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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • April 11, 2000 Page 11 1 1. An undue hardship would be caused if the sign was moved and subsequently 2 caused a change to the configuration of the Church and configuration of the traffic 3 pattern; 4 2. The variance would be utilized to correct an extraordinary circumstance with re- 5 spect to the traffic pattern and the setting of the lot; 6 3. The undue hardship has been caused by the city ordinance and the sign was in ex- 7 istence prior to the codification of the ordinance; 8 4.. The agreement mentioned and recommended in City Attorney's letter dated 9 March 1, 2000•would be entered into and become.part of the setback variance; 10 5. There were not any significant changes to the sign in the modification and 11 updating process. 12 The City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby approves the request made by 13 Nativity Lutheran Church, 3312 Silver Lake'Road, for a setback variance for placement 14 of a sign due to the aforementioned reasons. 15 Motion carried unanimously. On another issue, Thomas noted that the Planning Commission has been considering various op- tions in which to reduce the number of variance requests received. In this respect, Thomas 18 directed the Council's attention to Kim Tillmann's report on the lot coverage ordinance, as well 19 as a letter from Todd Hubmer dated April 6, 2000. 20 In essence, the Planning Commission has researched the issue and obtained a professional 21 opinion from WSB &Associates, and determined that a viable option to reducing the number of 22 variance requests would be to: 23 1. Increase the lot coverage ratio to 40% for lots at or under 9,000 square feet; 24 2. Lots over 9,000 square foot would retain the current 35% lot coverage ratio; 25 3. Decks would be exempt from lot coverage as long as the deck was built over a 26 pervious surface; and 27 4. When a resident applies for a building permit,they would be asked to submit a 28 water retention plan that would be a part of the building process. Additionally, an 29 educational brochure would be provided at the time of the permit application to 30 provide more information and education. When the permit is returned, the 31 resident would be asked to submit 2-3 paragraphs outlining the homeowner's plan to provide for storm water runoff.