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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 5-15-84 PAGE 9 Bohrer stated the City always seems to run into the lot size question. On previously developed lots where we are dealing with garage additions, house additions, etc., do we need to grant the variance for lot size? The shoreland ordinance says 1-1/2 acres, but they don't make any distinction between brand new (never improved lots) as opposed to previously developed lots. If there was a clarification that way it would eliminate bringing to the Council a number of shoreland permits. Consensus of the Council is that the staff should research the DNR suggestion, and come up with a responsible way for staff to assume some responsibility and decide when a shoreland permit should come to the City Council B. Code Amendments relating to (1) time limit for meeting conditions of simple lot subdivision; (2) placement of the second drainfield. Administrator advised the Council that the Planning Commission held a public hearing on these two code amendments on 5-14-84; and further explained the purpose of the code amendments. M/S/P Fraser/Mazzara - To adopt Ordinance 7958, an amendment to the 1979 Municipal Code stating "If a simple lot division or large lot division is granted with conditions, all conditions set forth by the City Council at the time of the approval of the simple lot division or large lot division must be completed within one hundred eighty days after said approval, or the approval of the simple lot division or the large lot division shall be considered void, unless a request for a time extension is submitted in writing and approved by the City Council". (Motion carried 4-0) M/S/P Fraser/Dunn - To adopt Ordinance 7959 an amendment to the 1979 Municipal Code stating "Placement of the second required drainfield between the trenches of the first drainfield is prohibited". (Motion carried 4-0) C. Old City Office Table M/S/P Fraser/Eder - To authorize the advertisement to sell the old City Hall table in the next Newsletter at a minimum price of $200. (Motion carried 3-1 <Dunn>). Mazzara feels we should take the offer that was made ($200) as the table has been advertised in the City Newsletter once. Dunn does not feel the table should be sold at this time. D. Extra Police coverage at, public access. Administrator advised the council that the extra police coverage for "opening weekend" cost the City $288. The DNR anticipates that the new access will officially open sometime the first week of June. According to the deputies there should be no need for further police coverage. There was a minimal amount of problems on opening weekend as there seems to be adequate parking at the new access.