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Agenda Item: G.6 CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION STAFF REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Emily Weber, Community Development Assistant SUBJECT: Pamela Oman, 6900 170th Street North – Variance request from the Shoreland Overlay District setback requirements. DATE: August 13, 2020 for the City Council Meeting on August 17, 2020. ZONING: Future Urban Service (FUS). REVIEW DEADLINE: September 5, 2020. 1. BOARD OF ZONING UPDATE: The Board of Zoning is scheduled to review the variance request from Pamela Oman at its regularly scheduled meeting on August 13, 2020. The Board will also hold a public hearing at that time. Staff will provide a memo to the City Council with the recommendation from the Board prior to their meeting on August 17, 2020. 2. BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting a variance from the Shoreland Overlay District setback requirements for a proposed accessory building. The request is to allow an accessory building to be setback approximately 120 feet from the ordinary high water (OHW) mark of Horseshoe Lake, where 200 feet is required by the Shoreland Overlay District. There is an existing accessory building in generally the same location as the proposed accessory building. The applicant is proposing to replace the existing building. The property 0.8 acres and is located within the Future Urban Service (FUS) zoning district. 3. LEVEL OF DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING: The City’s discretion in approving or denying a variance is limited to whether or not the proposed project meets the standards in the Zoning Ordinance for a variance. The City has a higher level of discretion with a variance because the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that they meet the standards in the ordinance.