02-21-84 CCM - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2-21-84 PAGE 3 ( M/S/P Fraser/Eder - To advise the County that Lake Elmo is not in favor of Proposal "A" or Proposal "B" and would prefer Proposal "C"; which is: to not purchase any additional land - to have the necessary entryway within the presently owned park land - to rethink County Road 19 from the south so that it enters onto Keats and that it remains a regular road until it gets to park land. (Motion carried 5-0) Mr. Perkovich stated it is anticipated that the entrance road will be under construction in 1985, and cannot promise that all the recommendations contained in Proposal "C" will be included in the plan, or that proposals "A" and "B" will be totally scraped. According to Perkovich, the County will have 1.3 million dollars of projects under construction in Lake Elmo in 1984. -Swimming facility - equestrian camping facility - pavement of the roads - parking facilities - large picnic shelter. Also, there is a soil conservation program in existance. b. Lee Johnson: Shoreland permit on Lot 6, Oace Acres (new home) and variances for lot size and setback from water. Mr. Johnson stated his reasons for asking for the shoreland variance are: - to minimize the amount of soil that would need to be disturbed - not having to cut and trim the trees - better view from the lake. The DNR's report of 1/26/84, recommended denial of this application because a hardship cannot be determined for this property due to the following: - the existence of alternative locations for the house/garage which meet the ordinance requirements; - granting of the permit (variance) would confer a right to the property which is not enjoyed by, nor allowed to, adjoining and similar properties in the area; - the lack of physical limitations of the lot which preclude meeting the terms of the official controls. The City Engineer's report of 2/16/84, recommends denial of this permit until such time as the applicant revises the site plan to meet the building setback or demonstrates the hardship. In addition, the septic system design should be revised to show 953 SF of drainfield trench area. The site plan should also be revised to show basement floor elevation and final grading contours. Morgan stated he is familiar with this lot and the surrounding neighborhood. If the proposed plan means utilizing the lot more effectively, he has no problem. The elevation of the lot is not a problem. There are houses much closer to the water than this, with much lower elevations. MIS/ Morgan/Mazzara - To grant a Lee Johnson on Lot 6, Oace Acres. Eder,Fraser, Mazzara>) shoreland permit and variance for (Motion denied 1-4 <Dunn, Eder stated if this variance is granted just for the view, perhaps we should reduce the setback to eighty feet. Mr. Johnson said it was more than just the view. It is the slicing up of the terrain that doesn't seem natural. He would like to keep this area as natural as possible.