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the need to locate accesses at acceptable distances from the intersection of CSAHs 10 & 17. Buffer: The northern driveway access to Lake Elmo Avenue is proposed with a distance of approximately 38 feet from the northern lot line. Due to the requirement to meet access spacing requirements intended to protect public safety, the access should not be moved any further south. In the proposed location of the drive is approximately 400 feet away from the residence to the north. 2) Unique Circumstances the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances not created by the landowner: Parcel Size: The Applicant is not proposing to expand the area of the property. The existing conditions on site were not created by the Applicant. Buffer: The Applicant is proposing accesses that are responsive to Washington County engineering requirements and cannot move the northern drive out of the buffer area. 3) Character of Locality the proposed variance will not alter the essential character of the locality in which the property in question is located: Parcel Size/Buffer: The variances will not impact the essential character of the area. The request meets the City's design standards. 4) Adjacent Properties and Traffic the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to properties adjacent to the property in question or substantially increase the congestion of the public streets or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood: Parcel Size/Buffer: The variance should not impair adjacent properties. Washington County and City engineering staff have suggested conditions of approval that would mitigate impacts expected to county roadways. DECISION NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, and based upon the information received and the above Findings, that the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby approves the request with conditions for a variance request to allow a parcel maximum of 47.6 acres, and a drive up to 38' from the northern property boundary for the Lake Elmo Elementary School project at 10928 101h Street North. The conditions for approval are outlined below: 1. The Applicant must enter into a Development Agreement, in the City's standard form, prior to issuance of a notice to proceed or any building permit for work on site. 2. Prior to the City signing or approving recording of the Final Plat or Development Agreement, the Applicant shall fully address all comments in the following review memos, or any subsequently revised memo, to the satisfaction of the City: