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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 21, 1981 -2- PATRICK RILEY/SEELER PROPERTY - VARIANCE: Patrick Riley:, perspective buyer of the Seeler property, located on the southwest corner of Sunfish Lake, has applied for a Variance for a 150' building set- back from the normal ordinary high water mark where a 200' setback is required on a natural environment lake. The Engineer had asked Valley Branch to review the 100-year flood elevation, as it appeared too low. Valley Branch determined 900.0 to be a more accurate figure than the old flood mark of 896.0. The Engineer said this change does not affect the Riley application. He reviewed the building and lot proposal, and stated it met the requirements for elevation above potential high water and there is adequate area for a primary and alternate drainfield site. He said there are about two acres of dry ground on the site. The Engineer recommended that a hay bale dike be constructed between the home construction and the lake to prevent sediment or erosion from entering the lake. The Engineer also advised the property owners that a lift station may be necessary to lift the settled effluent from the septic tank into the drainfield. A permit from Mn/DOT will be necessary for the driveway entrance. The highway right-of-way question has been resolved. The Council determined that the front of the house is the area facing the lake, therefore, the swimming pool would be constructed behind the house facing Highway 5. Mottaz moved, seconded by Fraser, to approve a Shoreland Variance for Patick Riley, to permit a 130' setback for :a: house and pool in the West 1/2 of that part of the NW 1/4*of Section 14, T29, R21, lying North of the Center of Minnesota Trunk Highway 212 (5), as *amended now constructed, from the normal ordinary high water mark, and a 5/5/81 - Variance to permit the pool to be closer to the highway than the of SE 1/4 house, as provided in Section 301.130 C. 10. of the City Code. Motion carried 4-0. BUILDING ELEVATION/SUNFISH LAKE: amended Fraser moved, seconded by Mottaz, to*a-4Q19Ordinance q , amending 5/5/81 - Section 301.070 E., 2., g., (2) of the Zoning Ordinance, changing o instruct the building elevation on Sunfish Lake to 903.0, as recommended he City by the City Engineer. Motion carried 4-0. ttorney to raft... TOM HOSEK - GARAGE SETBACK VARIANCE: Mr. Hosek proposes to build a new garage at 11120 32nd Street. The new structure will replace an old garage that is 5'4" from the property line. Mr. Hosek said the slope of the lot makes it impossible to put the garage at the 10' setback. Roy Witzel, neighbor to the west, on the garage side, had no objection to the Hosak request. Mottaz moved, seconded by Fraser, to approve the Variance request of Tom Hosek, to place a new garage 514" from the side lot line. Approval is based on the hardship that t•heslope•of the lot makes placement of the structure at the 10' setback unfeasible. Motion carried 4-0.