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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, NOVEMBER 16, 1982 6. SWENO/JOHNSON PUBLIC HEARING - Continued: --Whittaker - could secure a permit to destroy the old house and make application for the proposed structure. Hardship would still exist in that the lot is undersized and not usable for any other reasonable purpose under the Zoning Ordinance. Hardship is not that the existing house is old,.;:. but that the lot is small, doesn't meet the area requirement, is in the shoreland and doesn"t have another reasonable use except for sale to adjacent properties. --Mottaz - the advantage of this proposal over the last two that were requested in that this is not going to change the total density, total number of structures, in the area. Taking one out and putting another in its place. --Novak - agreed with Mottaz's conclusion. This is improving a condition that is existing. Main problem is the increase of bedroom area. -Sweno - the drainfield is increased to adequately handle the additional bedroom. --Novak - asked the Engineer to confirm the fact that the ''piggy back" drainfield approach is the only way to provide for two drainfield sites. The Engineer affirmed this statement. --Whittaker - this is a policy question - how two drainfield sites are defined. --Mottaz - as stated before, does not consider this method as creating two drainfield sites. Still holds this opinion. --Whittaker - Council will have to consider this separately as a policy issue. --Mottaz - according to the interruption of the present code this method is acceptable. --Novak - if the home were built as a two bedroom home would the lot be large enough to have two separate drainfield sites. --Engineer Bohrer - do not know - only analyzed..the proposal based on the application - did not consider it for a two bedroom home. Doubt that could have two independent seperate sites even for a two bedroom home. --Harry Johnson - three neighbors on both sides are on;- smaller lots. This is larger than the average of seven surrounding lots. --Whittaker - Explained the City's standard for determining average size in a given area. Average lot size for developed parcels in this plat is 26,800 sq. ft. This is City policy,.not an ordinance. --Mot.taz - still maintains that the critical consideration is that there be some place for an alternate drainfield system. Cannot understand that an alternate system can be placed and function three feet away from a failed system. As this type of system was previously appepted (Johnston property), do not see how it can be denied now; but, recommended that the Council consider a moratorium on building permits until this question is resolved. Mayor Eder closed the hearing at 8:53 p.m. There were no residents in the audience for the hearing. --Morgan - asked for actual lot size and sq. ft. --Rohrer lot is .505 A or 22,000 sq. ft. - goes slightly into Lake Demontreville - area above the water is 21,155 sq. ft. --Eder - if this is approved, it is understood that Mr. Sweno would enter into a development agreement with the City such as the Larson and Johnston Agreements. Mr. Sweno agreed.