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Lake Elmo Agenda Section: Planning, Land Use and Zoning No. 9A City Council March 21, 2006 $I6d Agenda Item: Request for Reconsideration — Haire Variance (Hill Trail) Background Information for March 21, 2006: Staff has been contacted by the applicants for this variance to OHW setback and minimum lot area that was denied by the City Council on March 6, 2006. They have advised that they were unaware of the changed Council meeting date (from regular Tuesdays to the March 6 Monday due to caucus) until it was too late to attend and present their application. Staff confirms that neither applicant was in attendance at the March 6, meeting. An agenda/notice of the meeting was mailed to Mr. Haire by the City Clerk, but Mr. Haire advises that he did not notice the date change from what had been announced at the prior Planning Commission meeting. He also advises that he was prepared to present additional information that would address some of the concerns stated in the findings for variance denial. Considering the somewhat unique circumstances of this situation staff has agreed to poll the Council as to whether there is interest by the Council to move reconsideration of the application at a later Council meeting — probably April 4. Since the four Council Members in attendance on March 6 all voted for the Resolution to deny, any of those four may offer a Motion to reconsider — per advice from Attorney Filla. The applicants have agreed to extend the 60 day application review period should the Council decide to reconsider. Person responsible: Action items: Motion to reconsider the Haire variance application at the April 4, Ci e 2006 City Council Meeting to enable the applicants to present additional information regarding the application. In the alternative the Council could take no further action and the application will remain concluded as a denial. Attachments: Time Allocated: