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Minutes of the Lake Elmo Village Council May 5, 1970. Meeting called to order at 7:35 PM by Mayor Brookman. Present: Brookman, Watson, Shervheim, Friedrich, Park and Mehsikomer Absent: Abercrombie. Since Councilman Abercrombie was absent the Mayor requested that any discussion on the wage study be withheld until such a. time as he is present since he chaired that special meeting. Minutes of the April 21, 1970 meeting were read and approved. Lake Elmo was requested -to voice its opinion on the proposed Mobile Park. Motion by Councilman Watson 2nd by Councilman Shervheim that Don Raleigh send Stillwater 'Township a copy of the Lake Elmo Mobile IIome Ord.inanve and suggest that they use nothing less restrictive. Motion carried 3-0. Councilman Abercrombie absent. Olerk instructed to set up a program with the office clerk to establish an agenda procedure. News media advised that anyone requesting to be heard at a council meeting must notify the Village Office no later than neon of the Friday preceding the meeting. Gorden ]:pane asked to be heard relative to his request for zoning variance and a building permit for himself, Mayor Brookman read the report of the Planning Commission from their minutes of the meeting April 27, 1970. The Planning Commission had voted unanimously to recommend that the Council refuse the permit on the grounds that the let did not contain the minimum of one acre above the high water mark; that the drain field easement is not allowed under section 4.06 page 31 of the Model Zoning Regulation Code. After discussion of the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commiss- ion; after examination and review of the survey maps and other documents presented, to the Council by Gorden Lane and having considered Mr. Lane's arguments in favor of his request for a variance, a motion was made by Uouncilman Shervheim that the request for a building permit be denied on the grounds that the lot in question is less than the one acre minimum required by Section 4.33 of the Model Zoning Regulation Code and further that the request for a variance be denied on the grounds that there has been no showing of the type of hardship required by the zoning code for a variance; that to grant variance even with the sewer easement proposed by Mr. Lane would defeat the intent and purpose of the ordinance which is to maintain minimum lot size standards in areas without sanitary sewer; and that the sewer easement proposed by Mr.. Lane is prohibited by provisions of Section 406, page 319 of the M"odel Zoning Regulation Code. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Watson and carried by a vote of 3-.0. Councilman Abercrombie was absent. Three insurance agents: Howard Nelsen, Erwin Beutel and David Zinschlag came to the meeting at the request of the Council. Councilman Shervheim --explained that the Council would like the committee to review the insurance that we presently held and review our needs and report back to the council on what they feel we should have. The committee would prepare several differ@nt programs giving the council an opportunity to review and arrive at a workable program. A set of specifications for each option would also be included. The committee would get the report ready as soon as possible but not until everything had been reviewed. Complaint regarding junk cars in the Cozy Cove Motel. Elmer Richert as Constable was advised to inform them to have this matter cleaned up, and give them a deadline to execute the request. If action not taken by the