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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL, MINUTES FEBRUARY 7, 1989 PAGE 5 D. Shoreland Permit: Fred Schmiesing _ 4751 Olson Lake Trail Fred Schmiesing, 4751 Olson .lake Trail, has requested a shoreland permit for adding a bedroom with a master bath to their home. The proposal does not require any variances and the addition does not take up land for an alternate drainfiel.d site. In 1984 the septic system was updated to accommodate a five bedroom house, at the present time there are three bedrooms. The DNR had no concern with the proposed addition. M/S/P Hunt/Graves - to grant a Shoreland Permit to Fred Schmiesing at 4751 Olson Lake Trail for building an addition of a bedroom and bath to an existing residential. structure, contingent upon applicant following the building permit process. (Motion carried 5-0). E. PUBLIC HEARING: Variances (1) Parking (2) Impervious Surface Coverage Site Plan Review Savanna Designs, 3511 Lake ELmo Avenue Mayor Dunn opened up the public hearing at 8:53 p.m. in the City Council chambers. The public hearing notice was published and adjacent property owners were notified. There were no comments from the audience. Rob Enes, Chairman of the Planning Commission, advised the Council that the PZ at their 1/23/89 meeting, recommended the Council accept the site plan review for proposed alterations to Savanna Designs at 3511 Lake Elmo Avenue, variances be granted for the impervious surface coverage, for parking to allow 7 parking spaces instead of the 16 spaces required, and to allow for gravel coverge in parking area with blacktop driveway; based on the inappropriate Code requirements in the Old Village Area. (Motion carried 9-0). Mayor Dunn closed the public hearing at 8:55 p.m. Amended 2-21-89 much of the commercial Since our current code standards are not consistent with ar+y development in the Old Village Area, the Council. encouraged the PZ to come up with a sensitive plan that would allow existing buildings to be upgraded. Mr. Hagstrom stated he would like to be a ,part of this committee. M/S/ Moe/Graves - to grant variances to the number of parking spaces, amount of impervious surface coverage M/S/P Hunt/Graves - to amend this motion to include granting these variances based on the hardship being the current zoning provision for the Old Village Area does not allow those propertyowners to upgrade/remodel their existing buildings. (Motion carried 5-0).