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1 v F <br />item No: 713 <br />Meeting Bate: January 27 2014 <br />Type of Business: Bu in_ess <br />City Administrator Review: t9 Iril..� <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8205, Approving a Variance Extension for the <br />"Longview Estates" Development; <br />Introduction: <br />In August 2010, the City Council passed Resolution 7658 that approved a variance to allow for <br />reduced lot widths in a wetland district. The Planning Commission originally d niedt has <br />the <br />variance, but the City Council approved the applicant's appeal. Per city code, an app' <br />canone year after the variance or appeal is granted to complete the work or the approval is void <br />unless an extension has been granted. <br />Chapter 1125.02: Variances and Appeals <br />Subd. 5. Lapse of Variance or Appeal: Whenever, within one year after granting a variance <br />or appeal, the work as permitted by the variance or appeal shall not have been completed, <br />then such variance or appeal shall become null and void unless a petition for extension of <br />time in which to complete the work has been granted by the Board of Adjustment and <br />Appeals, such extension shall be requested, in writing, and filed with the City Administrator at <br />least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the original variance or appeal. There shall be <br />no charge for the filing of such petition. The request for extension shall state facts, showing a <br />ti <br />good faith attempt to complete the work permitted in the variance or appeal. <br />Discussion: <br />The City Council approved one-year extensions in 2011 and 2012, and a 6 -month extension In <br />2013 for this variance. In 2013, Marty Harstad, representing Eichi, Inc. felt that a 6 month <br />ve <br />extension would be enough time, but he has run into an unexpected delay, and needs more <br />time. Mr. Hastad has submitted a letter requesting a one year extension of the variance, as <br />allowed per City Code. The housing market is showing signs of improvement, and Mr. Harstad <br />has been talking with some builders and feels that he will complete the major subdivision of the <br />Longview Estates property within the next year. <br />Recommendations: <br />y Council pass Resolution 8205, approving a one year extension fort e <br />Staff requests the Cit <br />variance approving reduced lot widths in a wetland district on the Longview Estates property. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />LTMJLQI� <br />Heidi !-teller <br />Planning Associate <br />nttact!ments: <br />,a=m®'® i"t <br />1, Extension bequest frorn Marty Harstad with Harstad neve opme <br />2. Resolution 8205 <br />