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Detailed Reason for Variance Request: The house was built in early 1960, using a product composed of panels of reinforced concrete. The product was manufactured in Oakdale, MN. and the manufacturer has since gone out of business. Replacement in kind is not an alternative. The exposed portions of the house, garage, walk area between garage and house, and main level of the house have deteriorated significantly. The deterioration, due to exposure, has caused regular water leakage, rusting of the rebar infrastructure, and created mold development in many areas of the house. The owners have made multiple good faith efforts to implement remedies, including re -roofing, reconstruction of the chimney and sealing the roof and chimney with a rubberized roofing product. Consultation with several contractors indicates that the exposed first level must be rebuilt to acceptable standards in order to eliminate the ongoing water damage and the resulting health problems that have occurred from the moisture. The reconstruction and remodel will include relocation of the existing septic drain field from the lake side of the property to the road side of the property which will further ensure no environmental impact due to the septic drain field. Proper gutters and downspouts will be installed to further mitigate runoff toward the lake. Variance Request: Shoreland setback — Flanagan — 4473 Olson Lake Trail N. The application is for a variance from the shoreland of Lake Olson for the remodel of an existing residential structure and reconstruction of the garage. This variance request results from circumstances unique to properties where principal structures were constructed prior to the adoption of Shoreland Regulations. There is existing and potential hardship as follows: 1. The deterioration, due to exposure, has caused regular water leakage, rusting of the rebar infrastructure, crumbling of the concrete panels and created mold development in many areas of the house. 2. Mold build-up has adversely affected the health of one of the property owners and has damaged household goods. 3. The exposed areas of concrete allow water and moisture seepage, which requires the regular presence of buckets and the mopping up of water from various affected areas of the house. 4. The 45 year old existing foundation is solid and it's parameters would not be changed under new construction. The construction is designed to build up from the foundation leveling the front visage of the house, and changing the lakeside setback from the existing 92.7 feet to approximately 82 feet for a distance of 20 feet.