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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 6, 1990 PAGE 3 Councilwoman Armstrong stated she drove up to the site, saw where the well was staked and found there was an extreme drop down to the lake. She was in favor of anybody repairing their septic system when necessary. M/S/P Armstrong/Williams -• to approve the Shoreland Permit and Variance to setback from OHWM for Patrick Flanagan, 4473 Olson Lake Trail, to replace septic system with the hardship being the location of the house and the well and the topography of the land.. (Motion carried 4-0). B. PUBLIC HEARING: Variance from road right-of-way and Shoreland Permit for Addition to Existing Structure David & Mary Brown, 7990 N. 50th St. Mayor Dunn opened up the public hearing at 7:20 p.m. in the City Council chambers. The Public Hearing Notice was published and adjacent property owners were notified. There was no one to speak for or against the application. David and Mary Brown, 7990 50th St. N., have applied for a permit to construct a 7' x 13' desk and screened porch on the lake side of their home. They are in the Shoreland District of. Lake Olson and shoreland regulations apply. The deck is proposed to be about 65 feet from OHW mark where 1.00 feet is required; therefore, a variance has been requested. The deck would not extend beyond the front of the house, which is an existing non -conformity for setback. The hardship given was the deck would not increase the non -conformity which already exists for the house. Mayor Dunn closed the public hearing at 7:2,2 p.m. Councilman Hunt was by the area and didn't see any problem with flooding because the house was suitably far away. Councilwoman Armstrong visited the site and found the deck, which would not have a foundation, would not be as close to the lake as the actual house. M/S/P Hunt/Williams - to approve the Shoreland Permit and Variance to the front setback from the road right-of-way for the purpose of David & Mary Brown, 7990 N. 50th St, constructing an addition of a. 7' x 13' deck and screened porch to an existing single family dwelling based on the hardship being the deck would not increase the non -conformity which already exists for the house. (Motion carried 4-0). C. Shoreland Permit: Addition to Existing Structure Stephen & Elizabeth Johnson, 2945 Lake Elmo Avenue Stephen Johnson, 2945 Lake Elmo Avenue, has applied for a permit to construct an addition onto his house. This lot is within the Shoreland District and shoreland regulations apply. The addition will add a familly room and kitchen and expand an existing bedroom. Since one existing bedroom will be abandoned and a new one added, there was