is located southeast of the <br />