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Lake Elmo Agenda Section: Planning, Land Use and Zoning No. 9B <br />City Council <br />March 6, 2006 <br />NIAMBIBIll sill <br />.Background Information for March 6, 2006: <br />The Planning Commission, at its February 13 meeting, adopted a recommendation for approval of this <br />application for nonconforming parcel area and OHW setback variances that would permit construction of a <br />new home (after razing the existing home) on this "old platting" parcel of 34,700 square feet (8/10 acre). <br />The Commission's vote on the recommendation was split 5-4,.with the commissioners voting nay (Pelletier, <br />Schneider, Lyzenga, and Chair Helwig) all voicing concern with the scale of the proposed home in relation <br />to the parcel area and the existing neighborhood character. Those concerns relate to the nonconforming <br />parcel area variance. Little concern was voiced regarding the OHW setback variance, probably since the <br />proposed house location would be 15 feet less nonconforming as to OHW setback (but still nonconforming) <br />than the existing house location. <br />This application was received by the City on January 17, 2006. Therefore City compliance with 60 <br />application review requirements mandates that the Council take some action at the March 6, 2006 meeting. <br />The only exception to this mandate will be if the applicant provides the City with a specific written waiver <br />of the 60 day review period. Should the Council decide to instead deny the applications, the findings <br />provided in the Planning Commission recommendation and included in the attached draft Resolution should <br />be modified accordingly. <br />Person res onsible: <br />Action items: <br />C 4 C'y �ne <br />Motion to adopt draft Resolution #2006 — approving parcel area <br />and OHW setback variances at 8160 Hill Trail (applicants, Kevin <br />& Gina Haire) per plans staff dated February 9, 2006 based on the <br />Findings and recommendation of the Planning Comrission. <br />Attachments: GTime Allocated: <br />1. Draft Resolution #2006 - `Approving Variances <br />2. Approved Planning Commission Minutes of February 13, 2006 <br />3. Planning Staff Report of February 8, 2006 <br />4. Applicants' Documentation and Graphics <br />