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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 5,.1988 PAGE 4 required. This was a pre-existing lot prior to the adoption of the Shoreland Ordinance and no additional land is available. Structure Setback from Water The house is proposed to be a minimum of 70 feet from the OHW mar], (elev. 924) where 100 feet is required. This house is proposed to be somewhat closer to the water than the neighboring houses because of the depth of the proposed house is 50 feet wide. Septic System Mr. Weiden has stated it would be a four bedroom house even though the exact size of the house was not known. Bohrer stated the lot has sufficient area to construct two drainfields and can meet all of the provisions of the Code. The soil report states that the hill in the northwest corner of the lot will be flattened. The report also shows the trenches will be laid in in an east -west direction. The trenches will better conform to the slope if laid in a north -south direction. This should be worked out with the Building Inspector in the field after the lot grading is finished. All the conditions of the Shoreland Ordinance can be met. The DNR had no concern with the lot size variance. It does have a concern with the setback variance, insofar, as this variance should be the only variance granted. This means that the applicant could not come back at a later date and ask for another variance to add on a deck, or expansion of the house. City Engineer Bohrer clarified for the Council that the City code has two requirements for lot size: one is found in the zoning ordinance and the zoning ordinance does allow the 60% Rule --If a platted lot of record has an area that is at least 600 of that required by the zoning code then a variance from the zoning code is not required. The other lot size requirement is found in the Shoreland Ordinance: this ordinance requires 1 1/2 acres in size, but there is no such thing as a 60% Rule,so-Zn this case a lot size variance from the zoning code is not required --but a lot size variance from the shoreland ordinance is still required. Mr. Weiden stated his hardship would be the lot is of a configuration that without a variance he could not build on the property. He would downsize the house and add the deck to meet the requirements and stated the total size (house and deck) would be 50 x 701. Mayor Christ closed the public hearing at 7:50 p.m. It appeared to Councilman Graves that this lot is of a configuration that would prohibit construction for any size of house where there would not require a variance from some setback. Now he has a 30 foot setback from the road, and he wouldn't require it any closer than that and there is 20 feet to the east boundaryline. M/S/P Armstrong/Johnson - to table this application for two weeks until the April 19th City Council meeting. (Motion carried 5-0). C. Reporting Card System