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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 17, 1988 PAGE 2 Public notice was duly sent and published. There was no one to speak for or against the variance request. Mark Hatherly and Janet Keyes request a variance to the maximum size (2000 square feet) of an accessory structure in the Rural Residential zoning district. The applicants propose to build and operate a stable for the boarding of 20 horses and accessory use, i.e., exercise area, jumping area, and indoor riding ring, and stall area to be at least 18,000 square feet. The property is 20 acres E1/2 of NE1/4 of SE1/4 Section 28. Mr. Hatherly stated that these horses can be indoor boarded --they do not intend to pasture the horses. Our Code states one horse per 2 1/2 grazable acres so on 20 grazable acres you could have 8 horses. The applicants felt this property was ideally suited because it has a deeded access to the park. The hardship given was the type of horses which are hunter jumpers and require indoor stalling. A large barn is needed because the horses will be leaping over jumps and this requires more room. Presently, they have four horses, but are looking at boarding up to 20 horses. There is no land to be purchased around these 20 acres in order to give them 40 acres which could be rezoned to agricultural. Mayor Christ closed the public hearing at 8:26 p.m. Councilman Graves pointed out that our ordinance relates to requiring grazable acreage for one horse and does not address keeping horses in indoor stalling. The Council decided to table this variance request for two weeks. M/S/P Graves/Armstrong - to table this variance request until the June 7th City Council meeting. (Motion carried 4-0). CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT 5. No Parking Resolution for portion of 47th Street The design for 47th Street includes placement of 200 feet of concrete curb and gutter in front of Ed Steven's property (10133 47th St. N.) to protect large oak trees. Whenever curbing is used, MnDOT considers this section of road as "urban" and subject to parallel parking. The curb section is not of sufficient width to allow parking, therefore, MnDOT requires that the City designate the curbed section as "No Parking". There is no restriction on parking on the north side. City Engineer Bohrer provided a a sample resolution that would satisfy the State Aid funding requirements. M/S/P Graves/Johnston - to adopt Resolution 88-20 restricting the parking of motor vehicles on the south side of MSAS 104 (47th Street) between 600 feet east of Keats Avenue to 800 feet east of Keats Avenue, at all times. (Motion carried 4-0).